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Your place is looking fantastic...great job!Is your A/C unit in the window frame or did you frame it separate? It looks like the window is up. Just a thought - frame a rough opening for the A/C unit above the window, or to the side. This allows the cool air to drop further, which will help with the temps. It would be easy to do now, and you would end up with a tighter fit than the universal window mounts they use.
Cool looking stairs. Just a note others may make use of, not a criticism. If I am not mistaken the best order of events is...HVAC ductwork, if any, first.Then plumbing drain, waste, vent (DWV).Then plumbing hot and cold supply lines.Finally electrical wiring.Reason: The electric lines are more flexible than the plumbing supply lines; the plumbing supply lines are more flexible than DWV (with PEX they are almost as flexible as electrical wire) and the HVAC are the least flexible of all. In most cases.
astidham - I have a few questions about your sisor trusses.... did you just nail them to the top plates or did you use a strongtie HTS20? One last question about the sisor trusses - how much wiggle room did you have to work with when putting them on the top plates or are the tolerances so tight you have to be 100% spot on?
Wow your stuff is really coming along! BTW: on the boom lift - are you able to control that from the ground and in the bucket? and does the bucket tilt?
Looks great! This is the next step for me at my place, how long would you say that took you to install? and have you installed all the vent pipe yet?
Plumbing looks OK except for the tee on it's back which is a no no. I'm assuming that it's a vent for a shower or tub? I still need to see the rest.
astidham, did you ask them if they can do R21 in the walls? The R21 is becoming more readily available here where I am. My Lowe's now carries it in place of the R19. It has the advantage of remaining the rated R21, unlike R19 which when compressed to fit the 2x6 framed wall, becomes R18.