Into the beehive...

So, Miss Sandy passed us by lady-like.  I noticed a few smaller trees had split and fallen, but with 10 acres of hardwoods, one doesn't say "Oh God" but, "Oh good, some firewood for next season".  The house was none the worse for her wear, and Matt had the men back in the crosstrees with a renewed enthusiasm this week!

Visiting today was like walking into a beehive of activity.  The 3 or 4 electricians worked in a blur, nailing in switch and fixture boxes, drilling through studs, and running cable and wire.  A couple of plumbers worked high and low on hot & cold water supply lines, the main drains complete in their transit throughout the walls.  The HVAC guy, a jolly old soul, mostly walked around and admired the works in progress.  The attic furnace and upstairs venting are all in place, and the beginnings of the first floor venting are seen.  Basement furnace (2 zone) has yet to arrive, but the basement plumbers are enjoying the freedom of the open overhead.  So, on to what we saw:

Driving up, all the trucks alluded to the busy-bee environment we were to walk into.  The endless roof appears almost done, if an endless roof can be such.  One of the shinglers takes in the late autumn view from our good ship's peak.

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Screened porch underway, but the two carpenters are drawn in four directions: finishing the last of the interior walls so the electricians can wire them (yes, we threw a couple change-orders at 'em), finishing the roof shingling, setting the stairs, and completing the deck.  Good weather though, 75 degrees in mid-November?

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Finished main-to-second floor stairs delivered and ready to go, but I think Matt is saving them till after all the rough-in work, since we have "working scrap" stairs in place currently.

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An example of the frantic HVAC and lighting work in progress.  This is the masterbath tub & shower area, two recessed-can lights over the tub on the right, two recessed-can lights over the shower area to the left, a ventilation supply duct, and (hard to see) the rain-shower head pipe in the overhead (up high, just to the left of the second stud from the left).  Nice light from the porthole, eh!

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Some more details, plumbing and electrical fixtures in the master bathroom, master closet beyond.

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More plumbing and electrical work:  2nd floor Guest Bath from upstairs landing

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For the Mechanical Engineers, the attic furnace/heatpump unit and ducting.

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Down in the basement, in the utility extension.  The main drains converge here to pass through the foundation wall on the way to the septic tank.  The 10 ft ceilings allow easy passage and maintenance of all the plumbing, something I learned was important as a Naval Officer.

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Jenny in the living room, working the trades to get back on schedule and under budget.

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Stairs in place down to the basement.  Some more stud walls to be placed.  This will be the equivalent of a three-car-garage in area, but with just two large bays either side of the stairs.  Initial thoughts are wood shop, boat storage, general storage, and recreation area.

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View from the north-west, the screened porch roof will fair under the extension roof in the end.

Up next, ... finish rough-in utilities and the screened porch...start septic and well...