Some more Photos!

This is what the studio looked like all clear right before the party.

Insulation+Vapor barrier - Using the dense stuff for sound insulation. (some kind of mineral wool)

These are the completed sub-panels

Basement Electrical Done! Completly, 100%

Although this photo is of the incomplete basement panel and sub panel, and in fact at this moment the electrical is not done, in a few hours, it will be.
(This does not include CAT5 and COAX)

That is a 100amp sub-panel being fed from upstairs, and a sub sub-panel which is 60amps. That a lot of power for a basement. The old feed to our house ( 4 years ago) was only 100amps total. And at one point the house had a 60 amp breaker due to an electrician mess up.

Electrical Done! Heating in!

Here is Tristan and Greg helping clear the ready to insulate area of the basement. The Studio will be done at a latter date.

Finally Done !!!!
All the electrical wiring is done in order for the basement to be drywalled, all except the Studio.
Well.... not exactly... today the wire for the air conditioning needs to be run so.... But really we are done.
We have also run the CAT5 internet/telephone wire, and CAT6 wire, which although nothing uses it yet, one day they hopefully will. Also ran the coaxial RG6 for cable and RG59 for CCTV which we may eventually put in. The RG6 can handle the high definition signal, CCTV only needs the 59 but also needs to be powered by 18/2 from a cental transformer or adapter. You can also get the RG59+18/2 in combination which is also called siamese cable. Cat 5 was also used for the intercom.
And in True Rohon Style : we have internet connections on the kitchen counter.

We have also decided to run the ventilation through the mechanical room. More on that to come.

Also Got all them heating lines in thanks to our plumber Murry next door. He has been a lifesaver. It's been 4 year since the old oil powered coal furnace was disconnected. And while the new electrical one is not yet installed... it won't be much longer.

New old subpanel

A couple of weekends ago I finished re-running all the house connections to the main breaker on the main floor. Which then allowed me to run the new wire for the 100amp sub panel in the basement. It is the same old panel, but I moved it to the " furnace room" ( what I call the operations room). I had to run a 3AWG wire which is a bitch. I drilled 1 1/4" holes through the joists with the occasional 1 1/2" It took 2 of use the push/pull the wire through.
Drilled onto 1/2" plywood.

All the new basement connections will be made here. Allot of power will be going to the studio room. With full lighting and effects the basement could be drawing up to 80 amps. Weight: ...maybe 70lbs

Main breaker. Most difficult hook-up ever. the wire simply does not bend. I tried to have a little bit of a loop within the box. nearly inpossible.

More grass.......holly crap

We are finished with the landscaping, some irrigation systems and gardening still needs to get done, but all the concrete has been poured, all the walls are up, as well as a bunch of random posts.

As for the exterior lighting, we have gone with a lot of small garden lights from homedepot, and Kichler. The Kichler ones of course being more expensive. Kichler is one that we bought the 300W transformer from through a local irrigation and landscaping store.

Before I go anyfurther her is a photo of what the landscape was going to look like,,,, it is very similar to what turned out. Just replace the new extension in the back yard with grass.
Many many years ago, we ran teck wire from the panel to behind the hot tub as well as a couple other locations. It wasn't necessary for us to use tech wire, we could of simply run lumex wire shielded within a pvc pipe. But what is done is done. Since we have fed wire to behind the hot tub, I have installed a receptacle and switch ( for a post light) to power some garden lights in that area that can be switched on from inside. This is separate from the rest of the lighting that is being fed from the main 300 W transformer in the front which will be on a timer.

WE HAVE GRASS!

I came home over the weekend to find some green plant like growth on the forlawn. Something I had not seen since the day we dug our house out of the ground, and the diesel super machines clear cut the landscape. It was in fact grass, being watered by the newly installed irrigation system ( thanks to marco). The front lawn has freshly planted seed on it. And the backyard will soon be planted. The irrigation system is has 6 valves with a controler that is installed on the side of the house; or at least, I tried to instal it over the weekend.
All the rockwall is completely DONE.
And soon they will finish the driveway.



I almost installed the irrigation timer and an exterior GFIC plug to power some of the landscape lighting. I had almost finished when the head of one of the screws broke off..... so i was unable to secure the plug.

And me and Marco do some tilling. Under the carfull eye of Mr. Rohon..... which leads to many delays. O and the towel heater just came in .... it's a beast.

July 5th update!

I'll start by saying that bathroom progress has come to a standstill. Right now it's painted, and my dad started to do the tile work around the tub and shower unit. But that was a couple weeks ago. But I guess on a positive note, my brothers have gotten used to not having a shower in the house.
A lot of progress has been made outside in the last couple weeks. The rockwall is basically complete, with all the concrete caps finished. They still need to pour the platform around the hot tub, and pour dirt in certain areas and such. They where waiting on the irrigation system to be installed, which thanks to Marco, I believe is on its way. The West side ( as seen above ) of the house was once again ..... i believe for the 3rd time...... was dug up and the foundation was patched and sealed. This TIME PRoperly !!!!