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Lots going on at 464 Astoria View last week. First and foremost, we have electricity in the house. Well, not much, but some! Pacific Power came by on Tuesday and installed the permanent meter and removed the temporary meter which was located by the sidewalk. The electricians had pre-wired two outlets in the house for temporary power, one upstairs and one downstairs. They also provisioned a 220 outlet in the kitchen for an electric furnace to warm the insides for when the sheetrock goes in.
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| Our permanent electric meter |
The western red cedar, pre-stained with Benjamin Moore Semi-transparent Fairview Taupe, arrived on Tuesday, a week late. Rob and Hank got right on putting up the cedar at the south east corner of the house.
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| Cedar siding delivery |
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| South east corner of the house, first to get cedar siding |
Rough electrical was inspected and approved on Tuesday and the plumbing systems were put into test, awaiting inspection. They will continue to wait as the sprinkler permit hasn't been issued yet and the City won't inspect the plumbing systems until all the permits are issued. I told them. The plumbers also remembered to install the forgotten water line for the refrigerator.
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| First floor deck hose bib with pressure gauge for plumbing inspection |
Inside, Dugan's Heating Solutions installed the fireplace with accompanying vent and chimney. All that lovely steel will be enclosed and clad in blackened steel when the interiors are complete. Ron Dugan also installed the vent for the make up air in the kitchen. He wants to hold off on the cooktop hood vent until the cooktop is installed (the better to make sure it's in the right place).
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| Our German engineered, zero-clearance wood burning fireplace - the Wittus 600 |
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| Right side showing the vent to the outside |
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| Left side, with a little pull switch to open and close the vent |
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| Make up air vent |
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| More of that lovely cedar siding with the make up air vent to the left and fireplace vent to the right |
I haven't mentioned the gutters, which were installed on Monday. The job isn't quite complete because they didn't bring enough material for the downspouts at the east and west corner of the house. So there are currently two corrugated plastic downspouts hanging from the gutter. It doesn't look great, but they work. Even with all the rain this past week things remained dry enough for Rob and Hank to (almost) finish the shiplap siding on the front of the house during some pretty good downpours.
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| I love the cedar siding...corrugated downspout, not so much |
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All buttoned up for the winter! In this photo you can see the shiplap on the first floor, the
front door installed, our temporary downspouts, the cedar siding and our bright, shiny chimney! |
On Thursday we ordered the hardwood flooring that will be installed through most of the house. The flooring is custom white oak and it's 5 inches wide in varying lengths from 18 to 84 inches long.
Next week we expect the installation of the cedar siding to continue. We hope (fingers crossed) to get the rough-in plumbing inspection and approval. Assuming that happens, Wednesday the insulation contractor can spray the foam insulation in the ceiling and at the rims, followed by bat insulation just about everywhere else in the house. And possibly solar panels!
