We Can’t Come to the Blog Right Now

Look busy and keep your mouth shut.

– Mr. Burns

It’s magical to have a contractor, but since we are doing some of the work (and since the schedule relies on our doing that work soonish), it’s been semi-crazy around Chez D’oh. We are finishing the electrical work (and found an electrician to do the AC), but here’s a general update on everything else.

The framing is complete.

Including the soffit for the AC

Looking through the bedroom door (and wall)

There’s a new window in the reading room. I am in love with this window. It opens from top and bottom, it’s got great proportions, and it makes me feel like I’m in a treehouse.

Only open at the top because Mayya (lounging in foreground) was VERY INTERESTED (screens aren’t in yet)

Great view of trees and street and dumpster

There’s a new window in the bedroom.

View of neighbors’ balcony

The plumbing is roughed in (and approved!).

Shower (the pocket door runs behind it)

More flexible water lines and complicated venting

The AC is in and wired.

Promised the neighbors we would fence this in after everything is final

Soooon…sooooon….cold air will flow through the walls…

The subpanel is in and wired.

It’s very petite.

Almost all of the new boxes for the former knob and tube wiring are in (plaster repairs to follow).

Remember I said to tape before chiseling plaster? I didn’t.

Mayya is over being freaked out by having new guys in the house.

Worksite? What worksite? This is all mine.

Inigo is better, but still worried. He meows mournfully whenever a big noise happens, and he’s prone to this reaction:

I’m telling you, it’s MONSTERS.

Once we get our electrical rough-in inspected (oh, please, let it be this week), things will start to move in a hurry. Roofing, insulation, and drywall are up next.