I know many of you have been waiting for the promised pictures of the completed ceiling, the floor, the drywall & paint, the kitchen, and more, and I do promise to get those pictures up soon. Last week was a crazy week for us which left very little time for more than a quick FaceBook or Instagram post here and there. Our apologies for the followers who keep checking in, but you'll probably have to wait another week or two. Here's an update on the move and why we won't be posting much for a few weeks...
Our electrician came on Monday April 26th to finish the final touches on the electrical work. He hooked up sockets and switches, ran wiring for the HVAC system, installed lights and receptacles on the front and back porches, and then set about testing everything individually. What I can imagine he expected to take only a day to accomplish, for many reasons ended up taking four days. But by Thursday afternoon he had wrapped everything up and cut the old power to the house in anticipation of a passing inspection and the hookup of our brand new electrical system the next day.
The Buncombe County inspector came out Friday morning for the final electrical inspection. Everything inside the house checked out A-Okay. Everything outside was also good to go. But when he started to do the HVAC inspection, he found that the outdoor HVAC unit was run with a 30 amp breaker instead of a 25 amp breaker. With a quick flick of his wrist, the inspector failed the whole house. And just like that, all of our hard work and anticipation and planning flew away in the breeze. Just like that, our move into our new house had been halted. At that moment, all of our hard work was for nothing.
A few phone calls and Alli had found us temporary housing, but that did very little to lesson the punch-in-the-gut feeling that now hung over our heads.
Our church family and other friends showed up in force Saturday morning and moved all of our belongings from Beech Glen to Beacon. Sunday afternoon the Missus and I scrubbed and swept and dusted the old house and took all the remaining items out, closing a five year chapter of our lives. It was a quick and busy couple days, but fairly depressing that it hadn't gone as planned.
When we are finally able to get into the house, I'll update everything and share as many pictures as I can. Thanks for following; we'll be back soon.
