You & Who's Army?

At our Pre-Construction meeting, J & I made a point to ask our PM & SR if we needed a babysitter when we wanted to visit our site.  Mainly because we are not able to leave work in enough time to make it to the model before it closes but also to get a feel for how much freedom we would have.  The PM stated "no one likes paperwork - just be careful."  To me, that implies that we are able to visit the site as long as we stay out of the workers' ways and aren't morons.

(Hint:  we aren't morons.  We are both licensed civil PEs, he's a certified bridge inspector and I'm cleared to be on all company sites where live gas is involved as well as major construction projects, including compressor stations.  We can handle a home construction site.)

Last Friday, we received a group email stating that "safety is RH's #1 concern" and that any site visits had to be with a RH rep and that he was "sorry for any confusion."  I want to know who was the moron who managed to mangle something or someone and ruined this for everyone.  Seriously, whoever you are, you're a clown.  We shall just see if we listen to this directive - after all, we've signed all of the paperwork given that makes this ours, paid 5% of the purchase price AND I highly doubt that anyone's going to stick around until 7 when we can visit the site.  I'd love to know how they intend to stop a homeowner from visiting, especially when we were given the green light.

Amid all of this excitement, we did get to show off the house to J's parents and my dad (again).  This time we came armed with a level and a square.  We were very pleased to see that the house is quite level, plumb and reasonably square.  Since we're going to install chair rail and crown on our own, that's a big deal.  All of the parents love the house & are looking forward to nicer quarters when they come to visit.  We also drove out to the Palermo model so they would all have a good feel for the finished product.  Positive reviews all around :)

Our other discovery this weekend was what we had initially indicated we would like for cable placement vs what we ultimately decided.  We made quite a few changes...it was inevitable.  I was able to email a detailed description of the new locations to our Guardian rep & he confirmed that he would remark and all would be well.

We did send some questions regarding the framing to our PM - he was the one who marked everything in orange.  We were curious about the function of the poorly fitting wood "spacers."  Apparently there are many purposes, including drywall support, nailers and stiffeners at door openings.  Ok, but I'm not buying they're serving any purpose when they're free to move on one end.  Kind of defeats the point but I'll ask more questions at our next site meeting.  We did have one of the most experienced framing crews which was pretty evident - our level doesn't lie!

Not too many pics today - I was more interested in other peoples' reactions than operating a camera.

This tub & I are gonna be great friends!

Not even close.  Our PM is going to see what he can
do about my request to add a 2nd stud since this
will be our tv wall in the master.  And it's just sad.

Not at all a fan of the surround.  And did you know they don't
install the cement backerboard behind the fiberglass walls?
I get it's impervious to water but that's quite a corner to cut.

Always nice to know where the supply & drain lines hang out.
Since these are on the exterior, let's hope they're VERY well insulated.