11 May 2018
We did a little more electrical work. Amy and I pulled the service entrance cable from the breaker box inside to where the meter box will be on the outside.
The conduit makes two 90 degree turns, so we had to get a little help from the tractor to pull it through.
Then we had our electrical inspector come out and make sure we are headed in the right direction. Everything looked fine EXCEPT...
the service entrance cable we used is the wrong kind for going under ground. Now we have to pull this cable out,
and replace it with these cables.
And most of the wire staples I put in to hold the NM cable are too close to the edges of the studs, so I had to pull them all out and use a single staple in the middle of the stud with a zip tie like this.
And now on to expanding the attic space over the Jack and Jill bathroom on the second floor. We need more space for insulation and duct work.
I told Amy I thought we could get it done in three days. Here's how that went.
Day 1 - I removed the shingles from the roof on the main house where the new roof will connect to it, and removed the existing roof from the bathroom addition.
There was a layer of asphalt roll roofing under the metal roof.
Day 2 - I removed the existing roof rafters, rafter ties, and original frieze trim work, soffit, and fascia from the main roof. Amy and I then built and installed the wall extensions.
Day 3 and 4 - I put in new ceiling joists (the original ceiling joists were only 1" thick and doubled as the rafter ties). I also set a ridge board in place, put in new rafter ties and rafters.
Day 5 - I finished putting in the rafters and rafter ties, and added the roof extension on the gable end.
Day 6 - We replaced the roof sheathing with the same or similar material as what they had used originally, which were 1" thick boards of varying widths.
Day 7 - We finished the roof sheathing and installed ice and water shield in the two valleys and bottom edge of the roof. We reused original sheathing that was still in good shape, scavenged some more from supplies, and used new to finish it.
Day 8 - We started installing the new shingles.
Day 9 - I re-did the plumbing vent, installed the ridge vent, and put new shingles on the main roof. The shingles on the ridge are a different color because I didn't want to spend the money for the architectural ridge shingles.
So the bathroom is finally dried in. We have decided to trim out the roof line to make it look a lot more like the rest of the house. This will be a project in itself since the fascia, soffit, and frieze together are made up of 8 different pieces of wood and trim.
We did a little more electrical work. Amy and I pulled the service entrance cable from the breaker box inside to where the meter box will be on the outside.
The conduit makes two 90 degree turns, so we had to get a little help from the tractor to pull it through.
Then we had our electrical inspector come out and make sure we are headed in the right direction. Everything looked fine EXCEPT...
the service entrance cable we used is the wrong kind for going under ground. Now we have to pull this cable out,
And most of the wire staples I put in to hold the NM cable are too close to the edges of the studs, so I had to pull them all out and use a single staple in the middle of the stud with a zip tie like this.
And now on to expanding the attic space over the Jack and Jill bathroom on the second floor. We need more space for insulation and duct work.
I told Amy I thought we could get it done in three days. Here's how that went.
Day 1 - I removed the shingles from the roof on the main house where the new roof will connect to it, and removed the existing roof from the bathroom addition.
There was a layer of asphalt roll roofing under the metal roof.
Day 2 - I removed the existing roof rafters, rafter ties, and original frieze trim work, soffit, and fascia from the main roof. Amy and I then built and installed the wall extensions.
Day 3 and 4 - I put in new ceiling joists (the original ceiling joists were only 1" thick and doubled as the rafter ties). I also set a ridge board in place, put in new rafter ties and rafters.
Day 5 - I finished putting in the rafters and rafter ties, and added the roof extension on the gable end.
Day 6 - We replaced the roof sheathing with the same or similar material as what they had used originally, which were 1" thick boards of varying widths.
Day 7 - We finished the roof sheathing and installed ice and water shield in the two valleys and bottom edge of the roof. We reused original sheathing that was still in good shape, scavenged some more from supplies, and used new to finish it.
Day 8 - We started installing the new shingles.
Day 9 - I re-did the plumbing vent, installed the ridge vent, and put new shingles on the main roof. The shingles on the ridge are a different color because I didn't want to spend the money for the architectural ridge shingles.
So the bathroom is finally dried in. We have decided to trim out the roof line to make it look a lot more like the rest of the house. This will be a project in itself since the fascia, soffit, and frieze together are made up of 8 different pieces of wood and trim.
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