The new house is FINALLY started......

[JimN]

Originally Posted by jkski

Yep, it was a calculated risk that I took when opting to go this route and plain and simple the guy knew he could get push me around. I made it a point to oviously be nice and asked about his background, etc... funny thing is the guy was never a plumber yet he is the plumbing inspector. I realize that there are a lot of people out there who are inspectors for various industries/trades who have never actually done any of the work themselves, they simply passed a test and know what the code book says but fail to understand what actually works in practical application. I had a 50/50 chance on which inspector I was going to get and unfortunately, I got the ball-buster and have learned my lesson!

I guess he had a choice- be an inspector or a teacher- "Those who can't do, teach".

[jkski]

Quick follow-up: My plumber spoke with the inspector this morning and the guy approved everything but 1 item after their discussion, so of the 4 things he failed me on, only 1 of them now needs to be changed. Lesson learned....plumbing inspectors want to talk to the plumber, not a homeowner who pulls his own permit!

[JohnE]

Interesting. Here in MA only a licensed plumber can pull a permit. No homeowner exception here.

[occva]

Originally Posted by JohnE

Interesting. Here in MA only a licensed plumber can pull a permit. No homeowner exception here.

Yet another reason I left Mass. You can electrocute yourself and burn your house down, but they draw the line at some water in the basement.

[jkski]

I was surprised by the fact that I could pull my own permit and how easy it was. I do believe that on the paperwork it says "homeowner" which tips the inspector off to look a little more closely.

So, the electricians got started yesterday and got their line in the trench with their inspection today (I have nothing to do wth this one). The siding guys started bringing their stuff out and I would imagine they will try to get started sometime this week, although today's weather is pretty much all rain so the mud has returned!!!
Should have some new pics later this week.

[Double D]

Originally Posted by jkski

I was surprised by the fact that I could pull my own permit and how easy it was. I do believe that on the paperwork it says "homeowner" which tips the inspector off to look a little more closely.

So, the electricians got started yesterday and got their line in the trench with their inspection today (I have nothing to do wth this one). The siding guys started bringing their stuff out and I would imagine they will try to get started sometime this week, although today's weather is pretty much all rain so the mud has returned!!!
Should have some new pics later this week.

I hope they can side it while its warm. Cold tends to make vinyl siding a bit brittle...

[jkski]

I think they are going to have to wait to do any siding work. Between the rain and mud, the site is once again a mess and while they have their siding breaks set-up and covered, ready to go, temps are supposed to drop back into the 20's on Thursday with snow in the forecast for a few days. My guess is that they will see what next week brings and go from there.

The electricians got what looks to be a decent start with most of the boxes set, can lights mounted, etc. so I would think they will be pulling wire later this week.

[SkiDog]

Originally Posted by jkski

I think they are going to have to wait to do any siding work. Between the rain and mud, the site is once again a mess and while they have their siding breaks set-up and covered, ready to go, temps are supposed to drop back into the 20's on Thursday with snow in the forecast for a few days. My guess is that they will see what next week brings and go from there.

The electricians got what looks to be a decent start with most of the boxes set, can lights mounted, etc. so I would think they will be pulling wire later this week.

TRUST me on this. Once all your wiring, plumbing, low voltage, HVAC, and anything else thats IN THE WALLS, is completed, Take your camera (still or video) and shoot the WHOLE house! Don't miss a spot anywhere! This can be valuable if something happens and you need to know where a certain wire or plug is that may have gotten covered up! It takes a little time. Video is actually the best method, but camera pics have saved my a$$ on more than one occasion when trying to locate a wire that I knew was there, but could not find till I looked at the pics. This saves tons of extra tear out that you might have to do in order to search.

[OHIOPRO205]

I agree with skidog. We built our house 20 years ago and my dad was always going around taking pictures. At that time it didn't make much since to me but I never said anything. When we moved in my parents gave us this huge picture album in chronological order. It has been awesome to go back and look how it all went together. It has been very helpful to be able to look back at where everything is. He even took some pics from upstairs window of leach bed before it was covered up. Very helpful.


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[onewheat]

ESPECIALLY where you will be hanging TV's, closet shelves, bathroom rods, toilet paper holders and anywhere you run speaker or other wires, etc. If you know where you'll be hanging things - backer boards in the wall are awesome. I always like a towel rod, curtain rod, TP holder, etc. to screw into wood, rather than in drywall with an anchor.