HVAC and Plumbing Inspections Passed

   Although there's no sign from the wood floor installers, finishing work continues around the house as we push towards completion.  The turret bedroom still needs to have the wood floor installed and after the material mix up, we should see it happen this week.  All the tile for the foyer has been delivered and Castro is ready to install it.  We had a design meeting last week to lay out the final design pattern so everything should be squared away.  We passed final HVAC and plumbing inspections last week, so all that remains is the final building inspection.  As for remaining tasks, all that's left is the remaining tile install, turret wood floor, installation of the rest of the shoe molding on the second floor, final paint and touch ups, then final floor finishing.  It's getting really close now.

   Mike was worried about the final building inspector flagging the front step urn pedestals since they could be misconstrued as steps when walking off the front porch so we needed to purchase something to put there.  Rather than wasting money on something temporary, we purchase these Nichols Bros Heller House Vases.  They're stone cast, meaning they're made in molds from stone materials and will weather like stone.  They come in three sizes, 22", which we purchased, 33", and 44".  The pedestals could have supported the larger sized urns, but we wanted room to sit.  They're large enough to prevent someone from accidentally walking onto the pedestals, but still allow enough space to sit.

   Here's a picture of the hanging light from Copper Smith, installed in the front door barrel vault.  It's the same style as the copper lights flanking each garage door and also has the Weiyan LED flame simulation bulb.  We were concerned about the hanging height and initially wanted the yoke installation so we switched to a straight pipe installation.  It hangs high enough that I can barely touch the light so I don't think we have to worry about anyone hitting their heads.

   Sitting to the sides of the foyer are the two piles of tile that will be installed in the foyer entry way.  Some prep work to flatten the concrete will need to be performed before the tile can be installed, but at least all the material is on site.  Castro and his team will begin installing the tile this week and hopefully finish grouting all the back splashes in the bathrooms as well.  The tile picture here is the basket weave tile that will fill the field of the tile "rug".  They're mounted with a film on the surface that's removed after the tile has been set.  The basket weave will be laid with the pattern perpendicular to the front door and will be bordered by three layers of tiles.

   The office is storing the border tiles, carefully packed in these styrofoam boxes.  The large white tile will be sandwiched between two narrower courses of marble tile.  These layers will run the perimeter of the foyer and will frame the basket weave.

   We spent a good amount of time on Thursday deciding on how the tile will be laid out.  Ideally, the basket weave tile would be installed so it landed on a full pattern when it hits the border tiles.  We found the center of the front door and started laying tiles out from there.  Turns out that none of the four borders of the room are square with each other and the room is slightly trapezoidal shaped.  To combat this, we'll slightly alter the width of the large white tiles in the border and keep the basket weave tile dimensions static across the floor.  That way, you don't see differences in the tile pattern on any of the sides.  Careful cutting will be needed to make the transition of the white tile border width seamless as you go around the room.  The plan is that the tile will be dry laid so we can confirm the implementation, then give the go ahead to mortar it in place.

   The LED puck lights in the art nooks around the house have been recessed into the nook box.  When they were surface installed, they weren't flush with the surface and in general not visually appealing.  Since the electrician didn't want to take responsibility for modifying the drywall in the boxes, Mike took it upon himself to recess the puck and we're very happy with the results.  There's just some touch up work needed to the surfaces and these will be completed.

   The finished bezels and screens were brought out of storage in anticipation of the fireplace installers this week.  They'll be coming in to perform the final log setup and installation test.  By next week, we'll have functioning gas fireplaces.  Distinctive Designs is making some filler pieces for the metal fireplace surround since the inside edges were cut a bit short.  We thought the bezels would cover this, but it during the last dry fit, Mike realized the gaps would still be visible.  The original fabricator of the metal surrounds is being difficult to reach so Distinctive Designs, once again, stepped up to the plate to fix something.

   The hardware was installed on the guest bathroom vanity last week.  Elsewhere in the house, the new touch up painters were hard at work filling, sanding, caulking, and repainting all the small blemishes that the original painter made or that were made during floor installation or house settling.  We're seeing a lot of movement in the house that's affecting the finish.  The round windows on the exterior wall had to be recaulked a few times since they were separating from the wall.  The crown molding on the kitchen wall cabinets had to be recaulked as they were also separating from the wall.  We're not sure where the source of the movement is, but it's a little disconcerting.  I'm just hoping that all the problems are resolved and we're not looking at a seasonal shrinking and expanding.

