Porch Renovation 12
Monday, December 12 – Well, one of the reasons why our builder doesn’t show up, might be because the Architect likes his work and has asked him to supervise the framers on another job. They are the same framers that did our wing. On the good days when the builder doesn’t show up, I wonder if he is working on the Architect’s project?
Tuesday, December 13 – Dave and I took off early on this beautiful, sunny morning to drive to the Board of Elections office in Syracuse. I had been invited to test the software up-date for the handicapped accessible voting machines, also called BMD (ballot marking device). I’d used the BMD for the 2010 and 2011 elections and I think they have made several good improvements, but I hope they’ll tweak it a bit more.
We arrive home around 2:30 to find our builder installing the wall for the powder room. Then, we walked around with him as he marked locations for the electrician to thread his wiring. We had just enough time to get to the Pal-Mac High School to watch Tyler swim in several events.
Wednesday, December 14 – Late this morning, the builder scared the heck out of my guide dog and me, by flopping bundles of shingles on the old dining room roof. Apparently, he is going to try to get them nailed down before the rain, which is forecasted to return this evening. He finished the south wing’s roof ridge, but left the section over the old dining room for another day.
Dave came home early to do a walk-through with the electrician. The builder had marked many of the spots we’d talked about, so the electrician said yea or nay and made some suggestions, according to codes. He asked good questions and I think the electrical set-up of switches for lights, fans, and outlets will be very efficient.
We went to the Newark High School pool to watch Tyler swim. He came in first in the 100 yard Free Style and the relay team came in 2nd. He looked up at us when he won the first and smiled, giving us the thumbs-up sign.
Thursday, December 15 – The builder is working on the roof section over the old dining room and the electrician is drilling, hammering, and whatever else he does to run the needed wires through the studs to connect everything. The hot tub will require a special ‘break away’ (panic) box that will cut-off the electricity to the tub if there is a problem. Code states that the box must be visible no closer than 6’ and no farther away than 9’, otherwise, we’d put it behind the tub.
Friday, Dec16 – Both the electrician and builder are here today, continuing what they were doing yesterday. The roof is now complete.