Today was another extremely productive day at the DeJean house. All of the electrical wiring is complete and all of the outlet and switch boxes have been installed. All of the damaged siding and outdoor trim pieces have been replaced and the exterior has been caulked and is now ready for priming and paint. The front porch has been repaired and the hand rail installed.
I spent another day hanging sheetrock. We have completed hanging the sheetrock on all of the walls and ceilings on the right half of the house, and all of the ceilings except for the closets and one room are complete. We did find out late today that before the power is turned on, an inspection will have to be done since the power has been off for a couple of years. The (hopefully) good news is that we don’t think the inspection is like a city inspection for a permit for occupancy in a new construction. Probably more of a safety inspection. The electrical is certainly much better than it was before and is now up to code. We feel confident that the work will pass inspection. The only downside is that the sheetrock crew will definitely not be closing off walls until the inspector approves the work, and we may be removing some panels if the inspector needs to see the work behind the walls that are finished. Well, I guess there is another downside too – we don’t know when the inspector will be over to the house. Everyone keep your fingers crossed that the local Rebuilding Together Director can pull some strings and get an inspector to the house early. We only have 2 more days to work and really want to finish up, although we have completed the 3 primary items the homeowner really wanted done this week.
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