Buried internet service

It was hot digging for Owen today.  We ran a conduit with 2 RG6 cables from the furnace room to the back of the yard where rogers or bell can hook in their internet and/or cable service.  This way, we don't have any ugly overhead wires running from back to front.

Fine cleaning

We were onsite today doing a pretty fine cleaning of the sill plates and nooks and crannies, trying to get as much dust away from the walls before insulation.  The basement is usually the most important area, as a pocket of sawdust can make for a cold pocket if it's foamed over.

Roof work and finishing the walkout

BHM was in finishing some odds and ends, including the base of the walkout.

Meanwhile, with the completion of masonry, Virgilio was back to finish the front and rear roof.  We are officially water-tight, though the caulking will be later.

Inspection Day

Today, the City Inspector was in for a few hours with me doing the comprehensive structural framing as well as the HVAC inspection.  We went room by room during each phase of the inspection, ticking off the boxes and making note of any changes needed.  It went very well, as just 2 framing items that we already have on the list are outstanding, which will be looked at again by the inspector during the insulation inspection.

Clean...ish

We are getting the exterior cleaned up, bit by bit.  If all goes well, by late August, we will be able to do some landscape work while we continue on the interior finish. 

Masonry complete!

Thom and the guys at BHM Exteriors have done a fantastic job.  In a few short weeks, they have transformed the exterior wood frame of the house to a beautiful brick and stone facade.  They finished the East wall today, and finished off all of the little odds and ends around the house, including cleaning up.  It's a fairly messy business, masonry, but Thom always leaves the site in good shape, which is just one of the reasons he's one of my five-star trades!

We also passed the electrical inspection today, so we should get our service really soon.  I'm looking forward to that!  We've been leeching (renting!) the power off the neighbour who has been really great, but it's time for us to be independent!

Narrow roads...

The poor neighbours.... when I arrived this morning, I sighed looking down the street - lined both sides with trucks of my trades.  It was one of those perfect storm days where I had a ton going on, everyone working well, but there was only so much room on the road (we like to stay parked on only one side of the street usually!).

So, 7 trades today....

1) Mason's working on the East side wall
2) Aluminum guys taking advantage of a hole in their schedule and some free scaffolding to work on
3) Plumbers - doing the rough-in work - installing mixing valves and bathtubs
4) HVAC - running the gas lines and venting for the water heater
5) Framers - continuing the rough-in carpentry
6) Electrical (though not for long) - tying up some odds and ends for the inspection tomorrow
7) Tech guys - installing alarm wire, speaker wire, ethernet and central vac lines!

Wow!