   Although it's still getting chilly at night, we're seeing some warmer temperatures this week.  The day we visited, daytime temperatures were in the 40s so we finally got the opportunity to light a small fire in the gazebo fireplace.  The fireplace performed well and drafted all the smoke up the chimney, but it will take a much larger fire than what we had to give off an appreciable amount of heat in this cold.  Still, it was nice to pretend we were already living in the house and enjoying the fruits of our labor.  When we left, we drove to the neighborhood across the lake to see what the view of our house was.  I was able to turn on and off the exterior and interior lights to see how much visibility there was.  It was a nice view, and unless someone has high powered optics, we have a good amount of privacy.

   Short update this week.  Lots of changes are in the form of touch ups and don't make for good visual updates.  I'm hoping we'll see the foyer tile installed next week, but the tile installers seem to work on the same schedule as the wood floor installers.  Speaking of which, we should be seeing the turret room completed if they decide to make it to our house next week.  I was looking forward to having the EV meter installed this week, but got news that there's one more thing the electrician needs to install in order to have the meter hooked up.  I think he's coming back so I'll need to reschedule the meter install.  Not much else left to accomplish before final inspection so these next updates might be a bit boring.  At least it's a good kind of boring since it means we're almost done!

Final Electrical Inspection Passed

   After a brief thaw of 50F during the week with a good amount of rain, winter returned to freeze all the precipitation into a dangerous icy sheet.  The once cleared driveway is now a treacherous sheet of ice under a crunchy layer of snow.  Mike called someone out to plow the snow off, but it didn't look like they could penetrate the ice.  Temperatures are dipping down into the single digits at night and barely breaking double digits during the day so salt is useless.  Despite the ice and cold, progress continues in the house as we push towards the finale.  The first step of the final four steps has been completed, a passing final electrical inspection.  Next week will be the plumbing and HVAC final inspection.  After all the touch ups and installations are completed will be the final building inspection after which we'll obtain our COO and can move in.  It's getting real folks.

   Nothing is sweeter in the house building business than those lovely green stickers.  Previous rough inspection stickers were just put on the sliding door glass, but this one was placed on the EV charging panel.  There are three panels in the basement so I'm not sure why they decided to put it on that one, but I'm happy it's there.  The electricians got the EV charging circuits installed so I called DTE to have the PEV meter installed.  That will happen on the 22nd.

   Here are the two circuits in the EV panel.  The top double breaker is 80 amps and powers the dedicated Tesla wall charger.  The lower is a 50 amp circuit and is connected to the NEMA 14-50 socket in the garage.  It can be used to power a welder, or any other car charger.  The 80A on the Tesla charger means that with an expected 10% drop, I'll be getting 72A at the plug, which is exactly what my car can charge at outside of the Superchargers.  The 50A is similar to what I have currently and charges at 40A in my car.

   Here's the installed NEMA 14-50 socket in the garage.  There a local cutoff switch but it's not as convenient as a throw switch.  I won't be using this on a daily basis for charging, but we have the option to use it if we ever get a second electric vehicle.

   Here's the dedicated Tesla wall charger that I'll be primarily charging on.  I'll have to get some cable management installed since I won't always be using the full length of the charging cable unless I back into the garage.  With the circuit at 80A, I'll get 40 miles of charge per hour so my daily commute should charge in one and a half hours.  I did specify a 100A circuit and Mike confirmed that the wire installed can handle 100A so we'll have the electrician swap out the breaker for a higher amperage, which will net me about 45 miles per hour of charge.

   The singular dome light was installed above the rear garage door.  It had to be lower profile than the other LED shop lights because of the garage door clearance.  Looking from the ground, it doesn't seem like there would be an issue with ceiling clearance, but Mike said the LED shop lights installed around the rest of the garage couldn't fit in the space between the door and ceiling when it was open.  There's more than enough light, but the dome will help illuminate the space a little bit more.

   This metal vent was sitting on the board that's blocking the heat duct in the foyer.  The tile for the foyer has arrived so we should be expecting the tile installers to come in one more time to finish grouting the back splashes and install the foyer tile.  There's still some design decision needed in the foyer.  We're pretty sure we want the interface between the foyer and rotunda to match the curve of the rotunda, but Mike was trying to convince us to make the interface straight.  Straight makes some sense, since the transitions between the office and dining room to foyer is straight.  Unfortunately, there isn't a straight line across the rotunda, so the tiles will need to be cut to make the pattern square.  A curve will automatically take up that correction.  That will be decided this week.

