I'll start off by saying I really underestimated the complexity of this construction. I really should have given 8 months as a target. It looks like we will be approximately 7 months. We have had quite cold weather for the last month (minus 27 degrees C on several mornings.) We had a 1 week delay on the concrete floor pour due to the cold weather. Even then the equipment broke down twice on the day we poured. They had to come back the next day in -25 degrees C to finish it. It took 1 week to get the boiler running. As the concrete cured we had 100% humidity inside with -24 outside at night. Had to open many of the windows during the day. On the plus side, it has been sunny and the building warms up dramatically from all the solar.
On the good side we passed our final inspection with only the occupancy inspection remaining. We reorganized the work a bit. Initially I thought we would do the drywall before the concrete floors. We have done it the other way around. In addition, I might rethink which heating to energize first, the fan/coil units first and then the radiant floors, maybe. We also have installed all the doors prior to drywall so that the drywall can go right up against the door frame with no trim required. The siding will be complete this week. We tested the sprinkler and water systems all they are all leak free. The water will stay on to ensure the drywallers don't puncture the systems.
