{"id":344,"date":"2015-11-02T18:50:46","date_gmt":"2015-11-02T18:50:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.housebuildingdiary.com\/BuildHouseDiary\/?p=344"},"modified":"2015-11-03T18:53:41","modified_gmt":"2015-11-03T18:53:41","slug":"mechanical-phase-is-almost-complete-get-ready-for-the-drywall-phase","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/housebuildingdiary.120perhour.com\/BuildHouseDiary\/2015\/11\/02\/mechanical-phase-is-almost-complete-get-ready-for-the-drywall-phase\/","title":{"rendered":"Mechanical phase is almost complete.  Get ready for the drywall phase."},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"yiv1347296071MsoNormal\">Dawn sent us an email regarding the mechanical phase and the drywall phase:<\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1446567140992_24218\" class=\"yiv1347296071MsoNormal\"><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1446567140992_24217\">The mechanical phase is almost complete and you will be meeting your previous Project Manager Dennis &amp; your new Project Manager, Vince for your <span id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1446567140992_24224\">Pre-Drywall Walk on Wed Nov 4<sup>th<\/sup> at 8:30am<\/span>. The next critical phase is the drywall\/trim phase.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4 id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1446567140992_24225\"><u>Drywall &amp; Trim (approximately 30 Business days)<\/u><\/h4>\n<p class=\"yiv1347296071MsoNormal\">\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Drywall hung, taped and finished<\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv1347296071MsoNormal\">\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Interior Trim<\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv1347296071MsoNormal\">\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Paint Interior<\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv1347296071MsoNormal\">\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Flooring<\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1446567140992_24229\" class=\"yiv1347296071MsoNormal\"><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1446567140992_24228\"><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1446567140992_24227\">\u00b7<span id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1446567140992_24226\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span>Brickwork (Fireplace, etc.\u2026.), Siding, Facia, Soffit completed<\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1446567140992_24230\" class=\"yiv1347296071MsoNormal\">\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Kitchen Cabinets and Vanities (37 days to ProHome walk if utilities all completed)<\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1446567140992_24231\" class=\"yiv1347296071MsoNormal\">\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Countertops<\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1446567140992_24232\" class=\"yiv1347296071MsoNormal\">\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Schedule Cabinet Walk<\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1446567140992_24234\" class=\"yiv1347296071MsoNormal\"><b><u>Close-in\/Trim Stage<\/u><\/b><\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1446567140992_24236\" class=\"yiv1347296071MsoNormal\"><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1446567140992_24235\">After the Pre-Drywall Walk is complete, your home will be ready for close-in and trim.\u00a0 You will see drywall and trim installed as well as flooring and cabinets.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1446567140992_24238\" class=\"yiv1347296071MsoNormal\"><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1446567140992_24237\">Once the drywall and trim are underway, we will secure the house by placing temporary locks on all exterior doors.\u00a0 The NDI Staff and our subcontractors will have keyed access to the house.\u00a0 If your subcontractor should need access to the house during regular business hours, please contact me to make arrangements.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1446567140992_24241\" class=\"yiv1347296071MsoNormal\"><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1446567140992_24240\">By now, your utility installation should be close to completion.\u00a0 You can expect cabinets to be installed in approximately 30 days and all of your utilities must be functional or your home <b><i>may be placed on hold<\/i><\/b>.\u00a0 If you are finishing space in your basement, you will need to have power by this time in order to prevent dampness in building materials.\u00a0 If power is not now available, your home <b><i>may be placed on hold<\/i><\/b>.\u00a0 This also the time to follow up and schedule with your site engineer if you are required by your county to submit certain documents such as a Setback Certification, a Height Certification or a Final Survey.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1446567140992_24244\" class=\"yiv1347296071MsoNormal\"><b>Please Note:<\/b><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1446567140992_24243\">\u00a0 In order to proceed with the close-in\/trim stage, adequate site access will need to be in place.\u00a0 This means the construction driveway needs to be installed from the street up to the garage door opening with an ample amount of gravel base<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1446567140992_24247\" class=\"yiv1347296071MsoNormal\" align=\"center\"><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1446567140992_24246\">You also have an opportunity to view &amp; select the slab for your granite countertops. We request this because each lot can look different within certain granite selections. This is not mandatory but we find that most customers like to take advantage of this opportunity.\u00a0 Please contact A&amp;S Sales at 301-898-7400 within the next two weeks to schedule an appointment or to let A&amp;S know that you are waiving your opportunity to view your granite. A&amp;S is located at 9834 Liberty Road Frederick, MD 21701 and your granite selection is: BLACK PEARL<\/span><u><\/u><\/p>\n<pre id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1446567140992_24248\"><tt> \u00a0<\/tt><\/pre>\n<p id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1446567140992_24250\" class=\"yiv1347296071MsoNormal\"><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1446567140992_24249\">Should you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1446567140992_24251\" class=\"yiv1347296071MsoNormal\">Thanks, Dawn<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dawn sent us an email regarding the mechanical phase and the drywall phase: The mechanical phase is almost complete and you will be meeting your previous Project Manager Dennis &amp; your new Project Manager, Vince for your Pre-Drywall Walk on &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/housebuildingdiary.120perhour.com\/BuildHouseDiary\/2015\/11\/02\/mechanical-phase-is-almost-complete-get-ready-for-the-drywall-phase\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-344","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-house-building-diary"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/housebuildingdiary.120perhour.com\/BuildHouseDiary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/344","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/housebuildingdiary.120perhour.com\/BuildHouseDiary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/housebuildingdiary.120perhour.com\/BuildHouseDiary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/housebuildingdiary.120perhour.com\/BuildHouseDiary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/housebuildingdiary.120perhour.com\/BuildHouseDiary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=344"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/housebuildingdiary.120perhour.com\/BuildHouseDiary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/344\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":346,"href":"https:\/\/housebuildingdiary.120perhour.com\/BuildHouseDiary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/344\/revisions\/346"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/housebuildingdiary.120perhour.com\/BuildHouseDiary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=344"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/housebuildingdiary.120perhour.com\/BuildHouseDiary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=344"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/housebuildingdiary.120perhour.com\/BuildHouseDiary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=344"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}