   The electricians reinstalled the foyer sconces after finally getting them repaired from the manufacturer, and after replacing the glass that the painters broke.  Unfortunately, one of the sconces was returned without the chrome metal stem.  They also installed the hanging light in the barrel vault on the front porch, but I forgot to take a picture of that.  All the worry about the height of the light was for naught as we don't have any friends that would ever bump their heads on the light.

      The pucks in all the art alcoves are connected to the Control4 system and functioning.  We've had some issue with the installation of these pucks.  We were hoping that they could be installed more flush, or recessed into the box a bit.  We had to have the electricians adjust them because the installation hole was put on the front of the installation.  Also they're not perfectly flush against the box ceiling so they don't look great.  I'm hoping it will be fixable.

   A few pieces of walnut quarter round is being stored in the great room.  I think these will be used for the shoe molding around the kitchen island and butlers pantry cabinets so they match the cabinet materials.  There isn't a lot and those are the only two areas where walnut cabinets touch the floor.  Distinctive designs is hard at work installing the remaining shoe molding around the house.

   The wood vents were installed on the first floor in all the floor vent locations.  We've had these stashed away somewhere, but they were in the raw wood form.  Now they're stained to match the wood floor color and secured in place.  The first floor is the only level with in-floor vents since the second floor and basement have in ceiling ducts.  The vents don't seem to impede the air flow much and they're not closeable, which isn't a good idea anyways.

   The remainder of the hardware has finally been delivered to the house so we'll finally get the full hardware implementation.  We were missing handles in the master bathroom, guest bathroom, and some in the kitchen.  These are the handles being installed in the guest bathroom.  I couldn't remember what handles we chose for this room, but the probable reason why they were delayed was because we wanted the two-tone look to match the floor tile.  They're a clean and simple handle, and will look nice in this bathroom.

   The stainless steel panels were finally installed on the fridge and freezer columns this week.  They're still protected with a black sheet of plastic, but cut outs were made to fit the handles and other access points.  One of the panels arrived damaged, but since the installers that Mike hired to set the appliances are Wolf/Viking certified installers, they could quickly obtain a replacement and warranty their installation.  I'm not sure if it's up to us to remove the film or if Mike will remove it when there's no more risk of damage.  I wouldn't mind removing all the film.  The fridge and freezer are currently operational, but turned off.  I haven't tried running the filtered water but I'm assuming both the water and icemaker are hooked up properly.

   The electricians finished installing the wall receptacle plates in the kitchen.  We went with a white plate that was devoid of any face screws for a cleaner look.  We have sockets installed at a good interval so we shouldn't have any issue with power.  We considered installing power strip under cabinet things, but decided against them.  They may seem convenient because you can install power where ever you want and aesthetically they get rid of the plates on the walls, but we didn't like the idea of having to bend down to look under the cabinet just to plug something in.  We're not planning on having anything permanent plugged in and sitting on the counter top so the number of plugs we have installed should be just fine for us.

   To be installed next week, the air switch for the garbage disposal is sitting near the sink.  PMP stone is supposed to come back this week to drill the hole this switch will be installed in.  It's an air switch because pressing the button pushes air in a tube connected to the electrical controller for the garbage disposal.  I'm not sure why this needs to be an air switch, but I suspect it has to do with electrical switches in the surface of a wet location.

   Other electrical installations were completed in the kitchen.  This plug was installed at the end of the kitchen island, closest to the sink.  The microwave drawer in the island is the only thing that will be plugged into this and it's fairly inaccessible and not convenient to plug anything else into.  I'll have to take a look at the breaker panel in the basement to see if this is also tied into the island receptacle on the other side of the island and I suspect they are.  A microwave doesn't pull enough current to warrant it's own breaker.

  Now that the microwave drawer plug is installed, the microwave drawer finally has power.  We've never had a drawer style microwave so it will be interesting to see if it's more or less convenient to put things in from above rather than take them out from the front.  The drawer opening and closing is powered, actuated with a touch surface press.  All buttons are on the front, so there is a small element of bending over a bit to read the buttons but the timer is pretty clearly visible from the standing position.  We don't generally use all the built in cooking features in our current microwave, so I'm not sure how useful these features will be in the new one.  There's no turntable in drawer units, and generally there isn't a need for it.  In counter top microwaves, the magnetron is located in the side of the microwave and the normal wavelength for the microwave is about 5 inches.  That means that across a standard plate, the amount of energy imparted varies within 5 inch increments, which is why you can have hot and cold spots in dish cooked in a microwave.  A turntable will rotate the dish moving the food in and out of these varying locations, allowing the energy to be imparted more evenly.  The magnetron in drawer style microwaves is located in the top, pointing down.  This means that, unless the food you're heating is greater than 5 inches deep, you'll get a fairly consistent heating across the width of the dish, and more variation from top to bottom.  Since food on a dish is relatively thin, there's less variation in temperature across the cross section.  Sorry for the science deviation.  The drawer opens fully in about 3-4 seconds which seems slow enough to not spill soup.  I think it will be pretty convenient.

