Wrapping Up Week Three

Thursday Graham and Brad picked up the additional parts needed to finish venting the fireplace through the roof.


And installed it of course.


It looks like it is all but ready to go.


They also finished insulating around the bookcase enclosures, and put up the vapor barrier.


Friday the gas guy came to set up the pressure-test on the gas line.


Monday the inspector will be here, then drywall!

Venting

On Wednesday Brad stopped by the fireplace store to pick up some additional vent pipe, only to be told that the fireplace could not be vented as planned. The horizontal run was too long, by a foot and a half. Our only option was to vent through the roof. Oh, and now we have a gable vent where the fireplace would have vented. Not ideal, and if we had known this to begin with we may have planned the layout of the room differently, but thems the breaks. Not a huge deal in the overall picture.


Also on Wednesday, they installed most of the fiberglass insulation on the knee-walls. There is just enough left open for the inspector to do his thing on Monday.