MEP

MEP stands for Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing -- which is what's happening these days. The plumber has been in and out to drill holes for the plumbing, the electrician is walking through with Val on Wednesday (and he'll walk through with me and Bryan sometime after that), and the mechanicals (HVAC and all it entails) are being firmed up.

In the meantime, the guys have made some beautiful support beams for our deck, both horizontal (in the deck ceiling) and vertical (from the deck to its ceiling). Those will be going up in the coming days.

Even I have a project for the house at the moment: Make sure the oven and cooktop we chose actually fit in the cabinet we're using. If we were doing custom cabinetry, this would be no problem: The cabinet guy would build the cabinets to fit our chosen appliances. But since we're spending more on the skin of the house, we're saving money by using IKEA cabinets -- and that means that this research falls on us, the homeowners. Thankfully, Val is pointing me in the right direction, but I'm surprised at how NOT obvious so many details are, such as: What are the interior dimensions of these cabinets? Exactly how much of the cooktop needs to go under the counter? Amazingly, that information is hard to find. Go figure.