Electrical panel inspection

Today the contractor continued to work on the bathroom. The plumber is coming on Friday, and we are really hoping to have everything ready for him so he can finish once and for all. I started tiling the laundry/mud area by the back door. I've never tiled before, so it was a really educational day. Tiling is really hard! It's not that bad putting the tiles in place, but what is really bad is leveling the heights of adjacent tiles. I definitely got better as I went along, and the contractor was tiling the bathroom at the same time so he mixed the morter for me. He was also really helpful in coaching me - in fact it was his idea that I tile while he was there so he could help me. It will also make the project a little smoother - the cabinets and washer/dryer can sit on top of the finished floor. It also means I can get the washer and dryer sooner! Yay, no more laundromat.

We had our second inspection of the electrical panel today. The electrician connected our old meter to the new panel and the electric company doesn't like that, even though the panel can be read and we can be billed. The panel is inspected toward the end of the project and the electrical service is "released" to the electric company meaning that the city certifies that everything in the house is safe and the panel can be re-metered and re-connected to the street. The guy that did the first inspection told me to come to the office early in the morning to make sure he got the inspection so we wouldn't get stuck in paperwork. I did that, but it had already been assigned to someone else and he was unable to switch. So, a second inspector came out today and gave us a brand new list of corrections to fix. This is a problem because the electric company is threatening to turn off the power and I told them we would pass today based on what the first guy said. Fortunately, I was able to hold them off for one more day. The electrician is coming out today to make the fixes, and we have another inspection tomorrow.