Electrical, Plumbing and HVAC almost done!

The electrician, plumber and HVAC technician have been working hard, and are almost done. The house looks funny right now - wires, pipes and vents running everywhere. It's hard to believe how elaborate it all is. As you can see below, the furnace is in place. There are dozens of blue and black junction boxes scattered around! Three of the boxes you can see here going up the stairs are for LED stair lights. This is the south wall of the family room. The orange "pipe" is a tech tube which runs to a spot behind the fireplace. This will allow us or a future resident to put the TV above the fireplace while running components cables to this site. The red disks on the ceiling are the front speakers for the built-in surround sound system I mentioned in a previous post.

This is a view up the stairs from the first floor showing the tube we're having installed from the attic to the basement. This will allow wires to be run from the roof (such as for satellite) down to components located in the basement without running lines on the outside of the house. Neat!

Thanks, Tom!!!

Tom & Adrianne arrived on Friday March 18th for a long weekend visit. Tom used his extensive construction experience to look through the house and educate us on multiple construction items. He was here for our electrical walk-through on Monday 3/21 and walked through the house with the builder to discuss his concerns and questions. He and Adrianne went back today but he left us with a binder full of information - code references, checklists, questions to ask, etc. He also compiled a list of things for us to check before the house gets sheetrocked.

We had a good visit with Tom & Adrianne and were able to show the community's model homes to a bunch of the local relatives. We really appreciate Tom's time and hope his involvement will lead to an even better constructed house! Thanks, Tom!

Electrical, plumbing & HVAC progress

They are progressing nicely on the mechanical parts of the house. As you can see, the electrician has started, as have the plumber and the HVAC (heating, ventilation & air-conditioning) people.


This is the kitchen peninsula, which will hold the sink and dishwasher.


This are the vent runs in the garage ceiling, under what will be the Daves' master bedroom. To help with insulating the water pipes as well as to keep the floor warmer, the ceiling will be dropped below the vent runs to create a cocoon of conditioned air.

This is Georgia's master bath. The corner tub will go in after the sheetrock is in so they can limit the chances for damage to the tub.

Mechanicals Started

The plumber and HVAC people have started their work, to be followed by the low voltage installer and finally the electrician. The picture below is the dining room serving as storage and workroom.


This is a picture from the family room looking through the powder room toward the living room at the front of the house.



These are the two regular bathtubs - one in the hall bath and one in the princess bathroom. The third tub in the house will be the corner tub in Georgia's master bath.

This is the upstairs laundry room, with the washer pad in place.

Raise the roof!

The roof is on! They're going to start the plumbing, HVAC, and electrical in the next week and we have our walkthrough scheduled for Monday 3/21. At that meeting we'll be finalizing all the additional outlets, etc. we're adding as well as the lighting and "low-voltage" stuff - intercom system, alarm system, cable/media outlets, and surround sound system. We're putting the surround sound in the family room which will have the biggest TV and is the room with the fireplace and is open to the breakfast nook and kitchen. It should be the most used room in the house.


Close-up of the roofed peak...

They put the front door on this week as well. There are still a few windows not in place - they were either defective or were stolen, we're not sure which!

This is the second floor porch. They're putting in the floor which is also the roof to the first floor porch.