Insulation continues

The insulation team was back at it today - spraying while scraping and cleaning all of the overspray.  I'm really impressed!

Foam Insulation

The foamers arrived bright and early.  I'm trying a new crew out that is more of an owner operator approach than some of the bigger guys I've used in the past.  What's so complicated about spray foam?  Well, beyond the obvious "coverage" concern, clean up and attention to detail are really important.  So far, I like what I see with these guys...

Last minute items...

We had a few last minute items to check off the list before we foam insulate everything - after that, things get a little more difficult.  Tony was in to do some final preparations on the rough-in plumbing, and George had to put some vapour barriers in and do a final check on the tech side of things.

Electrical Wrapping Up

Electrical is just about finished.  We still have some odds and ends, and then Kevin will be back after insulation to work on the sub panel in the furnace room.

And... more electrical

More electrical and tech rough in this week.  With a couple of good, comprehensive walk through's on electrical, we're pretty confident we haven't missed anything.  Still, we have the rest of next week before Kevin will call for his rough-in inspection, so that gives us a little breathing room before we start to close up.

New Electrical Service

Enersource was a bit of challenge for Kevin to navigate, but we eventually got things sorted and we now have a brand new 200 amp service coming into the house.

Prepping stone

As Kevin and now George (technology stuff) continue their rough-in inside, Kimmy arrived to clean up and stack the old stone that will be used once we have the windows in place and can finish the front stone facade.

Rough-in Progress

This week was largely about Kevin and his team working their way through the electrical rough in.

We did have Miguel's team in on Tuesday to do the first day of rough-in carpentry.  This phase of the framing is little understood or appreciated, so I'll try and explain it here...

After the roof and windows are complete, the three  main rough-in trades can start.  "Rough-in" basically means "the stuff that has to be installed before we drywall and cover everything up".  First, the HVAC guys come in, making holes everywhere and sometimes disconnecting parts of walls in order to run their duct work and venting.  Then, the plumber comes in, and though they are usually able to keep most of the framing intact, they sometimes weaken critical supports and sometimes have to run their drains under or beside framing that will require "boxing".

Finally, the electrician arrives - he usually doesn't mess too much up so we'll keep him out of this.

After those three trades are pretty much clear of the house, the "rough-in framing" can start.  The task list can be long - this was Miguel's for 955 Crozier...

Basically, these are things that need to be repaired (damaged by the guys mentioned above), things that were intentionally left incomplete by the framers on the first pass (it's complicated to explain that one in less than 1000 words...), things that need to be corrected with new information (that vanity is wall hung, not floor mounted, so we need to reinforce that wall!) and so on.

Miguel had 4 guys there on Tuesday for the whole day, and they have another day scheduled next week!