We saw Josh, from SolarCity, at the job site today waiting for the city inspector to show up and complete the final inspection of the solar panels. Brad called us later in the afternoon to say that the installation failed the inspection and that SolarCity will have to make some repairs. This will delay Brad's final building inspection because he needs to have the solar installation signed off first.

Today we started creating our punch list by "blue taping" anything that needs to be touched up or fixed. We started on the second floor with the bedrooms. Mostly we found small spots that need a little paint, but there are also some nicks and dings that need to be repaired. This is going to be a long process because (1) we are very picky and (2) it is a large house! (Brad is probably shaking his head as he's reading this :-)

Josh from SolarCity called this morning to yet me know they scheduled a utility inspection for today. He said the final inspection for the solar panels will be on Friday.

When I got to the job site, Josh was just finishing up with the utility inspector. He then powered up the system to show me how it works and we started generating electricity -- the meter on the temporary power pole started to spin backwards!

About three hours later, here's what the inverted read: the system is currently generating 2.184 kW of power, and in the three hours, we generated 6 kWh of electricity!

Both Troy and Rob were there today. They installed the ball catches on some of the doors without latches. They also installed the fiberglass front door and hardware.

The door still needs to be painted (Kelly-Moore: Carbon Black). This is just the primer color.

This morning, the HVAC contractors from Bonanza Heating and Air Conditioning put in all the registers and covered the return vents. Here's a picture of the register in the master bedroom ceiling.

And here is the register in the floor of the breakfast nook.

Ekrem was also there. He started to hook up the sump pump in the back yard, but he had a question for Brad about the battery backup. I think that's why it's not completed yet.

He also fixed the lower courtyard lights (after he had put in the light fixtures a few days ago, the lights could not be turned off -- none of the switches seemed to be connected to them). He also fixed some 3-way light switches in the basement.

Troy trimmed down all the doors in the carpeted areas. The doors were rubbing on the bottom due to the thickness of the carpet and pad. And Rob continued installing hardware for the pocket doors.

Later in the afternoon, a truck from Sunnyvale Lumber delivered our fiberglass front door and hardware. At first I thought they had made a mistake and sent us the wrong door because the door looked like it was wooden. But after freaking out Brad, I realized that it was indeed the correct door. Our door has a wooden core with a laminated fiberglass exterior.

I stopped by Murray Engineers this morning and William told me the soils letter still needed to be reviewed. I left him my number and asked him to call me when it was ready. Well, two minutes after I had left, he called and said he made a mistake -- the letter was ready. I told him to have someone drop it off at the job site before noon. By the time I made it to the job site, the letter had already been delivered to Brad.

Phil had a large crew working there this morning. They were busy caulking, cutting, touching up, and painting. Troy didn't show up, but Rob was there. He was installing some of the locks for the pocket doors.

I did some more work on the home automation system today.

I saw Brad at the job site this morning. He has a public works inspection scheduled for tomorrow, but he needs the final letter from Murray Engineers indicating that the project complied with their report and recommendations. Hopefully they can get that letter to him in time.

I spent some time working on the home automation system -- mounting components and wiring them together. For more details see my new blog: http://automating-the-new-house.blogspot.com.

Tony and his crew from The Wood Floor Company were at the job site finishing up their last coat on the floors this morning. Here's a picture of Tony screening the floor.

They also installed reducer strips wherever there is an uneven transition or threshold in the flooring.

And they carefully masked off the carpets on the stairs.

Later in the afternoon we returned to the job site and hung up the house address. That's one of the requirements for the final inspection.

Liam was back today to finish installing the inverter and AC disconnect switch for the solar panels.

Everything is hooked up now and ready to go. I think they just need an inspection and then we can power it up.

The carpet installers finished up the basement. Here are pictures of the basement playroom and the upstairs hallway.

Dave, one of the electricians from CBE Electric came and finished installing light fixtures. He put in the stairway lights for the lower courtyard, and he installed the front entry light and the three pendant lights above the kitchen island.

Fred and Eddie, from Details, were back to finish installing the kitchen range. There was an issue with the location of the electrical outlet for the range -- it was preventing the range from being pushed all the way back against the wall -- causing there to be a 2" gap behind the range! I told them to work with the electrician and come up with a way to fix the problem. In the end, I think they removed the plug and hard-wired the oven.

They also finished installing the washer and dryer in the laundry room.

In the evening, around 6 PM, I returned to the job site to make sure the house had been secured. Well, it turned out that aside from the front door and garage doors, all the other doors in the house were either open or unlocked! Sheesh!