Had Superior blow cellulose fiber insulation into the ceiling and then got Urethane for a couple of the furred out walls. The insulation makes a big difference in comfort. I also had them blow the cellulose in for sound deadening between rooms.

4 way went well, only comments were to add a flue collar around the double lined exhaust vent for the utlity room and to tie all the grounds together.

Redid water setup for the house. Ran new 3/4 supply to new copper manifolds that I put together. The manifolds are 1in with 4 – 1/2in lines and 1 – 3/4 line.

After relocating sewer and water lines refridgerator can slide back additional 6 inches making it less conspicuous.

Installed two new Marvin windows for the master. I was trying to decide between Marvin and Pella, but found Marvin to have a better crank design.

HVAC to do list…

One- Figure out a good place for the future AC compressor unit.
Two- Run the lineset out to that location.
Three-Craft a new return air that would draw from the hallway
Four-Place return air vents in each bedroom
Five- clean out the existing plenum.
Six- create a new register outlet for the new mudroom area.

Here’s the finished return air duct that draws from the hallway – Pictures are taken a little post facto

Electrical was much more time consuming than I would have imagined. I had a lot more fishing through masonry than I initially imagined. It worked out pretty well though, most voids in the CMU were possible to maneuver through.

The data cables for the house were also a larger burden than anticipated because of the 4 coax lines I ran to each location and also all the cat 5, cat 6, speaker, control wiring, and security wiring.

Here a picture of the wires for my media cabinet in the living room.

A few considerations I had during framing were

Whether to use steel or wood studs (probably should have used steel for the areas furred out)

Ceiling heights -I could have taken the ceiling higher in both the hallway and bath, but felt that choosing a height that was a little lower than the high points in the bedrooms was the best.

How to get a look where no baseboard would be used – I considered drywall options and went with a something I came up with where I notched studs and then ran backer in the notch to facilitate a stronger base.

Put in floor drains for the clothes washer and the water heater. Hearth and home ran gas to the fireplace and also ran gas to the stove area.

View of where gas that goes to the stove dives into the ground behind the dishwasher.