OK, so AGAIN I haven't kept up-to-date too well on the happenings at the house! Of course, now that we have a new addition to our family expected to make an appearance in August, we have spent more time working on the house, and I have spent less time blogging and stayed more focused on preparing for motherhood!
With that said, since my last post we have finished the electrical work and most of the plumbing, as well as a few other projects here and there. We have had much appreciated help from Bruce's Dad, as well as my parents, brother, and sister-in-law whenever they can make it over. For now I'll just write about the electrical and some of the plumbing, with more on the rest of it next time.
The main thing to say about the electrical is that it is finished! Light fixtures aren't necessarily all wired in, but all the wires are where they need to be before drywall goes in.
First off, the breaker box! Isn't this just a beautiful thing!
This is the vanity wall for the hall bathroom. We are putting sconces on either side of the mirror, and of course the GFCI and outlet down below.
This is the wall where my vanity will go in the master bathroom. Not too interesting without the walls of course, but there you have it.
Bruce's vanity will go on this wall. You can see outlets off to the right, and lighting will be in the ceiling.
Bruce may have gotten creative here. This is the switch panel by the kitchen and dining room. The red wires are low-voltage for mood lighting, and you can see the metal nail guards protecting the wires that had to run through studs.
Can't forget the nail guards for gas lines!
Here is the wall in the Master Bedroom that backs up to the closet.
Here is one of the exterior walls in the Master bedroom. The blue conduit ending in the orange box is for Internet/communications. We can run the wires through the conduit after the drywall is up.
Of course, every time we had to cut through the insulation for something, we have to go back with the spray foam to re-insulate so the house stays nice and sealed up!
You may notice that the areas we had to cut through the foam were found in the vaulted ceilings running to exterior walls. It's a bit trickier running wires and other things through there.
Another project Bruce and his Dad worked on was building a sub-floor into one of the bedroom closets. We had the foundation crew sink a drain so we could eventually put in a sauna for the Mater Bath, but for now we are using the room as a closet for the bedroom that shares a wall with the Master Bath. So they had to build up the floor for now. I didn't manage to get any work-in-progress photos as they did most of it while I was at work.
Scooter came by to test it out while I was snapping photos!
And here is a dog free view!
As for the plumbing, below is the drain for my vanity sink:
And Bruce's vanity sink:
And for the sink in the main hall bathroom:
The bar sink in the kitchen:
And finally, the main kitchen sink!
As I was out snapping photos, Bruce had to redo the bar sink drain so I got some pictures of the process!
OK now it's finished for real!
Well, that has been a pretty long post, and trust me there is plenty more to come! I won't be going into too much detail for awhile simply because things are moving so quickly. It seems like we are constantly ordering new parts or appliances for future installation so we will have them by the time we need them. For instance, we have our new washer and dryer already because we found a good deal, and we just ordered the bathtub for the master bathroom because it takes awhile to come in and we won't have time to wait for it as my due date approaches.
Next post I will show more plumbing work, including the hot water heaters, and the awesome central vacuum!
