Fart Fans, Hot Moping and Inspection

After the bump in the renovation road during the holidays, we were able to find an eager electrician that was able to complete the unfinished electrical work. He was able to install an exhaust fan in each restroom, (AKA "fart fan" according to the inspector, an apt description), and finish up any remaining "pig tailing" that needed to be done on the outlets. He also added new outlets where needed finishing up this stage of the rough electrical. Hallelujah!

We also had the master bathroom shower "hot mopped", a smelly process that requires several layers of felt paper and boiling tar. I stayed out of the way and out of the bad air, but the end result was a water-tight black basin filled with water to prove the point to the inspector. This contractor did a great job. Sounds a little crazy to say this, but the end result was truly beautiful to look at (or maybe I had taken in too much of the asphalt fumes).

The inspection was last week. We lucked out with a personable inspector who went out of his way to let me know of any possible problems we might encounter with future inspections, like where motion sensors would be a good idea and options for operating ceiling fans by using dimmers or remote control devises. He had a good sense of humor as well. 


The only glitch was that apparently one of the trusses had to be cut out in order to get the furnace up into the attic. My contractor told me that the attic access had to be enlarged, but he said nothing about cutting out part of a truss. A truss is a structural element that supports the roof, so it would have been nice to know that a segment of one had been removed.!  Luckily, this isn't a huge deal. We'll just need to box up the larger opening according to the inspector's direction which will tighten up the missing part of the truss and all will be fine. 


With only that one surprise, we were signed off on the rough framing, electrical, plumbing and mechanical. Next stop, drywall!