The fenestrations definitely gave the home its facial features and the wonderful Pella-donated windows filled the interior with beautiful light. The team also installed the Pella-donated exterior doors. The doors have integrated windows to give the home even more exterior daylight and now the team can lock up the house when they leave for the day. With such lovely natural light, the team met with designer Thomas Paterson of Lux Populi again to finalize a complementary artificial lighting plan.
With the stairs complete, it was easier for the team to bring tongue-and-groove plywood to lay the subfloor within their attic truss. Once the subfloor was complete, the team could then finally finish their interior framing! The upstairs rooms have taken shape, and the team got very excited about the possibilities for flexible room at the top of the stairs. They also put half-inch plywood along the interior walls of the stairs to later attach a durable layer of tongue-and-groove cypress boards.
With a surface to cast light on, the team got even more excited about the exterior light from the windows at the top and bottom of the stairs. With all the walls established, the group began looking toward wall fillers in preparation to enclose them with drywall and with endless miscellaneous blocking.
We enjoyed installing the downstairs shower and upstairs bathtub base. From there, the team began fitting together the PVC drain, water, and vent system to the stub outs connections from the main drain in the concrete slab. These water supply lines connect to their various fixture stub outs in the bathrooms and kitchen. Then it was time for electrical boxes and outlets to find their place in the wall. With the supervision of some expert help, the team installed the two electrical units.
These separate outlet boxes offer the opportunity for power to be individually accessed and maintained. With all the wire strung, the house is ready to be plugged into the meter on the temporary power pole outside.
