More siding, more inspections . . .

Happy Holidays and welcome back to progress on the Nutter Green Home. Over the holidays, we managed to take 2 1/2 days off, mostly because we were all sick! We rested on Christmas Eve and travelled to see Kenny's family on Christmas. We returned home on the 26th and were back working on the house on the 27th. Now that we're back at it again we are making some progress. We finished all of the rough in electrical and the HVAC and exhaust venting (for all of the bathrooms and the range hood) that needed to be done for the final rough inspection. The inspector came yesterday, and although we didn't pass, there's only a few things that need to be done to pass. Kenny said the inspector was pretty impressed with the house and said what needed to be done wasn't too bad. He did give us a provisionary go ahead - sort of a partial passing - so that we can continue with the insulation and drywalling the basement. The things that need to be done are only in interior walls and don't impact the basement or the insulation, so he said we could keep rolling while we finish up the few things to pass the complete inspection.

A few switches in the master bath needed to be moved, so Kenny did that today. There's some question about some bathroom lights, so we need to wait until January 2nd to call them for clarification. The rest of the items had to do with caulking holes in the top plates for fire stopping and fire stopping in the chase between the basement and the first floor. We also need to add a floor outlet in the loft near the railing because the loft is more than 12 feet in width and the railing is considered a wall. So we'll put a recessed floor outlet in with a cover on it and it will probably eventually be covered with carpet! ;)

We need to get the first course of siding on the whole way around the house so that the we can put in the outdoor hose bibs and exterior outlets. The security company is coming to install their system on Jan 3rd. Once those are all in, the spray foam insulation contractor can come out and spray our insulation in. That's supposed to be Jan 11th and 12th. At the same time or even before, the drywall guy can be drywalling the basement. Below you can see Kenny finishing up our second piece of siding on the back side of the house.

The next thing on the list is the solar PV installer and the solar hot water heating system installer. They may begin installing as soon as the end of January. As always, we'll keep you posted!