Monday, February 27, 2006
Certificate of Occupancy and the end of the tunnel
Over the last 4 days, I have worked every waking hour and slept very little. On Friday night, I wondered if I could keep working any longer while being so tired - then Sat. morning I woke up sick. It made 'tired' look pretty good. I pushed hard through the weekend - planning to get final inspection on Monday. At 5 am this morning, I called the inspector's office and left my information for a final inspection. I wasn't finished, but they usually come in the afternoon - so I'd have the morning to finish up.
I started at 5:30 this morning (after finishing last night after 11 pm). I plumbed the kitchen sink, the 'washout sink' in the island, the double vanity in the master bath, went to ACE 4 times, replaced a bad disposal and was putting the seismic straps on the water heater when the inspector drove up at 11 am.
Even though he passed me, he gave me a list of things to get done in the next 24 hours - including 'anti-siphon' thingys that go on the hose bibs outside the house and 'spring' hinges so the door to the garage is "self closing'. Those things and some caulk around the bathroom floor and I'm 'legally' finished.
I have about another day's worth of work to do before I'm done. I've hired a lady to come clean the place up on wednesday. I hope to leave then.
I'll take photos tomorrow.
I started at 5:30 this morning (after finishing last night after 11 pm). I plumbed the kitchen sink, the 'washout sink' in the island, the double vanity in the master bath, went to ACE 4 times, replaced a bad disposal and was putting the seismic straps on the water heater when the inspector drove up at 11 am.
Even though he passed me, he gave me a list of things to get done in the next 24 hours - including 'anti-siphon' thingys that go on the hose bibs outside the house and 'spring' hinges so the door to the garage is "self closing'. Those things and some caulk around the bathroom floor and I'm 'legally' finished.
I have about another day's worth of work to do before I'm done. I've hired a lady to come clean the place up on wednesday. I hope to leave then.
I'll take photos tomorrow.
