Gutters Next?

Yesterday we had several crafts show up. Chris (electrician) was here for awhile in the morning. Not sure of everything he did, but obviously he wired power to the three overhead garage door lights. It will be nice to have these outlets available for other uses as well.

The slate guys also were here in the afternoon. They did some more work on the main house and replaced some cracked pieces on the sunroom.

The southeast corner of the main house looks better than it did but I need to take a closer look before we buy off on it.

Jerry (painter) and his crew worked all day. They finished the eaves and Mike said we should see the Bret (roofer) here on Thursday to install the gutters. T is happy with how the colors of the exterior cement boards are turning out.

They obviously not done with painting the cement boards yet.

Mike also started installing door handles and window cranks yesterday.

Today, Chris (electrician) is back. I called Mike (one more time) to ensure we are all on the same page with respect to routing the coaxial and CAT5 cables into the basement. I had told Chris weeks ago that that is where the cables should go and I mentioned it again to Mike earlier this week. Mike said he assumed that was Chris's intention, but he would be here later this morning and verify. I will therefore not worry any more about it.

I noticed there is also a new face in the backyard this morning. He was digging a shallow trench from the garage to the sunroom. It turned out to be a helper of Chris's digging a trench for a conduit to allow the garage lights to be turned on or off from the sunroom.

Before Mike left, he said the guttering should be installed tomorrow. He said the brick layers told him they will finish the window sill installation this week. He also got a text message from Bob (cabinetry) that the mantel and side panels are complete and will be delivered this week. Bob suggested to Mike that he should schedule the stone work on the chimney breast. I pointed out to Mike that while the slate on the southeast corner of the main house is better, they did not secure the loose copper trim as Mike said he would ask them to do. Mike also noted they did not replace the cracked slate tiles on the sunroom as requested.

No word from Eric (solar) about the receptacle on the inverter panel. We had a relatively clear day today and the solar panels hit a maximum power output of roughly 5.5 kw, at which time one inverter was producing about 20% less than the other. I sent a note to Eric yesterday stating I was not impressed with the performance. His response was that they would monitor the system for a couple of weeks.

No painters today.