Allan – Projects

electrical upgrades to code

2026091220260911 by Allan

The inspector was by today, looking at the work previously done and, thankfully, on the same permit, did a rough-in inspection. He was quite an agreeable fellow, addressing all my questions. So was Ryley, the electrician from Passey Electric. He found some deficiencies.

Sep 11/2026 10:10AM (KEN) ROUGH IN: Range box and dryer box needs to have a second support. KF
Sep 11/2026 10:11AM (KEN) ROUGH IN: Plug in kitchen area should be taken out on opposite side of panel. KF
Sep 11/2026 10:13AM (KEN) ROUGH IN: Rough in of the upper unit was inspected with noted deficiencies. KF
Sep 11/2026 10:15AM (KEN) ROUGH IN: 3 heat pumps and 2 baseboard heaters are being installed. KF
Sep 11/2026 10:16AM (KEN) ROUGH IN: Fire alarm cable going downstairs to be completed. KF
Sep 11/2026 10:05AM (KEN) ROUGH IN: DEFICIENCY: Rule 12-3010 (2) – Gangable boxes require a second support between studs ( could be factory boxes2 gang)
Sep 11/2026 9:58AM (KEN) ROUGH IN: DEFICIENCY: Rule 12-516 – Protection plates required where wire is run less than 32 mm from edge of stud (throughout)

Along with that…

The 15-15A space-saver breaker I put in for the split simplex outlet was wrong. Each circuit must be on a different phase. The reason being that the neutral wire would handle 15 amps for each circuit, amounting in 30 amps. I thought about this a few days ago and wondered how that worked. It never occurred to me that I need a 2-pole breaker with each circuit on a different phase. Again, Ryley is a helpful fellow.

Some of the work was done yesterday and some today.

So, here goes!

lumber in the wind

2026091220260910 by Allan

The lumber we stacked at the rear of the property did not blow down. It was really windy last night. I was expecting to see them stacked randomly like a bunch of t’an in a game of Kal’toh gone wrong.

mudroom heater

2026091220260910 by Allan

The heater from Amazon for the mudroom arrived yesterday.

I’ll install it before winter.

20260905 by Allan

The blind for bedroom 3 finally fits.

rooms complete (except kitchen)

2026090520260904 by Allan

The main floor suite (P1a) is nearly complete. All rooms have been (mostly) done except the kitchen. It is still a disaster. Here is what must be done today:

put up BR1 ceiling boards
remove nails from BR2 ceiling
cut blind, hang in BR3
spot clean bathroom floor
buy laundry shelf hangers, add remaining shelves
install electrical panel covers
clean shower
add stick to bathroom window

The tenant asked about curtains. I told them there are blackout blinds in the bedrooms and daylight blinds in the rest. The bathroom window has privacy film.

mostly cleaning

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Mostly cleaning today – scrubbing the floor of paint, drywall, glues, spray foam insulation, epoxy, etc.

I put up the first blind, in bedroom 1…

…and cleaned the paint off the large living room window.

I’m still using flat surfaces as storage facilities.

The kitchen window was framed in with painted 1x4s.

Lots to do. More later.

last day of work, cleanup

2026090120260831 by Allan

Being the last day of work before the tenant shows up, it was the final push. Not everything was done.

I knew that there wouldn’t be enough trim boards, so I urethaned a bunch more. The work area:

Floyd came by as I was urethaning. (Is that a word?)

The living room trim was complete. The patch piece still needs seam seal.

2nd last day of work

2026083120260830 by Allan

Various things were done today. It is my 2nd last day before the tenant moves in.

I rehung the laundry cabinets as they were a little lopsided and put in the shelving.

Dave was by early, and we discussed how to paint the door. I began outside, but the wind carried some dust, so inside it went.

flooring, door trim, laundry cabs

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Outside work had to be done before anything inside, but we did get started.

When we got back, we began work on the list. I think there are now 40 or so items on the list to complete.

The floor levelling compound was dry, so I cut a piece of proboard to fit, mixed another batch, and filled the gaps and cracks. I’ll glue the flooring down tomorrow.