Rough-ins continue

It was a fairly productive week at 955.  The HVAC guys finished up their gas service, as well as rerouted some unsightly venting (the floor joists in the house are very full with plumbing and heating runs, so venting has been a challenge, luckily Jose from Pinewood met me onsite and we came up with a better solution to send the water heater and furnace vents up to the rear part of the roof).

Kevin started his electrical rough-in mid-week.  He's got quite a bit of work ahead of him, but I'm confident that by the end of next week, we'll be in a good position on electrical and will be starting to think of getting the place insulated.

Kitchen Arrives!

Psyche!  Well, close enough.  While waiting for the framing inspection (he stood me up...sniff), I outlined the kitchen location in preparation for the electrical work to begin.  This kitchen is going to be fantastic!

Inspection day!

We had the city HVAC and plumbing inspectors in today.  Tony walked through the water and drains and passed with flying colours, and Wayne from Pinewood went through the HVAC and all seemed good.... until - the inspector said he would look at the basement rough in during the insulation inspection.  This made no sense to me so I will have to investigate further [that is, once the insulation has been done, that would mean all of the boxing in of HVAC services in the basement will have been completed... a little late to change things at that point!].

Plumbing rough in complete

Tony and the guys made quick work of the water service.  We now have the majority of the work done for the plumbing rough in (some will have to wait a bit until the rest of the carpentry rough in ....can you say chicken and egg?).

Water service work begins

Tony and the crew were in to start the water service today.  With HVAC primarily done (just some gas and venting left), we are getting ready to rough in the entire plumbing system before we can continue to electrical.

To the side

Juvee managed to get most of the South side done today.  The work is a little painstaking, with set up being the biggest time suck.

Meanwhile, the boys are still inside working on the venting part of the HVAC installation.

Back soffits complete

Juvee finished the back soffits today.  While they still need paint, aluminum fascia and eaves, the goal was to get the house pretty closed in for the winter.  Well, we're 1/4 of the way there!

Planning out soffit access

While HVAC continues to be roughed-in inside, Juvee arrived today to start planning out the crazon board, vented soffits.  We had Mick give the sheets of crazon board a light grey primer coat, and Juvee spent most of the day today working out the sizing and setting up the scaffold so he could work in a safe environment at the back.

Fireplace x 2?

Ready for some heat?  Hearth Manor was in today to install the beautiful double sided fireplace.  This view is from the sitting room side, while the other side is from the stairs going down to the basement.  Very cool!

Closed for business!

With the house now closed in and secure, work has now concentrated on the inside.  We should be done with HVAC by early next week, after which we can bring the plumbers back and invite the electrician to start his rough in.

Framing complete!

Miguel was in today to finish the rough framing.  He'll still be back later for the back framing, but he and his team have done a tremendous job getting the project in shape (not to mention all of the extra labour he supplied to keep the place clean and taking numerous loads of garbage and masonry waste directly to the dump!).

Working together

A multi-trade day again... we had the HVAC guys continuing inside...

....while Thom and his guys patched the brick areas and missing sills on the back and South side...

...while Virgilio finished up the skylight flashing and the chimney waterproofing on the roof.

Sangria Street here we come!

A lot of activity at the house again today (HVAC, plumbing, roof, concrete, deliveries...), but the most important part for Karen was the beginning of Sangria street...the concrete (then later, flagstone) front porch that will be a year-long hangout spot!