Chronology

August 19, 2013                  The adventure begins.

December 2013                  Received denial letter from Building Dept, which was needed to start Ch 12 and ZBA applications.

February 27, 2014              Letter of No Jurisdiction received from the DEC.

February 2, 2014                Received topographical survey of lot, which was required for ZBA application.

March 10, 2014                   Test hole for Health Department dug by McDonald Geosciences.

March 31, 2014                    Survey for Health Department application completed.

April 24, 2014                      Zoning Board of Appeals hearing and approval for side yard setback relief and Chapter 12 relief. Phew.

June 6, 2014                        Suffolk County Health Department approval for new septic system (took 8 weeks).

July 17, 2014                        Letter of Disconnect received from PSEG (took 6 weeks).

July 24, 2014                       Building Permit approved!

August 4-7, 2014                Demolition of house.

August 20-21, 2014            Removal of old foundation.

August 26, 2014                  Survey and staking for house footprint and elevation.

August 29, 2014                  Some trees removed.

September 3-4, 2014         The rest of the trees removed.

September 10-11, 2014      Dug the hole for the new foundation.

September 29-30, 2014     Poured footings for the foundation.

October 1-4, 2014                Poured the foundation walls.

October 14, 2014                  Riverhead Town foundation inspection – approved.

October 16, 2014                  Insulation foam on foundation and backfill.

October 20, 2014                 Framing begins!

October 20-22, 2014           Sill plates, copper foil, strapping, rim boards, first floor joists, and subfloor done.

October 25-31, 2014            Finished first and second floor framing.

November 3-13, 2014          Framed the roof, starting with the open-to-below and moving west.

November 14-22, 2014       Plywood sheathing, strapping, and skirt done. Got temporary stairs.

November 25 – 26, 2014     Drywells installed.

December 1-2, 2014             Septic tank, leaching pool, and water line installed.

December 2, 2014                Riverhead Water District water line inspection: approved.

December 2, 2014                Suffolk County Health Department septic inspection: approved.

December 2, 2014                Riverhead Town strapping and sheathing inspection: approved.

December 2-14, 2014           Trims, soffits, and part of roof done. Two nor’easters, 4″ rain, and first snowfall during this time too.

December 12, 2014               Riverhead Town installed water meter and vault, connected to house water line.

December 16-19, 2014          Roof, trims, and Tyvek finished.

December 30-31, 2014         Windows installed. First and second floor decks framed.

January 19-23, 2015             Exterior insulation completed. Window trims and crown molding installed.

January 27, 2015                   Front door and sliding glass doors installed the morning before blizzard #1.

February 23, 2015                 Work resumes after a month of snow storms and bitter cold temperatures.

February 23-27, 2015           Rear Timbertech deck and front stair completed.

March 16, 2015                      After more snow and cold temps, the siding installation finally begins.

March 20, 2015                     One last snowstorm of the season… 5 more inches.

April 10, 2015                         Siding installation finished.

May 16, 2015                          Underground electric service installed.

May 27, 2015                          Garage door installed.

May-June, 2015                     HVAC installed.

June 10-13, 2015                   Basement framing done and exterior railings installed.

July-August, 2015                 Summer break.  No money. No work.

Sept 4-12, 2015                      Work resumes. Painting of exterior trims completed.

October 29, 2015                   Underground propane tank installed (500 gallons).

Nov – Dec 2015                      Rough plumbing and electric installed; Riverhead Town inspection passed.

November 9-16, 2015            Exterior walkway on east side of house installed.

November 27, 2015               Interior stairs installed. Steel brackets came a few weeks later.

December 17-31, 2015           Insulation and sheetrock installed.

January 20, 2016                   They fired up the boiler and turned on the heat. Yay, but another bill to pay.

January 2016                          Sheetrock taping and spackling.