The inspector denied permanent power to the house! Now what???  

The lesson here is to find someone who KNOWS the building codes in your area to review your project before starting. Spending a couple of hundred dollars on the front end for knowledgeable advice can save you thousands of dollars and a lot of grief on the back end. Just because it makes sense to you doesn't mean that the building codes won't tear you a new one.

You are a smart wise man, Andrew. GOD bless you and your wife.

Looks great with some lights on! Sorry you had a bump in the road with getting power turned on, you are so smart to think of ways to work around this! Merry Christmas to you, Tiffany and Bullet 🎄🎁❤️

Well that sucks but you found a way to keep moving forward, keep up the great job loving all of this content and thanks for not stringing it out too the end to tell what happen i hate that too.

Hi Andrew, the inspector was nice to give you some options for temporary electric to the house so you will be able to move forward. The house looks beautiful and thanks for the lighted tour. Merry Christmas. 🎄🎁

I'm sticking with you ..I have watched every vlog for 18 months ..Merry Christmas everyone, keep safe and well, best wishes from the North Norfolk coast UK Andrew it's a small hic up with the power it will be sorted ❤

Well, good news you found a way around the issue and lights, so exciting! I love the colors even more now and with the color wood you're going with, it's going to look so sharp! Merry Christmas to everyone!

Very nice to see the house lit up. Glad to hear you had some options instead of just a flat "no".

Look out Andrew! Another speed bump. Once again you came up with a way around the issue. Love all the lights.

I'd think about going ahead and trenching between the shop and the house, pipe it with the appropriate size PVC conduit, and run your temp power in it. That would also give you options in the future.

Well done Andrew - really getting exciting!!

This is not a milestone this is a setback, fire pit and beverage cheers man you got this. Merry Christmas and keep on keeping on.

Reading the building code in the beginning of a project helps prevent issues. Most counties have a copy of the building code available, or online, for reference. Putting up a few temporary poles from the powered build and running an overhead line to feed you home panel will keep you going. Quick, simple, and easy with no trenching required.

2-2-4-6 direct burial is fairly inexpensive and easy to do and handles up to 100 amps. I ran it thru the woods at my place for my shop using a stump grinder to cut the trench !

Even though the Inspector didn't grant you the power he gave you good options. Glad to see you have an Inspector that will work with you. That is definitely a BIG PLUS. In the past I've had just the opposite. Inspectors with attitudes that made the whole process so difficult. Merry Christmas to you , Tiffany and you four-legged pooch. Continue the Great work and Stay Safe and Healthy. God Bless.

👍you're almost there Andrew just keep on doing what you're doing.

Suggestion: your light switch in attic, they make one that have a "night light" feature so anyone can easily spot it. :D I'd run that big cable, gain you some power and allow you to continue to work effieciently on your build, a/c operating to condition your home too!

Your barn to house wire would make for an awesome welder cord later 😉. I would have to adjust the kelvin on those lights except in the kitchen. Looks awesome Andrew. Merry Christmas to you and Tiffany and Bullet

Wow Andrew what a gorgeous place you have- nice and flat and sunny! I enjoy watching you and the video- keep em coming!

Great job ! Glad you have options now until your completed with projects

If you have trouble with flickering LEDs in future videos, try adjusting the shutter or frame rate. Lowering these often fixes the problem, since LEDs turn on and off very fast, and unlike your eyes, a fast shutter often catches the off part of the cycle. You don't need high frame or shutter speeds for most non-sports video (try setting frame rates 30 or 24 FPS, shutter at 1/30 or even slower).

Man, I'm SO excited for you guys while also a little envious!! One question (and I don't know if you may have already addressed it so forgive me if you have): Is there a particular reason your Laundry Room switches are behind the door? Just curious if there was a door swing change or something. Awesome work, Andrew! Hope you all had a Merry Christmas.

Just found your channel. I have a huge appreciation for how you handled this bad news. Many channels would overdramatize the outcome or worse. I can tell, I am going to like this channel.

So sorry you didn’t get the news you hoped for, but you always find a bright side… well, not sure it’s a bright side, but an alternative to accomplish your goal. Seems to be the heart of homesteading… solve one problem, pivot to solve another. Things look great! Thanks as always for taking us along!

