Category Archives: New Home

After months of packing, boxing, sanding, painting, moving… the old house is finally sold, and we closed on the new house.  This means get the electrical work done in the basement by a very skilled professional. Eight 20amp circuits were installed, should be enough to power the shop with no problems.  Next was network media closet and low voltage runs of CAT6+ cable.  About this same time Michael came to visit. Coincidentally I had lens replacement surgery in my right eye. Under doctors instruction I was not allowed to do anything for a few weeks.

Michael did the majority of the low-voltage work.  These photos show him terminating ethernet cables at the media closet and in the field.

Not quite finished, but way better than the mess left by the builder.

Plastic serves as a temporary wall between the shop area and the office.  I may consider later this year I putting up drywall and finishing the right side of the basement. Back to plane building first!

Not much happened over the Christmas holidays, but plenty of action since the New Year.  Biggest item is a second HVAC unit for the second floor and revamped ducting in the basement to allow 9′ ceiling in most locations.  Not optimal, but way better than before.  They also finished the back deck, insulated around exterior walls, and mostly completed drywall rough-ins.  Current schedule is house completion in early April.

Electrical and HVAC installations continued over the weekend.

Notice on these next pictures how the engineered floor joists have been completely cut through the web to accommodate the AC ducting.  I do not think this is correct and will be taking up the matter with both the builder and the city inspector’s office.

Updates from December 9 week.

Here is progress as of November 24 (Thanksgiving Day)

Here is the basement rough-in from November 18.

The construction of airplane parts will be taking a back seat to new home construction.  One benefit of the new domicile will be a 25′ x 30′ heated/cooled basement workspace.  Excellent!

All the initial paperwork has been completed. Now the build is underway.  My direct involvement will not occur for another few months.