Lake Side Foundation

I finally got the steel cut and welded to finish off the 4 new columns on the lake side wall.  Before I could do that, I had to clean all the pine needles and leaves our from under the deck so they didn't catch fire while welding.  I think we are going to try to do a couple new columns and a beam under the middle of the floor to level it all out before winter comes.

Dock

For the second year in a row, Terry came up and helped me get the dock up on the beach.  This year I took the ladder off and we brought it up closer to the stairs.  By doing that we were able to use the tree up near the kitchen as one anchor.  The other anchor was the new gangway support that is built into the retaining wall.  Next I need to rig up a power winch to make this even easier.

Electrical

We passed our electrical rough-in inspection!  Now we need to finish the plumbing so we can call for that inspection.  We are getting close to being ready for insulation and drywall!

Gas Line

The gas inspection passed!  The fireplace is functional as well as the stove.  The water heater can also be hooked up, I just didn't have time to transfer the water lines from the old electric tank to the new gas one.  We also need to get the parts to convert the BBQ from liquid propane to natural gas.  I have most of what I need, so hopefully tomorrow I can find the rest and we can start using the BBQ again.

Grounding Rods

I got the grounding rods installed after work.  I used 3/4" x 10' rods and installed them 10' apart.  I started off using the butt end of an ax but that was a ton of work swinging that from the top of a 6' ladder.  So I wound up using the rotary hammer and just holding a drill bit on the top of the rod.  It worked pretty well.  As soon as I hook up the wire I can call for an electrical inspection.

Electrical

The electrical is done!  In addition to the 16 recessed lights we did in the kitchen, living and dining rooms, we now have 2 ceiling fans, 3 pendent lights over the kitchen sink and power for lights under the kitchen cabinets. 

Both refrigerators are on dedicated circuits as well as the dishwasher, garbage disposal, microhood and fireplace.  We even ran the 220V 50 amp line for a dual fuel range in case we ever get one. 

We also ran the line for the boat house, so we can have power and lights when we get around to building that in a couple years.

Now that its done, I'll pull the permit and get it inspected as well. :)

Gas Line

The gas meter was installed almost a year and a half ago but this last week we finally got the line into the house and all the appliances connected.  We hoped to get the meter unlocked for the weekend, but we had a few corrections to make before the inspector would turn on the gas.  We've made most of the corrections already, so with any luck it will be on this week.