The Insides

Over the past few weeks, the focus of the project has been on mechanicals and electricals. Or as I think of it, all of the “insides” and important functional elements of the house that are usually hidden behind the walls. The old electrical wiring was an absolute mess. There were wires tucked into insulation in haphazard and potentially hazardous ways and required a lot of reworking and rewiring but is finally complete.

The mechanical/plumbing is now also finished. Once mechanical and electrical were done, the town came in for “rough inspection” which means inspecting all of the “rough” (vs finishing) work – framing, mechanical, electrical. Good news is we got the stamp of approval to proceed.

Last week was pretty quiet. There was some tinkering here and there but nothing notable. We did lose the kids’ bedroom as the new mudroom needed to be framed. Don’t get n wrong, any project progress is good news but the adults of the house are now relegated to the pull-out couch for sleeping with the kids in the larger/quieter bedroom space (for their sanity and ours).

This week the insulation went in! Along the perimeter of the house, spray foam was used. Fiberglas batts laid in the attic, and we decided to add rock wool in certain areas between the walls to reduce sound.

Next week we are scheduled for blue board and plaster i.e. the walls go up! We are anticipating a transformation worth posting about so stay tuned.

In the meantime, here are two light fixtures that I have obsessed about for many moons. Crazy excited for these to go in – that will be a good day and likely mean the project is close to wrapping up.

Very exciting. Maybe I should start my own YouTube unboxing channel?!?!

The kitchen has also been delivered. Yes the entire kitchen cabinet set has arrived and massive boxes are basically just sitting in various spaces of the house waiting for the walls to go up and then hopefully be installed.

When all of these updates are consolidated into one blog post, I’m reminded that there has indeed been decent progress. But truth is we are starting to feel some construction fatigue and our little space downstairs is starting to close in on us a bit. It’s hard to maintain order when there is little to no storage space and we are pretty much living on top of each other. Single bathroom for 4 is also a logistical challenge at times. Add to all that a 4 year old who decided to jump off a table in the preschool playground, landing not on two feet, and breaking his collarbone…. a recipe for some daydreaming of a better time when everyone is healthy, and we have our house back, done and dusted.