Day Seventeen to Thirty One: Setbacks and progress.
Yes, it's been a long time. I've missed you all. But sometimes it's more important to actually work on the house and deal with other things instead of the blog. (Is it blasphemy to say maybe I shouldn't be blogging on the blog?)
So here's a quick rundown of what's going on. First, the setbacks.
Had the second electrical inspection on the kitchen. Unfortunately this time the inspector was a lot more thorough than the first one. So there were some minor infractions that need to be fixed before we can get another inspection so we can hang the drywall. They range from switching the oven's plug from a 3 prong to a 4 prong to adding staples in different places to putting more length on the leads inside the junction boxes. So, just will take some time, and I've already done some (the range is set up, some staples are added, wires are lengthened on about half the outlets).
Now, the progress.
Since there's electrical stuff that needs to be fixed, we couldn't hang the drywall, which moved us outside to the beautiful Pacific Northwest September weather. My wife (from now on to be identified as "E") tackled the front yard, ripping out a bunch of plants and cleaning it up. See for yourself:
While she was working on the front, I started putting up the new fence outside the kitchen window...
(photo above: the fence outside the kitchen)
(photo above: the fence looking out of the kitchen window)
And there's more. The bedroom is basically done, and it's resident has moved in (Dr. Drey seems to really like her room). We'll have those pics later in the week.
This week will be finishing up the fixes on the electrical so hopefully the next inspection will pass smoothly. That would mean drywall by this weekend, which would be exciting (well, as exciting as drywall can be), because that's the next step in getting closer to a sink and dishwasher in the kitchen. Doing dishes in the utility sink in the basement is getting old, and we're looking at probably 6 weeks at least without it, and probably closer to at least 2 months. But we'll see...
Thanks for hanging in there with me, sorry for the delay in the post, and hopefully I'll keep back at the updates so you know what's going on.
So here's a quick rundown of what's going on. First, the setbacks.
Had the second electrical inspection on the kitchen. Unfortunately this time the inspector was a lot more thorough than the first one. So there were some minor infractions that need to be fixed before we can get another inspection so we can hang the drywall. They range from switching the oven's plug from a 3 prong to a 4 prong to adding staples in different places to putting more length on the leads inside the junction boxes. So, just will take some time, and I've already done some (the range is set up, some staples are added, wires are lengthened on about half the outlets).
Now, the progress.
Since there's electrical stuff that needs to be fixed, we couldn't hang the drywall, which moved us outside to the beautiful Pacific Northwest September weather. My wife (from now on to be identified as "E") tackled the front yard, ripping out a bunch of plants and cleaning it up. See for yourself:
While she was working on the front, I started putting up the new fence outside the kitchen window...
(photo above: the fence outside the kitchen)
(photo above: the fence looking out of the kitchen window)And there's more. The bedroom is basically done, and it's resident has moved in (Dr. Drey seems to really like her room). We'll have those pics later in the week.
This week will be finishing up the fixes on the electrical so hopefully the next inspection will pass smoothly. That would mean drywall by this weekend, which would be exciting (well, as exciting as drywall can be), because that's the next step in getting closer to a sink and dishwasher in the kitchen. Doing dishes in the utility sink in the basement is getting old, and we're looking at probably 6 weeks at least without it, and probably closer to at least 2 months. But we'll see...
Thanks for hanging in there with me, sorry for the delay in the post, and hopefully I'll keep back at the updates so you know what's going on.
posted by Stephen Landau at 9:27 PM
2 Comments:
Congrats on your restraint. I fully expected the fence to be 3-4 stories high to prevent low flying planes from peering into the kitchen and bathroom (upstairs)
The job looks great. Hopefully E will master the stove in the not too distant future.
At last another entry! In spite of the setbacks you both keep moving - that's what's matters, friend. The rocks are a nice touch. And fun to throw too. Wishing you success on this latest electrical journey.
The Doctor's room looks great.
Do you need anything at Costco? Like paper products?
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