I'd consider trenching in some 2/2/2/4 SER in conduit, then once you get real power, pull the 2/2/2/4 out and sell it. You'd have 100A service, no worries about running over it, and when you're done, you'll have conduit for internet, alarm, or whatever between the house and the shop.

Outstanding step forward. The lights really show off your paint color. It is going to be looking great when your done.

It might be a nice to have to have a switch for the loft/office area down stairs in case you wanted to light some art work on the walls up there etc. without going up stairs.

Glad you were open to alternatives solutions. Don't ever be afraid to call the inspection office to ask questions about what your doing. They want to help you be successful and will answer your questions to help you understand the codes better and what options you have.

Another option might be to run the power from the shop with a large enough wire so that when the home is finished you can remove the service from the shop and feed the power from the house back to the shop. This would save you another meter cost.

You might want to do a permanent interconnection between the shop and house. Leave the breakers open unless needed in an emergency. Just an idea…

The house looked amazing in the end all powered up. I am sorry to hear the bad news about your permanent power to the house.

Loving the way it looks!!! The greenish paint looks so good!!! Merry Christmas to y'all!!

To avoid or at least reduce the flicker, you can do a number of things: -Reducing the recording frames per second, the FPS, of the camera. -Adjusting the shutter speed: At 60 Hz so you will need a frame rate of 30p with a shutter speed divisible by 60 - 1/60, 1/120, etc. At 50 Hz, you need 25 FPS at a shutter speed like 1/50 or 1/100. -Moving closer or farther from the light, and adjusting the aperture accordingly. -Increasing or decreasing the brightness of the lights. All of these steps allow for the frequency of the AC current powering the LED to match as closely as possible to the FPS of the camera. Those LEDs that run on drivers that switch the current to direct current, or DC, don’t have this problem. Some power supply drivers rectify the AC current from 50 or 60 Hz, increasing it up to 120 Hz, which becomes even hard for cameras to pick up, and fixes the problem. Are you saying you have LEDs on DC power supply and are still running into this problem? In that case, your LEDs might be hooked onto pulse width modulation (PWM) for dimming setups. With PWM, the LED again goes through periods of on and off cycles in the circuit, that can be captured by the camera as it records. SOURCE: ledlightinginfo.com/why-do-led-lights-flicker-on-video

You’re going to need all that heavy gauge wire for a pool pump someday anyway. You might as well own it already.

I am a electrician and have built two homes. One house has a large shop near the house something like what you have. I ran pertinent power to the shop and buss taped that 200 amp panel and ran underground permanent cable to the house, so just one meter. Also buy a inexpensive plug-in plug tester it will thoroughly test each outlet and be able to test GFIs. The inspector will use one when you get your final electrical inspection.

Great job as always. Be proud mate. Merry Christmas Andrew, Tiffany and Bullitt.

The flicker from your lights could be because you were running off of the generator. They don't always put out exactly 60 hertz and if you're filming at 30 or 60 fps and the electric is running at 59 or maybe 61 hertz I could see that causing a problem. I'm far from being an electronics expert though.

I'd definitely run the temp power cables across the lawn. We do it in the ship yard all the time. Take great care with the cable to prevent damage, and then sell it when you are done.

I have a temporary wire from the meter pedestal to my new post frame woodshop. I just did it a month ago or-so, and it costed a fortune for the 6 ga. wire! I had to search for the wire because the stores are out of everything! I also ran things off of a heavy (10 ga) extension cord, but needed 220v for my machines. There were no inspections at all in this area until the year we built - lucky us 😉

As a new home builder in Texas I love these videos!

Wow! I love the lights that you have installed.. It looks awesome. L.E.D. technically has come along way. Have a Merry Christmas 🎄

All the best of luck and blessings. Looks like a huge job has already been done.

I would definitely recommend running Pvc from your shop to your house and doing a full 100 amp service from your garage that will only have one utility bill. You would have to check on what you're allowed they might not consider that a temporary power source though. Check with any local electrical contractor they should have the knowledge to get you through

I have 100+Ft 220v extension cords, I made from leftover water well wire.. I tested each one for resistance.. worked good for last 4 years :)

You’ve been making great progress since I last checked in; well done! 😃🐶👍🏾

House looks terrific all lit up!!

