Later, I went out to the garage and chatted with Mark and John. Mark brought up the issues that he and Mike had discussed. Mike later called and we went over the issues as well. One issue was that the drawings show a hose bib on the south wall of the sunroom. It was pointed out that this cannot be done since there is no way to winterize the bib. It was suggested that the location be changed, putting this bib on the south wall under the hot tub deck. I agreed with this new location. The drawings also show a bib on the northwest garage wall associated with the sink located in that corner. They wanted to know if we also wanted a similar bib on the northeast wall of the garage, associated with the sink in that corner. This was not shown on the drawings. I told them "yes".
The drawings also showed a tankless instantaneous water heater in the garage. The question was whether we wanted to have one of these water heaters at each sink. I responded that some time ago we had decided to have a single small-tank water heater (~10 gallon) instead of the tankless water heater(s). Mark suggested that he could mount the water heater on a shelf on the east wall above the window. I suggested that they could even mount it in the trusses. Mark said that was not possible because the heater needed to be located in the "heated" area of the garage. This was an interesting comment since there are not going to any heated areas in the garage, at least not initially. Mark said he was under the impression that the garage was going to have radiant floor heating. While at one time that had been considered, after realizing the cost, it was dropped from the plan. Therefore, Mark said he would need to ensure they install provisions to winterize the water system in the garage. This is example of the problems imposed by the extended duration of this project. We are losing track of decisions made over the past eight months.
When Mike called, he said the garage windows will be delivered tomorrow (Thursday). I sent a note to Tyler (architect) advising him of the delivery of the windows. I also reminded him that he had previously cautioned that Mike needed to remember to install something on each window frame, as detailed in the drawings, to ensure the windows would be weather tight. Tyler responded that he had sent a reminder note to Mike on March 9, but that he would monitor the installation.
I also sent a note to Patrick (ventilation) asking him if he had had an opportunity to review the drawings I sent to him on March 17. By the end of the day, no response from Patrick.
I asked Mike if he has had any recent contact with Jim about the glass roof fabrication. He said he had not but might call Jim about the status as well as the availability of the installation crew. Earlier in the morning I had sent Jim a note asking for an update on the fabrication. Back on March 5 Jim stated he did not have an estimate at that time, but thought it would be done by the end of the month. That's next Tuesday. By the end of the day, no response from Jim.
The roofers showed up around 10:00 am. They left around 4:30 pm (an early departure for them). They did not finish the main house as Bret thought they would. They appeared to work mostly on the copper flashings and cleaning out the gutters. The south two dormers have not yet had their vented ridges installed nor have the shingles around the windows been finished. Inspection of the attic showed that the holes, through which I could see daylight, on the hip ridge were no longer there. That is good as they are now predicting heavy rain tonight. It is supposed to stop raining around 8:00 am tomorrow morning.
"Jackhammer" John worked almost exclusively on the drain lines in the garage. By the end of the day, he still had more to do. I thought I heard Mark tell John that he had a City inspection set up for tomorrow.
When I talked with Mike this morning, he stated that he hoped we would be ready to pour the floors within a couple of weeks. Prior to pouring the floors, he expected to have the windows installed (doors will go in after the floors are poured), the slate installed on the gables, all plumbing and electrical work that will be buried in the concrete floors (including the sunroom radiant heating coils). Considering our past history, this sounds very optimistic, but maybe our luck is going to change and the pace will pick up, as repeatedly promised.
I again asked Mike to ensure that the electrician (Rob) was familiar with the wiring specifications and requirements of the hot tub. Every time I talk with the hot tub people, they implore us to have the electrician consult with them to avoid mistakes. Mike said he thought Rob knew what he was doing. I don't doubt it, but I also don't want to pay for rework. I asked Mike if he thought he had the hot tub people's contact information. He said he was not sure. I sent him the information again.
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