1709 Ruxton- Day 21

The Ruxton house is coming along, albeit slightly slower than planned. This house needed new central air, electric and framing, and it's taken forever for each trade to complete their tasks. What ends up happening is that each person blames the other for delays, and then nothing ends up getting done. For example, this sequence of events actually happened last week:



1. Framers come and leave because electrician has turned off the electric, which they need to power the framing guns. Framers go to work on Bentalou house.

2. Electrician comes and leaves because he doesn't have the front door key, which framers took. Electrician leaves to work on job 45 minutes away.

3. HVAC guy comes and leaves because old supply lines to radiators are in the way. Says he can't finish until framers take out old lines. HVAC guy goes to finish another job.

4. Framers blame electrician for not having power to power saws to cut lines; electrician blames framers for taking key; framers and HVAC guy blame electrician for cutting power.

5. Nothing ends up happening for the day!



In any case, we're finished with the demo, some electric is done, most of the ducts are in, and all of the framing is finished. Here are some pics of what the house looks like now:

This is the new kitchen. We had to put in a bulkhead because the ductwork sticks out in the corner, and we decided to take the bulkhead all the way across the room. It'll look pretty good once the cabinets are installed, and the ceiling is so high that it doesn't make the room feel any smaller.

Here's how we frame out the ceilings in the bedrooms where there was previously drop ceiling:

Here's some new ductwork in the hallway. It's actually framed out now (this pic was early in the day), but we need to wait for our rough-in inspection before we can cover it with sheetrock.

This is how we framed out the tub surround in the upstairs bathroom. We also were able to put in a stand-up shower in the bathroom we created in the first floor. Three bedrooms and two baths will be really convenient for the family that buys this house.

This is how Roger prefers to sit when he frames out the ceiling.

After all of the inspections are finished throughout this week, we're going to work full speed to finish this house. After all, we've got more projects lined up for the summer.

Thanks,

Dave