Insulation Completed!

by J Scott August 21, 2014

Just a quick update for today… We finished the first phase of insulation this afternoon (the rest will happen towards the end of the project), and are scheduled to have our insulation inspection tomorrow. Assuming it goes okay, we’ll be starting on sheetrock on Monday! Carol will be posting the week in pictures tomorrow, so […]

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All About Trim

by Carol Scott August 20, 2014

A few weeks ago in our Watch on Wednesday video, I mentioned that we had a LOT of homework to do in terms of trim. We’re HUGE proponents of spending a few extra bucks on customizing details like crown molding, baseboards, and window casings to ultimately give the house more character and make the finished […]

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Framing Inspection Passed!

by J Scott August 19, 2014

It’s been an absolutely crazy 24 hours at The Scott Pad…here’s an update: On Monday morning, we passed our Electrical Rough-In Inspection. This allowed us to call in for our Framing Inspection. I read through the Framing Inspection requirements and noticed that I needed to turn in a copy of our location survey (the survey […]

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Week 10 Schedule

by J Scott August 18, 2014

Last week was busy, and mostly successful. We finished our plumbing rough-in and passed our plumbing inspection; we finished HVAC rough-in and passed our HVAC inspection; we finished sprinkler rough-in and passed our sprinkler inspection; and we finished electrical rough-in — but haven’t yet passed our electrical inspection. We failed our electrical inspection on Thursday, […]

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Fab Friday Photos- Week 9

by Carol Scott August 15, 2014

Rain, Rain, Go Away… Ha! Take that, inclement weather! You’ve got nothin’ on our fabulous mechanicals crews – despite monsoon-like conditions, this was an incredibly productive week. On Saturday, the Builder’s First Source framing crew finished up all kinds of little loose ends, making sure all the framing was flush and plumb, opening up a few […]

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Sheetrock Bid – Bill Werking Drywall

by J Scott August 15, 2014

I put off making a decision on a drywall contractor for way too long on this project — I realized early this week that we were just two weeks away from starting to hang sheetrock, and I hadn’t finalized a bid. Over the past few months, I got five bids for the sheetrock work, ranging […]

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Duct Test & Blower Door Bid – Parent Home Inspections

by J Scott August 14, 2014

In order to pass final building inspection, there are two energy efficiency tests that need to be passed… The first is an air duct leakage test, which is meant to ensure that the HVAC duct installation doesn’t have any significant leaks. This test is typically performed after the HVAC rough-in, but before insulation (in case […]

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Watch on Wednesday: Week 9

by Carol Scott August 13, 2014

Watch on Wednesday: Week 9 This Week’s Location: Near the staircase that floods the house with sunshine, not in the monsoon that flooded the yard yesterday with, well, way too much water! Torrential downpours didn’t stop our fantastic electrical, HVAC, plumbing, and sprinkler crews from moving right along. Also, before we start closing up the […]

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Electrical & Mechanicals – Pics

by J Scott August 12, 2014

It’s been a crazy week at the house. We’ve had the plumbers, electricians, HVAC guys and sprinkler guys all working around each other (it was better planned than that, but things never work out the way you expect). Today, we had some torrential storms, and about a dozen guys were stuck in the house for […]

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Week 9 Schedule

by J Scott August 11, 2014

We had a great week last week, and we accomplished most of what we set out to accomplish. The new water and sewer lines went in, HVAC rough-in most completed, plumbing rough-in got about two-thirds of the way completed, we finished interior punch-out for the framing, and we even started on the back deck, front […]

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Fab Friday Photos- Week 8

by Carol Scott August 8, 2014

Mechanicals are underway… Charles A. Klein & Sons has been onsite installing sewer lines, water lines, rough plumbing, heating, air conditioning… certainly not the most sexy or glamorous of tasks but crucial nonetheless and we’re very pleased with the progress. Besides, the kiddos had new dirt mountains to climb, heavy equipment to explore, and fittings to […]

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