A-Mazing

Week 16:The rough-ins continued this week. Near the end it was basically just John, our electrician doing his work. The plumbing is done and the HVAC is nearly completed. Looking over the maze of pipes can be overwhelming. There aren't too many paths that the different trades can go, so many have a multitude of pipes by each other. It truly is an art to see how things come together. It is also gratifying to see how the plumbers have protected their pipes with metal plates on the studs, so that we can't inadvertently screw into them. The french doors have also been installed and need fine tuning. We had to do a quick redesign of the kitchen layout due to the main structural beam installation. The original plans did not have it being replaced. Because we had to do so and the location where we had to put it, the stairs had to be moved a bit. In doing that, one of the steel piers was too close to where the island was to be located. So, we met with the architect and they quickly changed a few appliances around and redesigned the island a bit. Once we had that in place, we were able to concentrate on getting all the kitchen and bath cabinets ordered. We are now finalizing the stairs and millwork. Along with that, we are finishing the tiling and flooring selections and will start on the lighting next. Not too many pictures this week, other than pot lights, switch boxes, vents and pipes.

Here are the french doors that will exit to the deck, eventually.











Here are the water lines, drain lines, vent pipes all in a row.








More venting, electrical, heating and drainage pipes.







Here you can see the protective metal plates to protect the pipes from screws.






Electrical lines to the master bedroom.







 
More drains and pipes.









Drain and water lines.









Here are the rough-ins for the master shower on the right and master tub on the left.






This is the cold water flex pipe for the refrigerator. It is curled in a box to protect it and keep it neat.












Protection for the HVAC supply. This is to protect from the flooring.





Here is the new heating/cooling duct line over the main stairs.









This is the insulated duct line going to the stairs. It is insulated since it will be in the attic space.






Here are the bath van vents going to the exterior of the house.







Here is one supply vent as it heads up to the master bedroom.








Here are some pot lights which had to be rearranged due to all the beam corrections that had to be done.







This is one of the duct lines that we will have to pt a soffit around.








This is the dryer vent.

More pipe protection.








The framing of the stairway to the basement.