This phase is called "rough-in" for the "trades" which are plumbing, electrical and HVAC. It seems the idea is that first you put up this solid structure and then start drilling holes in it!
The shot below shows the toilet and floor drain in the upstairs west bath:
And here is what it looks like from below:
Getting those PVC drains glued to be just the right length and angle is very tricky stuff; I tried my hand at it for our temp bathroom last summer - and I'm happy that this job has someone that knows what they are doing! Davie from Blue Sky Plumbing is shown bundled up against the frost below. He relates that his dislexia is a strength when it comes to visualizing the 3D paths of these drains.
The electricians start with the electrical plan; the upstairs plan with my notes is shown below. Those little dotted lines are saying "make it work" to get from hither to yon.
And you end up with the reality below - which corresponds to top right corner of the plan above.
Our licensed electrian Paul from Appalachian Contractors installs a ceiling fan box below...
while his helper Andrew wields the big drill (below). This shot also shows that the electricians have to work around the plumbers, which makes sense because wire is so much easier to manipulate.
Meanwhile, we got the majority (maybe all - we'll see how far this batch goes) of the Eastern Hemlock siding delivered yesterday. We want to use Hemlock because the boring bees which have recently invaded this area don't bother it; unfortunately you can't get it at the store. One of our carpenters told us about an old-time sawmill in Spruce Pine (about 45 miles from here) that mills Hemlock logs. Dan Quinn (shown below in front of his "head saw" mill) accomodated us with 4500 linear feet of 1x8. Dan has 50 or more years in the timber business - he worked as a logger in Longview, WA in the 50's!
Sorry Dan, the auto-focus on the camera seemed more interested in your sawblade than your face. BTW, that silhouetted handle to the right of the blade is what you pull to move the carrage holding the log forward past the stationary blade.
The shot below shows the toilet and floor drain in the upstairs west bath:
And here is what it looks like from below:
Getting those PVC drains glued to be just the right length and angle is very tricky stuff; I tried my hand at it for our temp bathroom last summer - and I'm happy that this job has someone that knows what they are doing! Davie from Blue Sky Plumbing is shown bundled up against the frost below. He relates that his dislexia is a strength when it comes to visualizing the 3D paths of these drains.
The electricians start with the electrical plan; the upstairs plan with my notes is shown below. Those little dotted lines are saying "make it work" to get from hither to yon. And you end up with the reality below - which corresponds to top right corner of the plan above.Our licensed electrian Paul from Appalachian Contractors installs a ceiling fan box below...
while his helper Andrew wields the big drill (below). This shot also shows that the electricians have to work around the plumbers, which makes sense because wire is so much easier to manipulate. Meanwhile, we got the majority (maybe all - we'll see how far this batch goes) of the Eastern Hemlock siding delivered yesterday. We want to use Hemlock because the boring bees which have recently invaded this area don't bother it; unfortunately you can't get it at the store. One of our carpenters told us about an old-time sawmill in Spruce Pine (about 45 miles from here) that mills Hemlock logs. Dan Quinn (shown below in front of his "head saw" mill) accomodated us with 4500 linear feet of 1x8. Dan has 50 or more years in the timber business - he worked as a logger in Longview, WA in the 50's! Sorry Dan, the auto-focus on the camera seemed more interested in your sawblade than your face. BTW, that silhouetted handle to the right of the blade is what you pull to move the carrage holding the log forward past the stationary blade.