   The bottom hinge plates of the swinging pantry doors were masked and painted.  There was a can of black paint in the pantry that was probably used on the hinges that were previously silver.  I'm fine with this addition and wouldn't have been offended by either color.  It would have been easier to paint the hinge plates before installing them, but it was some kind of last minute design decision.

   An unexpected design change again.  The electricians replaced the LED puck lights that were installed in the upper butlers pantry cabinets with the LED under cabinet strip lights installed in other locations.  I'm not sure why these were changed, but we're not sure we like how it looks.  There might have been some voltage issues that prevented it from lighting properly, but we were not notified about the change.  They're installed in a very visible location in the middle of the cabinet and while they provide good, even light, they're kind of distracting.  I think a better implementation might have been closer to the doors so you don't see the light, and maybe make it shine back into the cabinet for more indirect lighting.  I'll have to see what we can change.

   Moving upstairs, Distinctive Designs has started installing the shoe molding on the wood floor.  They've already finished the installation in the master bedroom and have plenty of pre-painted molding the basement ready to install.  There's less to install on the second floor since we don't have a space above the great room, so installation of this should happen quickly, if the wood floor installers can every finish.  There was no progress on the wood floor installation this week and they still have the turret bedroom left to finish.  Apparently, after needed to order 300 square feet more of flooring, much of the delivery was ordered from the wrong dye lot and had to be returned.  I'm not sure who's error it was, but I'm hoping it will be resolved quickly and we can get past this bottle neck.

   The triangular piece of tempered glass railing was also delivered and installed this week, completing the railing installation everywhere around the house.  This piece was previously measured or cut incorrectly and had to be replaced.  I'm happy with the outcome here and really glad we spent the extra money to get glass railing on the master balcony.  The view is so much better with glass, especially since it will allow better view from the seated position, which I plan on being in for the majority of my time on the balcony.

   Here's the piece of wood that will be used for a flooring transition between the master bedroom and bathroom.  It's wider than the piece used between the master bathroom and closet, which allows for a nicer foot feel.  It will be stained to match the floor and won't be covered by the door when it's closed.  I'm okay with this implementation and the difference between the closet and bedroom doesn't bother me.

   Waiting installation is the replacement shower heads for the second floor bathrooms.  We replaced the square shower heads after trying them out because they're too much like a rain shower with a low flow and we wanted something with a a higher stream.  The plumber will be back this week to install four shower heads on the second floor.  I don't think there's anything else left for them to do in the house so we're all set for the plumbing inspection.

   A minor note, the switch plate in the master closet was installed, but still needs to be painted to color match to the walls.  It looked like this location was going to be too tight to fit a plate, but they either installed a narrower plate or the install was better fitting than expected because there it is.

   The washer and dryer were hooked up and set in place last week.  There was some water in the washer, so it looks like they run through a cycle to test the connections.  I didn't run the machines, but I did power them up and play with the controls.  They look like they're going to be nice machines and are easy to use.  One snag, the latch on the dryer pedestal is broken and needs to be swapped out.  They open with a push and the broken one isn't latching at all.  Mike would have preferred a new latch, but Witbeck is sending a whole pedestal as a replacement.  It's probably easier to send a whole unit then to order a single part.

   The backsplash tile for the turret bathroom has finally arrived and is waiting to be installed.  We have a meeting on Thursday with Castro, the tile installer, to go over the foyer tile layout so I'm assuming that's when they'll be in to install this tile and grout the other backsplashes.  Mike had to actually go online and hunt this tile down since they discontinued it.  The sheets will probably be cut in half for the actual backsplash height and will be topped with a frosted pencil glass tile.  When this and the foyer gets installed, we'll be done with all the tile installation.

