Speaking of insulation
The inspector won’t sign off the electrical to allow PG&E hookup until final inspection. I’m very disappointed. I would feel much better closing up the walls if I could test the lines first. Building or remodeling a house is a series of chicken and egg propositions interspersed with cart and horse endeavors. I can usually see where the inspector is coming from, but the rationale for not letting us finish X before doing Y is almost always dubious at best.
insulation & speaker wire
But anyway, this is a post about insulation. Since the inspector put the kibosh on electricity until we’re ready for final, I figured we need to get to final more quickly. I took Wednesday and Thursday off from work and used them to run the speaker wires through the walls (sticking out of the orange boxes pictured) for seven speakers, mount the networking panel, and take care of some odds and ends inside the walls. I also burned most of a day trying unsuccessfully to feed power from the temporary pole to the main panel, but all I got were tripped breakers because the main panel is grounded.
I ordered insulation which arrived Saturday morning. I spent a long day Saturday installing it all. Well, installing all that arrived anyway. The ceiling insulation downstairs did not arrive at all (backorder), and the ceiling insulation upstairs was short a bag. I’m pleased though. I should be able to get the rest early this week and install it after work.
I called the sheetrocker too. I was hoping he’d be able to get started early this week, but he’s already busy. So, he’s starting Labor Day weekend and should be done early the following week. With him starting on the weekend, I should be able tape and texture behind him. 
