July 3rd
Over the last three weeks (since school has been out) I have been at the house from sun up until 2 or 3 in the afternoon five and six days a week (K is a saint!) working on the electrical systems. I have been able to pull all the wire (over 3000 feet of wire), placed over 200 electrical boxes and over 75 recessed can lights. As of yesterday I have just 4 circuits left. All of which are three way circuits (you can control the lights from more than one switch). I found a great diagram online that will help make that wiring easier. So after we get back from our much anticipated first time camping trip with kids (ages: 7, 5, 3, and 9 months) I should be able to get these done as well. We will be taking pictures and writing about out camping experience and will be posting them here as well. :)
Yesterday while working upstairs Jess Mark the plumber asked me where I learned to do electrical. I looked up at him (he was in the attic) and said with a smile after a pause, “uh, here. I also watched a lot of YouTube videos and read about it online. You can probably tell right?” He said “no, it looks good to me.” I was encouraged to hear this until I realized he is a working for his Dad and has not been working in the trade for very long. But I'll take any complement I can get! :)
The septic system fire sprinklers and the indoor plumbing should be done next week!
We are also up to our eyeballs in HVAC air handler, ducting, and registers. We purchased our unit from Alpine who sizes the system based on the house plans and then sends you everything you need to install it along with a dvd that walks you through the installation of an similar A/C system. The video is very detailed and clear. The video really calmed some of my fears about the installation because it shows you each and every step. So after we get back from camping we will be working on the ducting and register system as well. On the 15th our windows will be delivered and hopefully later that week our exterior doors and roof will also arrive. James from Scorpion Backhoe may be digging the trench for the utility lines and moving a lot of the rock that was excavated for the foundation on the 15th as well. Busy, Busy, Busy!
So glad to have my parents come down and help after the camp trip! It will be great having a fresh set of eyes looking at the project and lending helping hands!
The pictures below are from the annual 4th of July Parade on the plateau. It was complete with fire truck spraying water and candy being thrown out! We all had a great time!
