Another banner week at The Casa. Tommy is nearly finished with all the ductwork and set his unit yesterday, and should be wrapping up soon. His trunk line is something of a work of art - he is a lot like Doug in his attention to detail.
The Electricians from Galloway descended on Wednesday and came back today to finish their rough in, they will probably be back early next week to finish. The plumbers wrapped up on Tuesday with their rough-in, and completed a pressure check. A different trim crew will be back after the drywall is hung to set the fixtures, etc.
It got really cold this week, so we put a renewed focus on setting all the doors in. We started with the french door in the basement, and it took quite a while to figure out the approach and get everything prepped. The door installation was complicated somewhat by the thickness of the wall - giving a whole new meaning to the term jamb extender. In order for the hinges to operate, the door is set all the way back in the opening, leaving 8 or 10 inches of the jamb exposed - far more than a standard door. To make up the difference, we installed some thick pieces of aluminum underneath the door to bridge the gap from the interior to the outside surface. It took a little bit of grinding and cutting to get them to fit but they will work very well.
Last night we set the steel door in the garage, and that leaves only one single door to the back deck, and the front door remaining. We’ve had some procurement issues getting an unblemished door from Red Rock, but it should be on the way shortly. We will most likely install the sidelights and the dinged up door in the interim, hopefully this weekend.
The other exciting surprise was the delivery of the Napoleon wood burning stove on Wednesday night. We wasted little time in testing out Malissa’s flue, and had some nice fires the past few nights. Now that the door openings are covered (the ones that still lack doors are covered with plywood) it makes it quite comfortable inside. The first few fires let of a lot of paint fumes as the stove seasons, but nothing too overpowering.
Once the electricians finish, we’ll install some central vaccum outlets and will be ready for drywall - that may start next week if everything falls into place although I highly doubt it. I’ve spent a little time building forms and am trying to get the materials to make some concrete window seats, it would be nice if I could get at least a few done to have them in place before the sheet rock is hung.
Happy weekend.