Overall: Another week of dry and warm weather, which is appreciated because we are waiting on four windows for the house and garage doors for the shop. I really want both structures closed in before cold weather strikes. Our rural electric utility finally arrived to trench permanent electric service. Since breaking ground in April, we have been using extension cords plugged into a receptacle box we wired up on the the vintage electric pole. A leftover from the nasty mobile home on the site when we purchased the property.
Monday: Kyle constructed a bulkhead along the laundry room for the plumber to more easily install hot and cold pex tubing. Ralph was on site, and we spent the day pulling wires in the shop.
Tuesday: Ralph was here for a couple hours, then had other business to take care of. Kyle took the day off, leaving me alone to ponder a variety of design related decisions.
Wednesday: One more day by myself. While I want (and need) contractors here helping me get this project completed sooner, there are still a ton of decisions to be made regarding overall design, materials, etc. Having the site to myself really helps focus.
Thursday: Ralph and Kyle were on site today. Ralph and I worked on various electrical rough-in tasks to include temporarily installing 3 shop light fixtures that Ralph and Joe have and are willing to sell me at a reduced price. Kyle was fitting and installing deck boards. Great progress by both of them.
Friday: REMC showed up this morning. I’ve been hounding them for weeks and weeks. They trenched the main service cable from the neighbor’s utility pole (and transformer) that sits on the south property line, to the south wall of the wall house (a distance of 110 feet) No more ugly wood utility poles. Kyle completed installing deck boards. The deck looks fabulous ! The garage door installer called to say he would be installing all 3 doors on Tuesday. Then Pella called to tell me; the last 4 main story windows will be delivered on Tuesday. Yea ! !
Saturday: Drove out to the site very early (an hour before sunrise) to turn on the 3 shop light fixtures Ralph and Joe have offered to me. By observing how well the south 2/3rds of the shop were illuminated, I can work up a reasonable and appropriate solution of fixture quantities, layout and spacing. Back at home. spent the rest of the morning on the internet; researching residential central vacuums. Spent the afternoon at the site running wire for shop lights. I have a tentative shop lighting solution.
Sunday: Watching the World Series Sat night, decided to sleep in – whenever, no alarm. I enjoyed the time change for that luxury; woke up this morning, and the clock next to the bed said: 8:40 (youza !) but the iPhone said 7:40 (that sounds reasonable) Spent the day at the site. Marked trusses for shop light locations and assessed the strategy. Easily decided: 100% go do it – so I wired the shop ceiling for the north end of the shop.
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