progress report: week 18

The good news is…we are done with electrical. DONE. Finally! The not so celebratory news is…well, we still have a lot of other work to do. Drywall is tentatively starting in the next week or so, which gives us limited time to get our electrical and framing inspections, insulate, install the drywall reglets and bead board at the vault and […]

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progress report: week 17

This week got off to a slow construction start, but we made some good progress over the weekend. The electrical is oh so close to being done. We also put together a list of “to do before inspections” and “to do before drywall”. The list is still a bit daunting but at least we know what needs […]

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progress report: week 16

And on the 16th week…we took a break. Ok, it makes a lot of sense to tackle exterior projects during the long summer days, but staying inside and pushing wire through your walls? Nonsensical. Especially, when there are ferries to ride and whales to see and general lounging in the sun to be had. So […]

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progress report: week 15

Week 15…Week 15?!? Well, it certainly feels like it. We’ve had a few set-backs in the last week and are still (almost) knee-deep in electrical work. The power part has been pretty straight forward, but the low-voltage, cat 5, cable, etc. is a different story. And even though we put together an electrical plan, we’ve […]

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progress report: week 14

Not too much to post this week. I was out of town most of last week, visiting my family in Oklahoma. Kyle had a fairly busy week/weekend outside of the house, but was able to tackle a few more tasks. 1. There’s nothing like doing yearly maintenance on one part of the house while you’re busy […]

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