We've shifted gears from geological pace to subatomic... remember before how each week *maybe* one small thing would happen, maybe not even? Well check this out:
Past Weeks
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Week 1: All HVAC main supplies and returns hung and operational. Floor grinding finished, floors sealed and done. Storage room floor epoxied and complete. (btw, this is a picture I took while spending the night there, guarding our cabinets and surgical lights) |
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Week 2: All main electric conduit run, all ceiling fixtures located and junction boxes installed. Framing begun, and well underway - rough framing is already about 50% complete! |
Future (planned)
Week 3: Rough plumbing complete. Rough framing complete. Storage space electrical installed.
Week 4: HVAC registers installed, returns and supplies dropped into rooms with ceilings. HVAC venting installed (dryer vent, gas waterheater vent, medgas vent, bathroom exhaust vent). Pressure piping for oxygen and nitrogen installed. Medical waste gas system installed.
Week 5: Electrical work within stud walls, wires pulled
Week 6: Drywall. Plumbing fixtures.
Week 7: Electrical fixtures, lighting installed. Casework, cabinets, countertops installed.
Week 8: Floors cleaned and touched up, final coats of sealant applied. Paint, carpet, trim details.
Week 9: Bring in equipment, open the doors!
Okay so it's a little optimistic for a construction schedule, and I know we'll run into a few delays. I've been overlapping subcontractors, which will be hard to maintain for the duration, and there's always inspections that could turn up issues we'll have to rework.
But for now, the construction is actually AHEAD of schedule, which I believe is actually a first in the history of civilization. I feel like we're violating a fundamental law of physics and getting away with it, so let us enjoy it and gloat for just a little bit okay?