It’s time to call for my first inspection (rough plumbing and mechanical).

Oh, yeah, and Christmas.

So, it’s been a very busy week here. Last weekend, J came home, so I took a (probably very much needed) break from bathroom chores to rest up and break out some  holiday cheer. We went to pick the perfect tree. A shout out to Everitt Farms, even though they’re moving soon and so won’t be here next year. 

Shortly thereafter, feline hellions waged war under the tree. There have been, I think, two ornament casualties. 

During the week, then, J wanted to join in the remodeling fun and took on the one demo remnant task I have been avoiding — chipping away the awful edges of the plaster wall.

Remember this?

Between the plaster and the plasterboard, there is metal meshing along the ceiling and wall corner. All those pieces needed chipping out. I had started it, but didn’t get far. On Monday, J texted me this:

Such a sweetheart! Seriously, though. That was nightmarish. 

He did some other things too, and we finally have a real switchbox for the beloved exhaust fan/light.

The bulk of this weekend’s work involved installing a new valve for the shower and the vent for the exhaust duct. Yay, more attic time. 

And of course, the plumbing took far longer than I anticipated. The first install leaked. Not at any of my solders. Even though that was the part I was worried about. Nope. I apparently didn’t check all of my female adapters for extra tightness. Sucked. Had to cut it out and reinstalled. Used shark bites this time just in case. They’re also removable so down the road when someone decides that they don’t really want Pfister faucets, they can install a new valve by simply removing the shark bite fitting. This could have also been achieved by the use of a union. (And, my dad, in his wisdom told me I should have walked through my install before just soldering it in…. but that’s how every video shows!!) Oh well, lesson learned. 

So, since I had to cut below the elbow twice, I’ve lost height on the shower head, so that’s gonna have to get replaced, but easily done. The shower valve is still in acceptable range for height. 

And that was Saturday.

This morning was spent fixing an issue with the electrical. In fiddling with the switch box, a wire got dislodged, so the LED nightlight wasn’t working. It’s fixed now. Nice and tight.

J helped me put in the exhaust vent so I wouldn’t have to climb down out of the attic after drilling the hole. 

So, should have come down a couple of inches. The inside is flat, and I honestly thought the clapboards were narrower than my vent, so one side or another was going to overlap. I was wrong. :/ Glad I didn’t begin drilling on the outside, though. Hole saw didn’t like the board, so kicked a lot. But also, that mesh that was between the plaster and plasterboard? Well it’s all the way behind this gable.

And that’s that. I’ll call Monday for first inspections. Check back next week for more exciting news.

But for now, I’ll leave you with one of the hellions claiming her domain.