2007 05 31

Mike asked to not meet today as he has a septic tank issue at his house I told him that was fine and that I plan on doing the extra shower handle and valve, he said that was fine. He said the fire system will continue to be worked on in addition to Milguard will be out in the next couple days.

2007 05 30

The trash can cement pad and the kitchen landing were poured today. The fire sprinkler system was also started today.

2007 05 29

Mike, Megan and I met last week after some time off to resolve the fire system issue. Todd from Symons met with us last Thursday with Mike. This past weekend I branched off my 1 1/4" line at the house and ran it (PVC per Todd it is okay, just need copper coming out of the ground) around the north side of the house to the addition to where fire system box is going to exist. I also installed a pressure regulator at the house as there was none. This Wednesday Symons is supposed to start the system and I believe it should only take them a few days. They will be using PVC. They will be placing a sprinkler head in the water closet outside and in the laundry center area. They will be placing a hose spigot 5' off the ground behind the Southern kitchen door per code for testing purposes. Mike is going to have Milgard out to evaluate the windows before the stucco is done. Mike is going to have the hole above the Southern kitchen door patched at the same time as the rest of the stucco. Mike is also going to have the cement pad out front and the landing going to the garage done as they were supposed to do it last week or the one before.

2007 05 16

Mike just called in response to the two emails I just forwarded to him asking for a response. He said he will call Symons to see where they are at but he suspects they are still waiting on the fire department. He will let me know either way. I asked about the water spigot for the east wall of the house which he will have placed on the north wall of the addition, near the east wall by the 220 line that goes out to the jacuzzi. I know for convenience it might be best to go on the east wall itself somewhere in the middle but to keep it out of the way of the deck and out of sight with the unsightly hose reel and hose.. I opted to put it out of view on the north side of the house but still closest to the back yard... keeping it a couple feet away from the 220 box that will serve as the connection to the jacuzzi.

Mike will also get on the missing cement landing and the trash can pad out front. He balked and said it would be best to wait until the end but I said they look like shit so he said he will get on it. Mike also said he will have Symons place the fire sprinkler shutoff valve box on the north side of the house near the water heater area. He said once the plans are approved, he will ask them to place their tie in to the 1 1/4" line so I will still have room for me to install a pressure regulator. In fact I will email him right now and ask if I can buy the pressure regulator, leave it at the house and have Symons install it for me as it will only be a couple of extra joints to sweat.

We agreed there is no reason to have him drive up tomorrow so I'll also send him an email to approve that.

2007 05 15

Yesterday the siding was nailed off to make the boards tight. The kitchen porch light was also mounted. This past weekend Megan and I got the trench dug for the water service line and replaced it with a 1 1/4" pipe per the suggestion of Symons fire protection. I asked Mike to have the back water spigot plummed and to also have the gas turned on. We are waiting on the Fire Department to approve the schematics Symons drew up and so maybe next week work will resume.

2007 05 10

Mike just called with outrageously good news. The fire department or city just confirmed with Symon that if they can prove their system to work (provide enough GPM) then we will not have to upgrade the water meter. Hopefully that will be that will be case and we are at an advantage as we have really high water pressure. Mike says we will still have to upgrade the service line to the house which they previously quoted ~$1k to do, but I know I can do it for ~$100 in parts. He will get me the specs and I will get it done. The plans are being dropped off at the FD today and they will have them for ~1 week. So Symons can start as early as late next week :-)

2007 05 10

Just got off the phone with Mike and we confirmed we are not going to meet today. Mike spoke with Symons and they stated the 5/8" line will not suffice for the water meter and the 3/4" service line to the house will not suffice. This could get really expensive. One of the fire sprinkler system companies told me that the city charges a flat rate of $10k to upgrade water meters. If that is the case, we are fucked...

2007 05 07

Nothing for the next couple days until the fire system plans are completed, submitted, and approved. In the interim the external lights can be done which were missed, the dormers and the stucco. I'll ask Mike about having the step and the trash can pad done soon as one it a pain and the other looks terrible. This weekend I did no more wiring but we did get most of the scrap wood and siding moved to the north side of the garage, the bottom stud on the handrails, and I installed the bathroom exhaust fan. I still need to put a grill on it in addition to a flapper.

2007 05 04

Mike came back with the numbers from Symons Fire and they are going to do the entire house for $3641 pending the initial visual inspection which could raise the price. Looking at the water meter, it looks like a 3/4" OD pipe which means it may now flow enough. This weekend I should run a hose into a bi for 60 seconds and calculate the output as we do have really high pressure. Hopefully it will be enough to pass the inspection.

Mike is going to have the electricians re-mount the security light above Trins windows, and someone will be mounting the kitchen porch light. Extreme Roofing will be installing the four addition dormers and possibly two more instead of my thermostatically controlled fan based upon price. They will also be installing flashing where the kitchen vent pipe is, and where I am mounting a shower exhaust fan this weekend. For $50, Viking Electric will be wiring it to the jacuzzi tub area switches... and will be installing a double switch. I'll take care of the french door opening as the doors no longer hit the siding. Someone from Lars or Milgard will also be moving the tempered window to the bedroom door area as it is in the wrong spot.

To Do's for this weekend
Finish wiring once and for all
Mount a 2x4 at the ends of the "deck" railing so Trin does not bump her head on the pointed edge
move blue tarp to dumpster
move wood and siding into garage
re-cover race car, it looks like shit
purchase and install bathroom exhaust fan
anything else?

2007 05 02

Nothing was done today or yesterday as we are waiting on the fire sprinkler system to be quoted.