Yesterday, the concrete was poured in the garage, so the concrete is all finished. Also, because the septic was inspected (and passed of course), it was backfilled (after covering the pipes with some styrofoam to help protect against freezing). The Hydro One guy did not come out to connect us up to the grid as we had expected, so hopefully that will happen today.
We are now passed the 50% stage and can have more trades involved in completing the building. Still to do:
This week and next: electrical and plumbing rough-in. The crew will be working on installing the vapour barrier, getting heat in the house (!!!), hurricane clips on the trusses, Tyvek wrap on the plywood exposed to the elements, stairs from garage to basement, and I am sure a myriad of other details. Hopefully the replacement windows and doors will arrive in this time (see Oct 14th entry for details). The aluminum soffits, fascia, etc, should be installed, as well as the garage doors.
Week of Dec 5th: electrical & plumbing inspections. air test, insulation blown in.
Week of Dec 12th: board and mud (drywall installation). Will likely only do one pass of the mudding in the basement (budget reasons) and no mudding in the garage (no heat there). This is expected to take 2 weeks. This must get done before Christmas!!
Week of Dec 26th: prime and prime check. Paint walls. Prime and paint trim separately.
Week of Jan 2nd: start flooring installation.
Week of Jan 9th: start trim & interior door installation. Cabinet installer can start here too.
Jan 16th: paint walls and trim, 2nd coat.
Jan 23rd: finish plumbing, electrical, and mechanical. Fix any wall damage, and paint touch up.
So - if everything goes exactly right, and nobody is sick or materials delayed or whatever, then we will be able to move as planned. But that is unlikely, whihc is why we need to find some other place to live. So far, the only place we've found will cost us over two thousand for one month... (Gak!)
No comments:
Post a Comment