Granite and Inspectors

We’re nearing the end of week two and the project is about where expected.

Last week the water was roughed in. The plumbers need to redo the water lines to the main sink, though. They connected them to the old galvanized lines behind where a cabinet will be. That’s an obvious potential leak source (galvanic corrosion) so they will run new copper all the way to the new copper in the basement. They also haven’t run the water to the refrigerator, but both of those issues, as well as the city inspection, should be complete today.

The electrical is done, at least as much as can be at this stage. All the old wiring was ripped out, the boxes for the devices and the cans for the lights are in place and wired, and a new panel is installed in the basement. The electrical inspector should be there today as well.

You can see our clothes chute. That 45° bend has caused us a lot of grief. Once we had a pair of jeans stuck in there and it was hooked on something on the inside. I had to lower our Wolski’s bottle opener down on a string and Laurie tied it to the pants so that I could pull them up. Someone probably got fired over this when the house was built in 1929.

Once both inspections are done, Greg and Pat will start putting up the drywall. They cut in the arches around the openings and those look good. It will be interesting to see them when they are complete, but they appear to have matched the arc well.

Yesterday (9/6) we met with Jill to select our specific granite and very nearly succeeded. The granite we choose, Black Galaxy, is a very homogeneous black with copper flecks. Still, we wanted to see ours. When we got there she said that she didn’t have anyone to move it. That’ll be ok, but disappointing. I’ll probably go back.