   Well, that's about it for this week.  Next week should see more Control4 programming, hopefully more wood floor installation, most likely more progress on the shoe molding and touch ups around the house, and probably more tile installation.   If we pass the final HVAC and plumbing inspections schedule for this week, the last inspection to be performed will be the final building inspection and we can finally get a COO and move in!  Just because we have a COO doesn't mean all the touch ups and floor finishing will be completed, so we'll have to wait for that to be completed, but at least there's no more red tape to cut before the house is ours.  It won't be long now!

Inspections passed. Lots of exterior work

   Unseasonably warm weather this weekend and predicted for the upcoming week means a muddy work site but happier installers.  I got to visit the site on a warm ~60F day with the sun shining and a slight spring breeze blowing.  It really make me appreciate the nature around the house and all the exterior progress that was accomplished last week.  We passed all three inspections so the rough mechanical stage is completed for the build.  Old Country Stone is still installing full steam ahead on the exterior stone and predict they can finish in a couple weeks.  With the progress they're making, I don't doubt it.

   Nothing like a triple green sticker week to get the blood pumping.  Inspectors for rough electrical, plumbing, and gas came though and approved the rough installations.  One caveat was for the the rough electrical since we didn't have fixtures in the great room ceiling.  Those will need to be installed after the coffer ceiling beams are in place since they'll be installed in the beams.  The wires are up there so we're all set for installation when the work is done.  Mike says that the rough carpentry inspector will be coming through this week and once that's approved, we'll move on to drywalling the second floor ceiling so we can get insulation blown up in the attic space.  An insulation inspector will take a look at that when it's completed and we'll get drywall up in the meantime.  A couple of weeks and we could be looking at interior walls!

   OCS is burning through stone and concrete, applying the exterior stone.  They've completed about 65% of the house, with front first floor, part of the rear basement walkout, garage, and chimney remaining.  They have two pallets of concrete dry mix sitting in the garage with a pallet of corners near by.  Back-of-the-napkin calculation puts each of these pallets at 3300 lbs, so two of them are a bit above the weight of my car.  As if the house wasn't heavy to begin with, we're adding a ton of weight to it to finish.

   The back porch is completely tented off but with the warm weather this week, I don't think they'll need it.  Since this is the southern exposure of the house, the tent acts like a greenhouse, making the inside nice and toasty.  They use long 2x4s braced against the ground to support the tarp and provide ample workspace around the gazebo.  They'll be installing both the granite cobble siding, blue stone surface on the deck, as well as the fireplace and built in seating.  I'm guessing they'll be finished this week, but I might be optimistic.
   You can see the section of basement that still needs to be completed.  Mike cut open the under deck storage on the back wall last Thursday and sheared off the ICF brick ledges from that wall so now OCS can prep and install on that section.  Bob Porter, The project manager from Great Oaks Landscaping, came out last week to coordinate the installation requirements of the cobble stone exterior and landscaping grades around the rear walk out.  Future plans will see the install of retaining walls on this side of the house to tame the slope, first rising 2 feet to the storage door, then the remaining 8 feet to the back yard grade.  This level of coordination and future planning is super helpful and I'm glad we have Mike on our side to do it all.

   Here's what the inside of the gazebo looks like now that OCS is in full swing back here.  An old pallet cage is smartly being used as a dumpster, a 25 gallon tank of water is used for mixing mortar and concrete, and all the needed supplies are close by.  The fireplace is being created and they're up to the fireblock level.  The blue stone floor will probably be the last thing they install.

   Here's the result of their hard work.  The stone on the exterior of the house is complete, including mortar joints, stone ledge, and flashing.  Minus the paint and bluestone, this is the final look of the house.  You can see they left about a two inch gap at the bottom of the cobblestone for the bluestone finish.  I think the bluestone itself is 1.5" and a mortar bed will bring it up close to 2".  Even though they're working with dirty materials, they're careful to clean up every time.  Mark of a true professional.

   Some caulking will probably finish off the joint between the stone ledge and flashing after the paint is applied.  A nice finishing touch has the stone ledge mitered off at the corner and a clean transition to the trim.  The ledge doesn't sit too proud of the flashing but it's enough to provide a nice detail to the transition.  The rough hewn look of the ledge adds lots of character to the natural setting of the house.  You might see a finished edge on a more traditional french provincial design, but I think the roughness is perfect for our house.

   In addition to finishing off the house, OCS also finished the entire gazebo up to the fireplace.  The edge of the concrete deck will be faced with a piece of blue stone, which will offer a nice transition between the cobble stone and stacked stone of the built in benches.  The overhang will be about the thickness of the blue stone since the ICF wall was furred out with the thin cinder block.

