These last couple of weeks saw some accelerated progress. As the electrical rough in wiring was finishing up, we installed twelve high intensity 6000K color high bay LED lights in the garage/shop. These exceeded expectations and also are now dimmable. I was concerned that for normal use, the lighting would be too intense, so we installed wiring that added a 0-10v dimming control circuit. Our electrical contractor was ignorant of this control circuit, but they eventually figured it out.  We added more garage door controls, and heated up several outlets throughout the house to aid in interior construction.  And...we passed our interior framing inspection including plumbing and electrical rough...

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We have had our insulation inspection and are ready to move on to drywall installation. In preparation for that, we installed nearly 5,000 square feet of Ram Board throughout the entire downstairs concrete floor. We spent the entire weekend installing the Ram Board, but it was nice being up there after a light snow storm passed by. Incidently, I placed a min-max thermometer inside, and even though the night temperatures are in the low 20's, the interior hasn't yet gotten below 51 degrees. Snow on the Barndo Ram Board Interior Ram Board Garage Thermometer    ...

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We have finally reached the point where the drywall installation is beginning. We passed the shear wall inspection and immediately loaded in the drywall and our drywall installer began on Saturday. What a wonderful milestone. Meanwhile after receiving the water test results from the well water sample, we settled on a local water treatment supplier for an iron and softener treatment system. We've also settled on the remaining fans we are installing in the great room and upstairs -- we already have all the bedroom fans. More on that later.  Drywall Great Room. More Drywall  ...

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Time lapse of the last couple of months of interior work. Click on this photo to view the video: Drywall Drywall Ceiling  ...

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