I remember asking about if you were doing septic. Also if you get temp power on your pole, when you're done with it, just never call to turn it off...

Those particular led lights are pretty good. I use what are probably the exact same lights at my apartments and love them. They do really good with a dimmer.

Hey Andrew. Love watching your progress. My Wife and I just bought 40 AC up near you and would be interested in the power pole when you are done with it.

So sorry that the code delayed or put an added workaround to your build. Positive side, no problems in your electrical wiring. Any who, Merry Christmas.

Interesting. In North East Arizona, we had the same issue with Septic as well. In fact, you could not start building without the septic permit and perc test completed. Then, before home is finished septic needs to be completed. Only difference was we did not have the driveway regulations. House is looking great!

I thought it was just me. It took me almost six months after I thought I would get power until I got power. I had lots of drama as well. Best of luck getting yours going.

Yep same in TN on the septic system for electric. I was able to pull 200 amps for my camper hook up but for a house septic first. Sorry man.

Ah nice lights camera action !! We have the exact same generator! 👍💞

This episode was very informative to me. I’m about to begin with accessory dwelling (shop) then build house afterwards. Luckily I have water and a service pole. I need septic so glad you covered that.

From my house to yours Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

You might consider a motion detector light switch at top of fold down stairs. Likely not necessary once your permanent stairs are in. A major convenience when your holding on navigating your body up into attic.

Props for getting the Champion dual fuel generator. That's a good investment for emergencies after you get your permanent power turned on.

Wow. It looks like you have made some really good design decisions along the home building path. I've been at this game for 50 years and just received a new design commission last Monday. So, no retirement yet at 74. It keeps the brain working. It has been my experience that most code enforcement authorities do not grant a final approval and, thus, withhold an electrical approval, until all aspects of a home are in a safe and "ready to occupy" condition. The electrical approval seems to be their final ace up the sleeve in order to prevent the inevitable ones who try to short change the system in some devious way. You would not believe some of the things which I seen residential and commercial contractors try to achieve. The bottom line is that the electrical inspector is not picking on you. You appear to be doing an excellent job and know what you are doing. He is just doing his job. Good luck as you move into the home stretch.

Happy new year. I would have never even thought about Septic.... Bet most people would not have seen that coming....

I just added a shop to my property about 60 feet from house. It's opposite of what you are doing but still applies. A buddy of mine dug a 3' deep trench and we put in mains power as well as a 2" conduit. The nice thing about the conduit is that we put in fiber optic cable, CAT6 network cable, and pull strings for future. You could do something like that and then not worry about tripping over electrical cords and you can always disconnect it when you don't need it. If the future, if you want to consolidate to 1 meter for both the house and the shop, you can then now feed the shop from the house. Alternatively, you could put in a whole house generator at either the house or the shop and use that buried line to feed the other building with a bypass interlock. Options, options, options.

Hi Andrew I feel bad for you with not getting full power hook up. At least there is a temparary way to over come that for now. There is always somthing ☹️. Your home is looking great and what a difference with the lights on. I am so happy for you and Tiffany with your new home which I really love. Great video Andrew and again Merry Xmas and Happy New Year. Take care from South Western Ontario. 🇨🇦

Progress looks awesome am excited for ya. Merry Christmas!!

Yes sir Mr inspector I have septic. Show him a corn cob and 5 gallon bucket and smile! Merry Christmas

Here in TN it's the exact same thing, sans the driveway in our county. When I first built the cabin, I was allowed a "temporary" meter which will become the "permanent" meter one day. I had this temp power for over 7 months with a camper on my property, with no deadline implied. I got distracted with life and had to move two hours away to work, so the cabin got put on hold. Don't know how long I could get "temporary" power now, it's been 10 years, if I were to go finish it. No other requirements like a driveway. I did have to have a footer/basement dug for the 911 registry and address. The funny thing is I moved the building from when that was set up, but if EMS can't figure out that the building, which is 75 feet from the original GPS coordinates, then we need different EMS people.

The house came along so much. I’ve been subscribed since 800 subs too

Merry Christmas the house looks great with all the lights turned on

MERRY CHRISTMAS 🎄🎁 TO YOU ALL. Please take care and be safe!

