Rare mid-day update

We met with Tom and Tom and the plumber today, and got some updates at the same time. First, by the time we got to the site, most of the remaining windows were installed. Only those in the garage are left, and they're not critical to the interior work.

We told the plumber where we wanted exterior faucets (one on each side), and discussed the best placement of the furnace and water heater. We have not had a separate water heater in a long time, I'm curious to see if I notice a big difference either way. To avoid cutting floor joists, the water heater will vent out to the back, where we had planned to put the deck. Not a biggie, the deck can still be plenty big, it just won't be able to go right to the corner of the house.

So, with the plumber all set, we meet with the electrician on Friday. The plumber will be starting his work tomorrow, the electrician on Tuesday. According to Tom, the sheetrockers will be in on or about the 27th. He said that things can happen, but generally, four weeks from the first sheetrock going in, the house is done. Perhaps four weeks after the last sheetrock is in - there's a fudge factor in there. This is exciting news because we are either right on schedule or a bit ahead.

We talked about perhaps changing the flooring in the sunroom from carpet to hardwood. Karen is going to look into it, as it is not yet too late to change. Other work that will be done is that central vacuum will be roughed in (though we will not be installing the canister) and the Superstore will be coming to do the A/V wiring. It will be a busy few weeks, and we can't think of anything we'd rahter. Oh, the siding will be put in some where in there, along with the front porch. It is all good.