Roofing, Plumbing and HVAC

On to roofing, plumbing and central air… things are moving fast so keep up.  Friday, 11 March 2016, was a busy day at our house.  Roofers continued the momentum the framers came and went with, done in one day and coming back to finish the roof vent and pipe collars. 

HVAC was nearly completed on Friday except a few things in the basement.  I really like the trunk style runs in the attic and the glue/ filler they use to seal the pipes from letting air escape.  One issue, not really a problem, but something to be moved….  In our basement they placed an air return in the center of the wall where we want to put a wet bar, it would interfere with the cabinets and overall layout.  RESPONSE from Project Manager: I’ll meet with HVAC contractors to move it over a bit.

Plumbing did their thing and nearly completed as well.  A few more pipes to connect in the main level and basement.  Another little concern about rain leaking down the roof vent pipe, but this was fairly normal due to what I mentioned above.  Roofers are to install the pipe collar on their next available stop. 

Us being nitpicky and having great PMs!  We were told on our initial pre-construction meeting that the basement sometimes comes with a closet under the stairs.  It’s not a standard option, but typically comes prefabbed when they are framing out the house, it wasn’t installed nor a header where we thought it should go.  RESPONSE from PM:  The closet isn’t a standard option, but we talked about it at the pre-construction meeting and I have it noted to add for you guys! The framers will frame it out when they’re in the house for their “punch out”. 

Lesson learned:  It doesn’t hurt to ask and it pays dividends to have a great relationship with the people working on your house.      -Luke