Dave says I need to get this blog post up before people start thinking the electrical inspection bombed. Sorry, sorry!
Well, we did pass the rough inspection! Not with a perfect score, but a pass is a pass. Some of the things Dave was worried about (not putting outlets in the knee walls, for example) just got a cursory look and a nod, but he will have to fix a couple things he was hoping the inspector would let slide -- he'll have to add a couple outlets in the kitchen, and he'll have to put in two outdoor outlets.
The biggest problem, however, was with work that the professional electrician had done! Apparently there are two wires in a conduit that, according to South Dakota code, should be separate -- even though Dave questioned this, and the electrician couldn't answer what could possibly go wrong because they are in the same conduit. How they are going to fix this is a big question -- Dave suggested that perhaps the way to fix it is to get a different inspector for the final inspection.
So, on to insulation! Dave got started on putting up the insulation in the addition (which will just have traditional insulation) yesterday.
... We've got a bit of winter weather today -- some light snow and wind. I just felt and heard the house creak as a big gust hit us from the north. A person can't hide from the weather out here, even in the house. Dad has added some more insulation to the house through the years, but the windows are nowhere close to tight -- I can feel a breeze through the kitchen window when we've got a good north wind. And the living room gets a draft when the south wind blows. You can tell which way the wind is blowing by where you find us in the house!
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I'd be curious to hear the opinion of the professional who put the two wires in the same conduit. Surely he's aware of the code and must have some reason he thought this would comply or at least not be a problem. Is there an appeal process? The contractor who finished our upstairs before we moved in had to argue at city hall a couple of times to get inspectors' findings reversed before he could proceed.
Anyway, congrats on passing. Being able to put in the insulation is huge and I think Dave is to be commended for doing a great job on the wiring. It's no small accomplishment to have gotten passed by an inspector who takes his job seriously, which in the end is the kind of inspector you want.
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