House Build

If the neutral is properly grounded as it is supposed to be on the systems here, there will be no current there, so you will not get zapped and fluorescent lights will not glow.

Larry

 

If the neutral is properly grounded it is not "hot". I'll stick my hands on a neutral bus in a panel all day. There are many countries that are 220 phase to neutral and you don't see the neutral going through the breaker.

I assumed the reason for the double pole breakers was that some areas are 220 phase to phase so it is easier to just stock 2 pole breakers.

Shawn

 

Another great day

I was able to get quite a bit of electrical done, but not as much as I wanted as everyone is standing on each other's toes. Getting the rendering done is top priority. It was a good day getting things done.

Shawn

 

Larry...I did not see your response when I responded, we had the same thing to say.

Shawn

 

Twisted minds think alike, er...

 

Rendering

Had to go to Dumaguete today to take care of some things and pick up some materials; ended up taking most of the day so took some quick pictures when we got back. There was also some plumbing work going on (took the plumber back out of necessity as I suck at physically doing plumbing work). Too dark to get any good pics and his worker did not get all that much accomplished anyway.

Their method to the rendering is to do a wall all in one day; which is not how stucco or EIFS is done but gave them the benefit of the doubt as they've been doing this for years. It looked good for the first few days and then started to see some hair line cracks so I changed the application method to a 3 day process. I'm hoping that will make the finished product look better...I think I have an idea on how to fix the cracks we have but would appreciate anyone chiming in that has more experience with this.

Shawn

 

Looking good bro , can't believe the good progress on your rendering , and having seen it first hand I can really appreciate the sturdy , solid result , great result all round .

Tony

 

Thanks Tony...I've fallen in love with these EVG panels and will use them for all the second floor walls as well, even though I don't really need the thermal or acoustic properties up there. They are just so quick and, as on old electrician, rough in is simple. Will also use them on any future projects.

Also have to say we really enjoyed meeting you, your wife and everyone else.

Shawn

 

Some good Saturday progress

Another solid day of progress; most interior and exterior walls have their first coat of rendering, basic plumbing rough in is completed and a good bit of electrical.

We bought our shower fixtures a couple weeks back to make sure there were no issues on getting things roughed in, especially the mixing valves. The wife and me are not the same height so I wanted to make sure the master bath would accommodate both of us so we were able to determine the heights of fixture location for both showers.

The only way I could work out the kitchen light switch, short of busting out both beams and columns, was to add a narrow wall to the kitchen entrance. I don't think it will look too odd as we have a deep counter (39 1/2") there that has an 18" extra that was planned for some stools to sit down for a quick meal.

Now that we have the walls going in it was surprising that we did not have the breezes I expected in the master bedroom so we added a window in the CR. It is a decent sized window mounted above where I think the mirror should go...we made the opening today and it seems to have helped.

One good thing about the EVG panels is you can make changes pretty quickly and it is not too much rework...really have fell in love with this system compared to filling in with block.

Shawn

 

I have not personally done any rendering but have watched quite a bit being done and the final results. Even for a normal render of 1" or so it is often done in a rather slow but methodical way, with a skim coat being applied 1st, and then going back over it 1-2 times to get it up to the level needed all in the same day while the concrete is still drying. The key to minimizing cracks is to keep it wet for a couple of days. The last one I watched being done resulted in not one crack being formed after it had been kept wet (water liberally splashed on it on a regular basis for two days, and then water sprayed on it occasionally on day 3).

The guy that did it has been doing for well over 20 years and even makes patches and "blend-ins" completely unnoticeable after it all dries. It's like anything, if you know what you are doing it looks easy to someone watching you.