No more cast!! Walking around with a pronounced limp, and swollen leg, but we're back to work. I've brought on Keith Potter, who had been working with Josh Simpson while we were framing, and John Norse, who helped me put the water proofing on the basement walls. We are putting on the siding. On the lower portion of the house, up to the top of the windows and doors, we are installing "Hardi-Plank" with a 6" reveal. Above the windows and in the gables, we will be using "Hardi-Shake." The Hardi products are a cement and wood fiber mix that won't burn, insects don't like it, and is supposed to hold paint like a magnet. We'll see.
While I was laid up, we did manage to get the rough-ins complete for the electrical, plumbing, and heating and ventilation. The permit inspection is done and passed for the electrical. The only correction necessary was framing in a covering for the wires that ran on the ceiling of the basement, and Keith took care of that so the electrical is done. Next week, I will be calling on the county for the framing, plumbing and mechanical inspections. Once those inspections are complete, we can start drywalling the inside.
