Much Progress - Screen Porch, Electrical, Plumbing

The last week of August was a productive one for D. Gullens Carpentry! The screen porch has been framed up and most of the siding has been installed. Also, the architectural framing that goes over the deck on the kitchen side of the house has been nailed in place. One more major step toward completion!






I also have a few interior shots showing some of the recent wiring work in place, and also some of the rough plumbing. This picture is in the basement, in the corner where most of the mechanical equipment will be located. The electrician has terminated his wiring here, where the breaker panel will be, as have the structured wiring people (stereo, home theatre, satellite, etc.). The white box hanging down with the silver tubing is an air exchanger unit, which is required in Nova Scotia.





This picture is in the main wall in the living room, with the home theatre wiring and satellite wiring all in place. And the close-up shows this is a busy wall space!






















This is one of the 4 pot lights going into the living room ceiling.............






















And this is looking toward the new screen porch, looking toward the river from the deck in front of the living room windows.





This red stuff is called PEX tubing. It is what will carry the liquid for the the radiant floor heat, when it gets embedded in the cement floor that will be poured on the main floor of the house, in a week or so.







On the second floor of the house, the tub is in place, and the red and blue tubing is what they use nowadays instead of copper pipe. This red and blue tubing is all going to connect in the basement to a big manifold to distribute the water everywhere. The single red PEX tube coming out of the floor beside the tub is one of 2 tubes for the baseboard heater, run off the same system as the radiant floor heat on the main floor of the house. Instead of having radiant floor heat on the second floor, I opted to go this route (less $$$).

And finally, this is a shot looking at the ceiling of the new screen porch. I've asked Dave to see if he can make the ceiling not totally flat, - like maybe do a vaulted veiling of some type. We'll see what he comes up with.