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January 16, 2007

Construction Daily

Today's Completed Tasks:
*Completed the main floor surround speaker wiring
*Temporarily installed the left rear 42" Philips LCD HDTV to check positioning
*Installed extra bracing in the master suite and playroom to support the LCD HDTVs

Roger and Bev stopped by to check out the place. They were blown away by the whole thing, and we got some great footage for HGTV Dream House. They have been so supportive of all of our endeavors, it's great to see them enjoying the end results. OK the "in progress" results!

I began to wonder if the 42" LCD would be too large in our bedroom and overshadow the look of the fireplace and mantel. So I test fit the smaller LCD just to see what it would look like. Still can't decide, so I just made sure I put enough bracing in the wall to support the bracket for either TV. My gut tells me I'll end up putting the larger one in our room - can't justify a TV that nice getting jelly fingerprints all over it while playing "Bob the Builder" on an infinite loop...

Darren and team worked on framing the bulkheads while the electricians continued work on the world's longest installation. Dominion Power came out to install a new power pole to replace the dilapidated one that had been there for decades. And believe it or not they just left the old one in the ground! Assholes! What am I supposed to do with that nasty old pole in my front yard???

On the bright side, we passed our plumbing and gas rough-in inspections!

Check out the pics.

Daily hours = 10
Total hours = 101

Posted by Stephen at January 16, 2007 4:52 PM