I got an email from my insurance agent. Our homeowner's insurance company wants to do an inspection of the garage/apt. I told her to let them know it's nowhere near completion. They want to do 2 inspections; one during construction and one when it's done. Jeesh. - So, I spent this last weekend tightening up the nuts and bolts. There were a number of little structural things that are just fine for now, but might get a crooked look from an inspector. No problem; they needed to be done anyway. Stuff like additional support under point loads (read this as a couple more 2 x 6's glued and nailed to the existing support). Also, all the windows needed one more 2 x 6 header piece (I only put in 2 pc during framing, just to save some time while we were racing against the clock). Anyway, it was a relatively warm weekend with temps into the mid/upper 40's, so working in a sweatshirt was a nice change. Also, and this is a biggie, it was raining on and off so it was VERY nice to have a roof over our head while we puttered along. - Part of adding detail framing members includes adding a corner piece for attaching drywall at all the wall corners. Upstairs, there are 7 of these corners (the 8th is in the stairwell and of no immediate concern). Anyway, I want to insulate and seal these corners airtight before we bury them with the 2 x 6 stud. Enter foam-man.
The higher temps and Donna armed with a heat gun helped the the expanding foam to react correctly and fill the corner voids. Next trip, we will trim the excess and attach the corner stud. - It also dawned on me that the inspector might be interested in fire protection. Since we installed the main pipe for our dry hydrant some 4 years ago, we never terminated it with any fittings. I decided to put on a 6" threaded female fitting. This will allow total flexibility to add or change the hydrant fitting. I will have to reach out to the local fire department to find out what size fitting they use and make a corresponding hydrant fitting purchase.
