New Steam Radiators

Here's a couple shots of the new steam radiators. They come out of the wall about 1-2 inches! They are also only about 20 inches tall. I guess we won't really know if they work until November.
 
 

Plaster guys are gone

And our kitchen is starting to look like a room again!
 
 
 
 

Wallboard started

So the wallboard guys have started and ... what a mess. I'll be staying home today to keep an eye on them. It's a bit strange to come home and find plaster foot steps all through the house and hand prints on the phone and refrigerator. So today I'll be working from home while they, hopefully, finish up.
 

Almost back together

They istalled a triple LVL beam in the ceiling and the kitchen looks like its back on track. The lights need to be hung again, but we think the framers are finished.
I just hope the inspector likes it.

Moving Backwards?

Kitchen cieling reconstruction.

Framers are back

The framing guys are back to fix up some things that the GC flagged and some things that the framing inspector flagged.
1) Box in second floor drain.
2) Install interior doors
3) Fill in gaps around doors and house.
4) Nail the double LVL beam from both sides (not just one)
5) Install fire blocking at the top of most first floor walls.
6) Install the new beam and double joists in kitchen ceiling.
7) Build a wall in attic space to install blue board on.

They arrived yesterday and started a bunch of these tasks and also napped next to the sandbox for a while. Later the kids had fun in the huge puddle in front of our house with the builders lunch trash.

We also found out that the cabinets would arrive the week of September 3rd. ARG!

Not much in a week.

The outside of the house if almost finished. We just need a garage door, but now we are moving on to interior work.

The framing inspection happened yesterday and the inspector didn't like how large of a span we had in the kitchen. So our contractor went back to the drawing board and came up with a plan that they will present to the inspector tomorrow. The plan is to add a beam that extends the wall between the kitchen and dining room all the way to the back of the house. This will split the joists in the kitchen from a 15ft. span to about 11ft and 4ft spans. Then they will double all the 11ft joists. One issue is that the electrical work has all been finished in this area so I hope they don't need to mess with it. Our contractor will be doing all of this with no extra cost to us since there was always a plan to add a beam in the kitchen anyway.

We also had a bit of a scare when the plumber told us that there was no mention of a heater in the mudroom. The contract clearly does not say that there is heat in the mudroom, but we discussed having heat in there with our contractor before we signed the contract. We found out today that they will be adding the heat in the mudroom with a change order. We are relieved because we were starting to feel like everything that we did was costing too much more money.

So, with all that there is not too much to show on the blog, but I thought I'd post some links to some of the appliances and accessories that we have chosen.

Refrigerator: Maytag or GE
Range: Maytag or GE
Microwave: Maytag or GE
Dishwasher: Bosch, Maytag or GE

Faucet:Price Pfister or Moen

Plumbing and Framing

This is the sink...ok, it's the pluming for the sink. And then a look at the cieling on the second floor looking from the old hallway into the new addition.