Posts from February 2010
Week 10: Drywall, ceilings done
February 28, 2010
Wrapping up the tenth week, the drywall is all finished and the ceiling texture is in place. Since last week, they’ve applied some sort of skim and primer coats to the drywall, and the only thing left to do to it now is paint it. Before that, though, is trim carpentry — which starts this coming week!
Week 9: Drywall begins
February 21, 2010
At the start of this week, as insulation was being installed, I had our own inspector, Scott Surette, give the house a pre-drywall check. Scott was very impressed with the quality of construction and found no issues with anything, other than an overworked sump pump (which as it turns out is only a temporary one used during construction, they replace it before we move in).
A note from Bedrock about energy efficiency
February 18, 2010
Last week’s post got a lot of comments! Glad everyone’s enjoying the updates. One commenter in particular (posting as “checkingitout”) seemed concerned that our house was not going to be energy efficient, despite all the things we had noticed during construction that were done specifically for energy efficiency.
Week 8: Plumbing and electrical wrap up
February 14, 2010
All electrical and plumbing work wrapped up this week. For the first time since construction began, the outside of the house did not change this week — everything’s been happening inside. I had a pre-drywall wak-through with Sean on Thursday and learned a couple things about energy-efficient construction.
Week 7: HVAC, roof, wiring
February 6, 2010
This week we saw the exterior trim finished up, the furnace and HVAC ducts installed, shingles put on the roof, and some of the wiring and plumbing getting started. Lots of stuff is starting to happen all at once.