Let the Games Begin!

We did it! We finally passed!!! We have our lovely stickers hanging prominently in the living room for the framing and the mechanical, denoting the passed inspections. Now my work really begins. As of right now, I'm doing the insulation, drywall, painting, floors, stone work on the fireplace, and building the cabinets myself.

I started doing the insulation today. I got about two-thirds of the first floor insulation cut out, and hung the insulation in the living room. I have the drywall coming next Thursday. That will be really fun. After searching for high and low for drywall people, the best deal I found was $45 per sheet with me supplying. Maybe I can go into the drywall business after finishing the drywall in our house.

All Systems Go....almost

We were so close - I had another inspection yesterday - this time for the framing and the mechanical stuff. We passed for the fireplace, but the HVAC failed because of a missing strap on a flex line in the attic, and the framing failed because evidently you cannot have any seams on your plywood sheathing. I spent the day nailing 2x4x14" blocks up...ALL DAY LONG - BORING!!! I think I'd rather watch paint dry - oh the monotony. But, it is all done, so now we wait for the reinspection.
On a side note, since the fireplace passed, and it passed my inspection, I have been using it constantly. The folks at Heat-n-glo have an awesome product in the Northstar.