Clean out, Electrical, Siding . . .

Time to play some catch up:

Back on June 22nd, Adam dug down and added a clean out to the sewer line. It wasn't required by code, but the inspector wanted it . . . so we had to add it.

Adam dug down about 4 feet to put the clean out in. But, thanks to our many pictures, we dug in the right spot first try.

July 4th, we put up the trim around the garage door opening.

We used screws to attached the painted 2x10 boards.

We finished putting all the electrical boxes in, including those in the ceiling. We also mounted all the recessed can lights.

Here are the can lights in the kitchen.

This is what the fan-rated boxes look like. They're really compact and mount right under a truss.

Our next door neighbors had a wedding back in July, so we moved the dumpster around to the side and cleaned up the front yard.

Adam put the bricks on a plank and tied it to his truck to tote to the back yard. It was really helpful to have the truck haul the load.

Here's our cleaned up yard.

Philip and Amanda visited our house on July 10th - thanks for stopping by, it was fun to have you!

Adam ran all the low voltage wire (TV, internet, phone, speakers).

Here's the wires going through the trusses.

Here's the coax and cat-5 wires going to the outlets above the fireplace for our future tv.

On July 14th, we put the disconnects in for the condensing units. Adam also drove the copper grounding rods into the ground - you can see one sticking about a foot out of the ground here.

On July 21st, Adam started putting the hardie board siding on the back porch.

Here you can see the trim around the windows.

Last week, Adam just about finished the siding on the back porch. Like the color?

This is hardie board. It is a fiber cement prodect. It is great on the exterior of a house because it doesn't hold moisture or attached termites (like wood). We bought the primed boards and painted it ourselves.

Another view of the back porch. It sure is going to be cozy!

So, there you have it. That catches you up on the Harris Residence. Next up: garage door, insulation and ductwork.