Rough Plumbing

Master shower

New tub in the upstairs bathroom

This week most of the rough plumbing has been completed throughout the upstairs. We have been finalising placement of electric sockets, switches, tv, phone and data outlets as well as revising some of the built in light fixtures. There's also been a lot of discussion over the HVAC system. We are installing a ductless mini-split system (hurrah, no more ugly window units) with a single concealed unit downstairs and another in the master bedroom and wall mounted units in each of the smaller bedrooms. I'm not thrilled about having a condenser in the garden but it's too long of a run to the roof and a small price to pay to have fully functioning windows again and a much more efficient AC system. However, working out the route for the small amount of duct work we do have, and locations for the vents on the lower level is proving tricky and is going to involve dropping the ceilings in the entryway and powder room which isn't ideal. This week I've also been thinking about how to outfit the closets in the bedrooms and I've been giving a little thought to the spaces either side of the fireplace in the living room. We originally thought we would wait and install book shelves at a later date but we have asked our contractor to price it up as it would be great to just have it done when we move in if we can find money in the budget. The cabinets below the shelves will contain storage space as well as housing a radiator on the right and I can't decide whether to have all the doors vented so they match or just those on the right where the radiator is. You can see my little sketch of what we are thinking below. Decisions decisions!

Living room cabinets and shelves