Slow and Steady

The electrical work is of high quality but the movement is slow. The entire kitchen has been wired and the rest of the house is nearing completion. The electrican has run most of the home runs back to the panel and all the wiring in the walls is complete. With the exception of the kitchen, none of the overhead lighting wiring has been run.

Brent has been making the trip from Chattanooga over to Kings Mountain about every other weekend. Hope to have the electrical inspection called for within the next two (2) weeks. Afterwards the sheetrock can begin. Brent only has to frame one (1) more closest upstairs and then he will begin to start on the downstairs bathroom.

Canned Fixtures

This weekend was a quick, one day trip to Zelda on Saturday. Brent arrived around noon to review the electrical progress and meet with the electrican. Work is steady and at the end of the day, we have the canned light fixtures installed in the kitchen and bathrooms. The rough-in of the electrical is still about one (1) week away, so Brent says it will be two (2).

The current goal is to have the electrical work inspected and approved in April, such that the sheetrock work can begin during the month of April. Brent still has no odds and ends to make sure that all the nailers are up prior to the sheetrock being installed. Of course, there are still nails, nails and even more nails to remove from the studs, ceiling joists and floors.

We sure hope that everyone had a great Easter and even if you were not able to spend the day with family, that you did remember the reason for the day and the Grace we received.

Electrical Sighting

The soffit and facial board installation is complete and Zelda has tranformed once again. The is the start of the trim out and it looks great. We meet in Kings Mountain this weekend, Brent coming in from Chattanooga and Lynn, Jennifer, Jessica and Cookie arrived from Holly Springs. It was a weekend full of nail pulling, installing door headers, finishing the upper levels of wall framing and bracing below all the second story windows.

There was actually a sighting of our electrical contractor who was at Zelda all day on Saturday. Nearly all the wiring as been pulled for the electrical boxes, just no home runs back to the panel. This "two" week job that was quoted which Brent budgeted for five (5) weeks may turn into a three (3) month job.

Once the electrical is installed and inspected Brent will have the alarm company install all their wiring, and then the sheet rock can be installed. Then finally and I mean finally, those kitchen cabinets purchased in August of 2007 can be installed.