I just got back from spending over 4 hours on a walkthrough. During this session, we reviewed the locations of all the lights, light switches, exterior cameras and Ethernet switches. We also indicated everywhere that the builders needs to add blocking to the walls to allow us to mount towel bars, floating shelves, mirrors, and anything heavy that needs to be attached to one or another wall. It was a long session, but we got through everything.

Here is a picture I took from the blocking discussion in the kitchen. Aside from seeing Daphne, the architect and the head of the carpenter crew, do you see anything else interesting?

If you need a hint, its WINDOWS. Yes, all the windows have gotten delivered and the crew has started the two week long process of installing them. Every room in the house now has windows (and french doors) leaving against their walls waiting to be installed. Right now they are preparing the frame around each window. Future updates should include pictures of the mounted windows.

Speaking of updates, here is the garage foundation. Last week they poured the base and just today (while we were there), they poured the foundation walls. There is no basement or crawlspace under the garage. These walls will go up about a foot above ground level and the interior will be filled with gravel on which they will pour the garage floor.

During the walkthrough, the architect found another framing mistake, can you see it in the picture below?

Its turns out that this corner in the center of the picture should be concave instead of convex, so we ended up shrinking the bedroom and expanding the hall closet. This image from the plan shows where the wall was supposed to go, and the mistake is in red. Oh well, this should be easy to fix.

Today we met with the A/V guy who is handling the internet, cameras, sound system, doorbells and TV setup. We ended up repositioning two of the exterior cameras and adding a third, which will face the backyard and the river (for wildlife viewing). We also added a third doorbell chime for better coverage.

We also met with the electrician (who was part of the walkthrough) and the HVAC installer. The HVAC installer was doing his first visit to the house and will start to order the equipment. The next steps for the interior are a structural inspection, then attic insulation. Then the duct work can start. This is followed by the plumbing and then the electrical work, and finally the security wiring (e.g. smoke detectors).

The garage will be framed in two weeks. Then the house will be sided. I think the builder is holding off siding the house so he can side the garage at the same time. By the end of the summer, most of the work should move inside (until next year).

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