Today's House Meeting

Builder Dad and Builder met today (on Builder Dad's Birthday) to go over house stuff. More copper was cut (like $2 worth- see in first pic) and it requires 4 guys to do probably a couple of $ hundreds $ in labor. "It's a fool who looks for logic in the lobes of the meth-mouth's brain."

Alright... on to more meaningful stuff. Electric inspection has passed. Electricians were out there replacing the damaged cables. The patio lighting has cable chases and looks awesome (pic 2)! The steel patio roof will be finished by Thursday. Egress windows will be moved up a foot or two and out (wider and taller) in order to pass final inspection- they should be there by mid next week (like our temporary windows? A fool would try to get into those!!). The framers will be there tomorrow to finish-up/touch-up. The sidelights next to the front and back doors will need to be replaced since they're not tempered glass (trying to figure out if the Builder or the window company will take the fall on this one).

Inspection today of electric

The electricity was inspected today (first inspection) and failed. Apparently, things always fail the first time. but the things ours failed for aren't too huge, luckily (like an outlet outside by the utility closet, etc).

We drove by the house this evening, saw the house open and the gate open... just as Builder Dad was walking back out to the car (where a sleeping boy, a screaming boy, and Building Mum were sitting for 10 minutes--- like usual) our Builder drove up. He was coming to lock the doors. Inspection happened today, so he had to unlock everything before it got dark.

Guess we need more electricity done before we can get the inspection to pass... and then it comes down to insulation I believe.

Oh- and the shield barrier for the carport roof was installed a few days ago.

Recess Lighting Boxes, Cables, etc

Here you can see lots and lots of cables, recess lighting cans/boxes, and some fan cans. We had a wonderful surprise from Inspector Dude, Gorgeous Gal, and Awesome E today. It was a very good surprise because Inspector Dude gave us a lot of information about what needs to change in order for us to pass inspection... apparently quite a few things! The front and back windows near the doors have to be tempered glass (so we must replace 4 windows), we need more anchor bolts along the perimeter of the house, studs needed below the header seams, and combustion vents in the utility closet. He did mention that the plumbing looked really good, so that's awesome news!!

Electric boxes and such

Driving by today I noticed a few electric boxes outside (for plug plates), a circle box for a front porch light, and some extra wires and stuff hanging out of the house. It also looks like they've taken the faucet off of the water (on the side of the house)... they may be shortening it.

Scuppers

We noticed some permanent scuppers on the side of the house tonight. Seems like someone came and took all the extra lumber too... not sure if that was planned or stolen. I'm pretty sure we still needed some lumber for the framing that we'll need to fix, but maybe there is some left somewhere in the back or something. It's really hard with this time change--- we need a few powerful flashlights. Even better yet, we need electricity hooked up!!

Electricity Wires and Bathtubs!!

Well, the electricity isn't quite done, and the valves for the showers/tubs are in the wrong place (should be 4 feet high, not 2 feet), but no one ever said building a house was easy. Seems like it's not an area for attention to detail. It's hard to get good help these days. Looks like the cap on the roof is doing good though!

Roof and Electricity

When we did our drive by today at 5:15pm, we noticed the cap on the roof (along with a few workers up there) and the electrician's van in the front. We noticed wires hanging all around inside, so it looks like someone is doing their job! Good news. We'll check again tomorrow I'm sure!!

Today's Fortune Cookies

Barely anything has happened in a week... time is money--although I have a lot of time, not a lot of money!! Our family got fortune cookies tonight. I think they were all super. Here they are:

Builder Dad's:
You will move to a wonderful new home within the year. (Praise the Lord!!)

Building Mum's:
Do not give up; the beginning is always the hardest. (This holds true for the house building and my new health/beauty business)

Little Builder #1:
Many pleasurable and memorable adventures are in store for you! (I hope it's not a skate board!!)

Little Builder #2:
Don't be surprised by the emergence of undiscovered talents!! (He's been starting to talk a lot lately)

First time our fortune cookies really meant a lot to us!! Let's hope they all come true!!

HEADLINE: Copper stolen - Big News

Someone swiped some copper tubing out of our house the other day... not too surprising. It shouldn't be too hard to fix. Builder has boarded up the windows and door holes so they wouldn't try to get in again. We met with the Builder today to go over the electrical boxes all over the house. We moved a few, added a few, added some fan boxes, and discussed the kitchen counter height. Roofers should be out there today to fix up the edges on the roof (make it water tight). That's about it.