It was bound to happen. April did indeed bring showers today, in the form of a few nasty thunderstorms. I had to leave fairly early this morning so I didn't get to the job site until late afternoon. My husband said the crew was there early, then he thought they left during storm #1 (mid-morning), but they were back after it stopped raining. Unfortunately the weather didn't hold and it rained again. But they still got a LOT done today.
This is what I saw driving up to the site:
Impressive, no?
Having said that, in addition to the rain delay there's a holdup with the framing. See the stack of wood on the right side of the roof? Those are the pointy things that go on top of the flat parts. Unfortunately the lumber company sent the wrong size- they're about a foot too short. Of course this was discovered after they hauled them all up there. It never would have occurred to me to measure them. Apparently I'm not alone.
Some of the doors came today. These are the French doors that replaced the slider in the family room. Love them! You can't see, but behind those are the front door/sidelights and the entry door from the garage. We opted for a plain door into the mudroom so I can paint the back w/ chalkboard paint. That will be a great place to keep our schedules and any last minute notes.
Below are a few of the modifications I made to the plan. This is taken from the garage looking toward the front porch. We wanted door access to the garage, but would have had to add another 3 feet to put it on the opposite side. The garage had already grown and we didn't want to make it any longer.
This was taken standing in the laundry/mudroom looking toward the master bath. In between you can see the half-bath we added. We moved the master closet in order to have this extra space. It'll be nice to have a spot for the boys to wash up in without tramping across the whole house.
In other news, I've been trying to finalize the appliances and the lights. I didn't care for the lighting packages offered, so slowly but surely I've been picking up fixtures. I'm still undecided on what to do over the island, but have some time before the walk through with the electrician.
Oh- a note on appliances. Make sure you know which ones you're using and if there are any special requirements. The oven we're getting requires the outlet to be in an unusual spot. If it's in the normal location the oven would stick out about 6 inches. Good thing I knew this going in, or it would have been a costly fix!
What company is doing the electric?
ReplyDeleteBoes Gosche from Alvada is handling the electric.
ReplyDeleteThis blog is great. We close next week and are very excited.
ReplyDeleteFYI - make sure you have an electrical inspection done before closing. The town we live in is not zoned, and therefore didn't require inspection. We assumed the home had been wired to code, but it had not been. Wood County's electrical inspector said that our house wouldn't have passed inspection if it had been inspected. After 7 years living here we found out that our upstairs had too many outlets on one circuit and that is a fire hazard. It is also not according to National Electrical Code. Boes Gosche told us that's how they wire all their Wayne homes and wanted to charge us $400 to re-wire it. We ended up going with a different electrician to fix the problem since neither Boes Gosche or Wayne Homes would correct their mistake.
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ReplyDeleteMarch flowers 'cause April showers? Hahaha. I loved the beginning title. You guys are nuts for roofing in the rain. I'm jealous of your French doors, they are absolutely exquisite.
ReplyDelete-Adam Ahmed
This is truly impressive! And being able to do this under unfavorable weather makes it more awesome. That’s clearly a huge house, which means a lot can go wrong with the whole project. Well, I can see that the whole project was coming along quite nicely. I hope your home will be finished successfully!
ReplyDeleteNot the even rain can stop you from working on the roof! I know that it’s not easy to fix the roof, or even the entire house while raining, but with enough determination, you still pushed through with it! Good job!
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I’m glad nothing worse than the delay happened. Working in the rain is very risky. But then I guess, when you have to get something done, you do it no matter what! That’s why you pushed through with the roof even in the rain. I saw the finished product in later posts, and I love how you matched it with blue walls!
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