40 Cardigan Road

With rough-ins 95% complete, it was time for inspections, which went well.  We will have some tweaking to do over the next couple of weeks, but for the most part we are ready for drywall.  It's time to let the house breath for a while inside while we focus on closing in the outside next week.

Plumbing didn't take long to rough in - Tony and Mario were done in about 3 days, and we'd had the system inspected and passed by Thursday.  Also passed were the framing and HVAC inspections, we we are pushing towards the insulation phase.... we just need the windows !?!?! :-). For clarity sake, I painted the kitchen layout on the floor to give everyone an idea of the layout and to help the three main rough-in trades (HVAC, plumbing and electrical) get a feel for where things are going.  It seems like a really great size for the space. Lastly, the open riser basement stairs arrived - they will look great when revealed!

With the floor poured, Miguel's team was back to rough in the basement layout.  We had some good discussions on the bathroom and laundry room layouts, which resulted in positive changes for those rooms.  We also got our electrical service this week! Finally, the team from Pinewood began their duct and gas line rough-ins so we should be ready for plumbing and electrical next week.

While Kevin prepares the mast and meter box for electrical service (I love bungalows.... no waiting for exterior cladding to get our own electrical service!), Thom was busy prepping the basement.  He leveled, added a layer of 1.5 rigid foam continuous insulation, then made a little hole in the front for his chute.  By Thursday, he was ready to pour and by Friday we were walking on the new basement floor!