{"id":822,"date":"2017-07-14T14:52:26","date_gmt":"2017-07-14T22:52:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/buildingfromscratch.com\/?p=822"},"modified":"2017-08-02T15:29:45","modified_gmt":"2017-08-02T23:29:45","slug":"weekly-update-71417","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/buildingfromscratch.com\/index.php\/2017\/07\/14\/weekly-update-71417\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekly update 7\/14\/17"},"content":{"rendered":"

We spent the week in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, visiting the Pictured Rock National Lakeshore<\/a> (A national park).<\/p>\n

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Upon our return, we discovered quite a bit of progress<\/p>\n

For starters, the walls and ceiling spaces are visibly becoming visibly full of various utility runs.<\/p>\n

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In that one ceiling section, you see HVAC ducting and line set, plumbing, fire sprinklers, gas lines, central vac line, electrical, heavy gauge electrical, and a light can.<\/p>\n

Stone work<\/strong><\/p>\n

The stone on the fireplace is pretty far along.<\/p>\n

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They’ve also started on the other fireplace, which only pokes out of the roof.<\/p>\n

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The fireboxes and flue pipe are getting installed next week.<\/p>\n

Interior Doors<\/strong><\/p>\n

The interior doors arrived and the carpenters are about half way through installing them.<\/p>\n

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I’m glad we went with the three panel doors instead of the 4-pannel; I do like it better.<\/p>\n

Roof<\/strong><\/p>\n

The roofers have about 70% of the roof shingles on now.<\/p>\n

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Much of the rest is awaiting the removal of the scaffolding, which is blocking access to some roof sections.<\/p>\n

Alarm system<\/strong><\/p>\n

The alarm company is almost done with the alarm pre-wire.\u00a0 We opted to go with a traditional security system in addition to any advanced features we add\u00a0 (like video cameras).<\/p>\n

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Electrical<\/strong><\/p>\n

The electricians continue to hammer away at the installation of all the remaining cans, the wiring of the low-voltage part of the Lutron system, and the installation of the Lutron controllers.\u00a0 Now that the box beam designs are fully fleshed out, they can finally install the remaining cans in those areas and are almost finished with them.<\/p>\n

Plumbing<\/strong><\/p>\n

Now that we have plans for all the built ins, kitchens, bathrooms, etc. the plumbers are continuing to run the water and gas lines to where they need to go. Sometimes, design collides with previous assumptions, and we have to move things.\u00a0 For example, here is the wall behind the stacked washer and dryer and sink in our mud room.<\/p>\n

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We had the plumbing fully installed on the opposite wall in the mud room, but then realized that the washer and dryer would be visible from the main entrance hallway … not the prettiest thing to see when you first come in the front door.\u00a0 So we moved them to the opposite side of the mud room, near the garage, and had to move the door over 5 inches as well.\u00a0 Stuff like this is one of the reasons why I am working out of a trailer on site – so I can be called in to discuss issues as they arise, and still get my other work done.<\/p>\n

Exterior<\/strong><\/p>\n

The remaining batch of shingles (we were slightly short) are painted and ready to attach.\u00a0 The painters are working on painting the eves the same color as the siding.<\/p>\n

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The deck railings are all done now.\u00a0 The ones outside my 2nd floor office on the rear of the house turned out very cool.<\/p>\n

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Front door<\/strong><\/p>\n

We got the frame, but the door is still being made.<\/p>\n

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