Day 98: Solar install, shower and final preparations for interior plastering

The folks from Independent Energy Systems began installing the PV solar panel racks on the roof - pic 1 below. They also installed the inverter (left) in the utility room next to the main distribution panel (right) - pic 2 below.


Joshua poured mortar on the shower floor and created a surface that tapers down slightly from the outside edges to the drain.

We completed applying masking tape and plastic sheet around the perimeter of the building in preparation for interior plastering. Thanks for reading. Please feel free to leave a comment.

Day 76: Drainage and POWER

On Friday, Raphael and Trevor attached J-Drain 400, a water drainage layer over the rubber membrane onto the portions of walls that will be underground. This layer will provide 2 functions:

1. protect the rubber membrane beneath
2. shed water quickly down the wall to the french drain

Here is a pic of the north wall with the J-Drain installed - it still needs to be trimmed to the same height as the rubber membrane. You can also see the first layer of the EZflow French Drain installed.

Erik hooked up power to the main distribution panel - a big milestone in the project. We now have electricity at several convenient places in the home.

The project is taking a week off for some well deserved vacations. I'll begin posting again around September 9th. Thanks for reading. I enjoy reading your comments.