Waiting is Painful

So all we need in order to see the light at the end of the tunnel is an amended permit and some windows. I really hope the building department doesn't find this blog, but they were the ones who made it sound like "no big deal" so we just started. Now, we're ready for inspection, and they still haven't amended the permit. Sigh. If it weren't for the fact that the windows were holding us up until the second half of October, I'd be really frustrated.

The top window will be beveled - like a hexagon - to match the line of the roof - but most of those huge openings are, in fact windows.

Today they're finishing up as much of the soffit vent as they can without the permit. We went ahead and replaced the soffit around the entire house, as the labor to patch it was equal (or maybe more) than the labor to replace it, and the material was only about a grand. The new vent wraps around the entire building, providing far better venting than the two, tiny, clogged screens we removed. The architect called for this vent on the addition, we just figured to roll with it around the whole house. Once painted, I think it'll be less noticeable (though what's someone going to think? "They really vented that attic up there!"