Feeling Tubby

It is a bit difficult to sit in

Plumbing rough-in continues at a good pace.  One of the more visual aspects of this is the new tub!

We are quite pleased with this tub.  I would specify this again, no problem.  Opening the box elicited oohs & ahs - a nice deep soaker.  Here is a link to the item. 

The tub is rocked up on its side so that the drain & overflow assembly can be installed first.  Also, a grout bed will go down to give good solid support to the bottom.

Then we get to see how well the framing wall & ledger I built will fit.

Also visible in this picture is beefy blocking, low & high, to support our wall mounted vertical radiator.  You can see the feeds poking through from the floor.

We Have Water

Men in a rut

Portland Water Bureau showed up and gave us a water meter.

(If charging a hefty fee can be considered "giving")

We Have Gas

Gas Meter, mid-install

(and the meal was worth it.  Sorry.)

Today they connected the gas meter to the house piping, and connected it to the street.

Man in the Hole

Now we're (on the way toward) cookin' with gas.

Overheard of the Jobsite

G1: Ok, if you lose this bet, you have to wear a New York Yankees hat for a year.

G2:  No.  I won't do it.  A man has to have limits.

Steel Sills & Copings

Primed Steel, and a lot of it

Yesterday the raw steel window sills and parapet copings arrived. 

Here is a shot of today's task of priming each of these heavy things, one at a time, two different sides.

Some of these are quite heavy, and I lost control of one as I attempted to set it down softly on the cardboard to dry.  Made a nice sound, which got the attention of the framer nearby.

Connections

Drilling in the water line

The day came when the house needed to be connected to the outside world.

Sunday Progress Update

Mechanical Room takes shape

The past week was mostly about Heating and Ventilating.
The framing crew did a fair amount of misc tasks, but hard to take a photo of.

Overheard on the Jobsite

G1: "So what I don't understand is why Narcissists like to riot on May Day."

G2: "Anarchists.  I think you mean Anarchists."

Ladder Pile

This is not even all of the ladders currently involved.

Sunday Progress Update

We have a Fascia! 
(the boards that define the edge of the roof)

Observations from the Field:

Most of your clothes will quickly become 'project clothes'.

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