   Here's the corner before the fireplace.  The grade of the back yard will actually be brought up a couple of feet, more so on this section since the plans call for a raised vegetable garden in this space.  The built in seating will flank the fireplace with the left side flowing right into the barbecue area.  The bench seating will be 18" high with the railing on top to act as a back rest.  We didn't want to continue the seating to all sides of the gazebo to make room for the table and chairs, and offer a less obstructed view.  Post column covers will be built in the same style as the front porch, and come down to whatever surface is under it.

   Here's what the unfinished transition between the fireplace and gazebo looks like.  The fireplace will be covered with the same stacked stone as the benches and barbecue, but the cobble will continue to meet it.  The blue stone edge will still be present between the stacked stone and cobble to give the look continuity.  I'm pretty excited to have a formal place to make a fire and see hanging out here a lot, in all seasons.

   Here's what the fireplace currently looks like.  The first layer of firebrick is mortared in, offering a look at the shape of the fire box.  You can see the fireplace opening inspiration photo I sent to OCS but the rest of the design will be pretty straight forward.  I was thinking about requesting an ash chute in the floor of the firebox, but opted against it since it would add complexity to the build and limited usefulness.  The hearth will be at the same level as the benches so the height will remain consistent around the gazebo.

   More finishing touches around the house from OCS.  Large stone ledges were installed on both basement walkouts completing the installation.  Mike requested a single piece of limestone for the thresholds and confirmed with Great Oaks that they'll have no problems transitioning into the future paver patios in these areas.  I'm glad they used a single piece of stone rather than shorter sections because it makes it look much cleaner.  It's just a fascia piece rather than a supporting threshold you'd see in an older house because the concrete ICF and basement slab actually support the sliding door.  It still offers a nice lip to step on when you're walking in and out.

   The under deck storage door was finally cut open so that OCS could install the exterior stone on this wall section.  The previous building crew promised that it would be opened, but ended up back filling the area for some reason.  A slightly wide door opening was created to fit a standard door, visible through the opening.  It looks like a bit more ICF was removed in anticipation of a wider door, but this is what was cut.  A double door might have been nice, but I'm not sure the remaining ICF would have been thick enough for a strong support header, especially since header rebar wasn't installed.  Considering the tight turn restrictions in the space, I'm not anticipating putting anything really long under there and it's nice to just have an external place to store things.

   The inside is lower than I remember.  I thought they filled the space with pea gravel, but it turns out there's only a little bit where the "water proofing membrane" drapes down on the ICF wall.  The temporary supports are still in place since they had no way to remove them after the floor was poured.  The inside is dry and clean with about a foot drop from the opening to the ground.  I'll have to bring up the floor, and I'm not sure if I'm just going to fill with stone and gravel, or put in patio stones for a harder surface.  I could even build a wood floor in there if I wanted to since it will be as weather proof as a shed.
   The gazebo itself looks the same and it looks like they leveled out the dirt up there a bit before closing it up.  I can access it over the wall and it offers about three feet of storage in height, so maybe I'll use that space too.  I'll need to build some kind of ladder in there.  Seems like a fun project.

   Here's a shot of the nearly finished great room now that the tent is removed.  Just a little bit on the left to complete and the corner where the storage door is.  Amazing change from a couple of months ago when it was all still exposed ICF.  Just building the house will be a three year project when completed and we're estimating that full implementation of the landscaping will take at least another five years so I have to keep this blog updated for at least that long, although the updates will be less frequent.  Eight years isn't much time to spend when you know this will be your last house.

   A few minor adjustments made it in before the rough electrical inspection was completed.  This light in the butlers pantry was centered to the room rather than centered to the walking space, so we had it moved to its correct location.

   The mudroom closet is larger than we expected it to be since we didn't close up the odd geometry behind walls.  Because of this, we requested a light in the space since it's more of a walk in rather than a reach in.
   I still didn't see the large gauge lines run to the garage for the car charger, but I'm sure that will go in sooner or later.  The EV electrical panel isn't hooked up to a meter yet so maybe they have to wait for that or else it will be inspected.

   So that's about it for this week.  Next week should see more completion of the exterior stone and maybe some installation of ceiling drywall.  We'll need to get a good interior clean up before the rest of the drywall goes up so there's not so much dust in the wall cavities.  It's a nit-picky detail, but it's nice knowing that everything is cleaned up.  Mike said there will be a good clean up before we start on drywall.