Inspection Week & other small stuff

This week was rough inspection week. Not a whole lot happened.

Plumbing:
- not too exciting. There are holes & pipes in the floor now. The old plumbing was cut out & plugged where appropriate.
- The plumbing contractor was pretty funny. He certainly showed up pretty early one morning.
- passed inspection

Electrical:
- completed
- passed inspection
- Electricians were very nice, very professional. They were very helpful when walking through where the switches & fixtures are going to be placed. I would've had the switch be the door turn on & off the fridge if I did it so I'm glad the pros are working on it. He also pointed out some stuff that needed to be fixed and offered to take care of a thing or two free of charge.

HVAC:
- almost completed. one supply needs to be removed since it will no longer be needed. We now have 4 supplies coming through the floor. Three under the windows and one will come through the toe kick under the cabinet.
- passed inspection

Framing:
- Almost completed. Inspection is Monday
- The arched cutout still needs to be framed in. The opening will be 4ft wide & 34 inches off the ground.

Other stuff that happened this week:
- Appliances were ordered
- picked out a vent hood (big honkin' Kitchenaid)
- Ran wires for in ceiling speakers in the tray ceiling

Next Week:
After framing inspection and the arch being completed, they'll insulate the space and begin drywall. I'll be real happy when the drywall is completed & primed so the dust will be way down. I have to start some painting & trim work. I'm also putting the drywall back up in the garage. I'm going to keep the door that led from the kitchen to the garage and use it as the door that leads out to the garage. It needed to be replaced and the two doors are identical except for their condition.

We need to pick out the following in the next couple weeks:
- Pendant Lights (2)
- Ceiling fan (42")
- Light for dining room
- Faucet for kitchen

General Thoughts:
The project is moving along quickly. I'm hoping for a mid-august completion. We should know a ballpark completion date once there's a delivery date for the cabinets. Lots of stuff happening next week!

Canine Situation:
The dogs have settled in finally. They don't seem to care about people being in the house. They're sequestered in our bedroom with the TV on to drown out the sound. They have learned to crawl under the plastic that's not taped to the floor. They'll do that when we're walking around in the construction zone which is pretty darn cute.