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you and your family 🎄⛄

Bummer about not getting the power:( but thank goodness for generators:) it looks Hyatt with the lights on:)/tfs God Bless and have a very Merry Christmas with your family:)

Looking I. Am happy for you, beautiful house.

the attic space could be used as a higher ground spot if you have flooding all that is missing is the sound proof closet to run the generator

I have had a guest house.two guest homes running off a primary homes meter panel for 7 years.no issues.and the run is mixed 10 and 12 awg. The larger of the two guest homes has central air.still no issues!

get spot lights to saturate the area. Basically they will fill up the gaps in the LED light that your camera is picking up

We had to run wire along the ground for temp power had the wire already so that was a plus but I did run it in conduit anyway along the ground for a little extra protection

LOL, Man i feel for you guys. I had the Shell of my Pole Barn put up, nothing else, then had the Power Company hook me up to Electricity, but the Inspector did tell me my Out House Hole was not the required 6 foot depth, so i had to fix that within a month or they would shut off my power. Other than that it took me 1.5 years to finally be able to move in cause of my 7 days Offshore and 7 Days home work schedule. Good Luck, am enjoying your Videos.

Here we are not allowed to run URD wiring on top of the ground, and I think with some research you will find that it is not per NEC. However under a supervised situation I would not have a problem doing so. Cords however are made for this but are way more pricey. One other option if possible is to support the URD in the air to the house if you have some poles. Hey its temporary.

You can also just hook up two extension cords to your panel, one heavy cord from a 20 amp circuit and one from another 20 amp circuit that is on the 2nd phase from your shop.

Brother had the same situation run a piece of Romex to a plastic water line it protects it well I even went with thinner wire considered it my fusible link worked fine for months all through the winter for everything I needed in the house until I got my original power Good luck brother! The cheap black roll up plastic water tube line super inexpensive!!

Merry Christmas Tiffany and Andrew

It’s just as bad where I live we had to have septic and a water well in place before they would give us temporary power.

I feel for you. Down where I am you can get a builders connection which is at a fixed charged rate. If you have a good one it'll give you between 60 to 100 amps at 240 until you've finished building then you go on to the standard grid rate. Not sure you could run everything at the same time but being frugal you can manage. There is a sorta time limit on a builders pole but it's in years not months.

Merry Christmas and Happy New year. God Bless

Merry Christmas Andrew and Tiffany

Man those light are bright bright.... I had to wear my sunglasses 😎👍🏽.

You have a heartbeat...awsome

I knew I would need a septic system before I even bought my property. It was the first thing to be installed on my property. The second part was the RV power pole that had to be near the septic. I can't believe you got this far without knowing all the conditions to be met before you get electric. When dealing with bureaucracy there are many hoops. Maybe that's why so many are building "off-grid".

I sympathize with your prior ignorance and agree it is a bummer... but it is a self inflicted one friend... hopefully your video will give others a clue so they can avoid the same issues... +5 bonus kewl points for biting the bullet and telling your story

Coming along nicely!

I know what you're going through the power situation I had to run 3 months on a generator while I was rewiring the house

Most codes do require the septic system be installed. Most homes will run on 100 amps. So, I'd go get a run of #2 al urd (2 hots, 1 neutral and ground. Put the sub spoiler on your tractor plow a trench the go back tie the wire on pull it thru make sure you have enough on both ends for hook up

Good to know you at least have some options!

Looks good Andrew, that septic thing is new to me merry Christmas

i like the number of outlets in the kitchen , putting in a shop and have 2 gang outlets about every 6 ft

All of that has to do with occupancy. Safe occupancy includes septic, proper wiring, driveway, and sometimes fire alarms. This all depends on local building codes. My county doesn't even have a building dept. Sometimes that is nice.

Great job beautiful house

If you intend burying cable in the ground then you need to use armoured cable and cover with an approved marker tape, placed 12 inched above the cable. The steel armoured sheath is used as the earth core. You will need 3 core cable to provide 240 volts. 2 x 120v and 1 x neutral or 4 core if you are not using the sheath as the main earth.

You are doing a good job.

Have you thought about adding some solar panels to the roof, and when you finally get full electricity installed, it can be a backup source.

looking great. all in time