Seems like things have slowed down a little now that the framers have gone and we had to lose a couple of days for mechanical/insulation inspections. The reality is that there is always at least one trade at the house every day doing something. Over the past two weeks the copper roofing has gone up, the trim has been completed for the most part, and the chimney has been completed with the exception of the copper chimney cap. On the interior we passed inspections for plumbing, electrical, HVAC, insulation, and for the footings in the basement. Sheetrock started today and they are hauling ass on it. Should be done by this weekend so we are still pushing to try to be complete by the first or second week of January.
Also inside, we moved the oven and microwave to their new locations in the kitchen. We had to make some design changes on the fly and are now going to go with a small walk-in pantry with decorative door in the corner instead of cabinetry due to the strange configurations of the cabinets. The new idea should look even better than the cabinets we envisioned! I also installed the pendant lights over the island. They look great and add a nice accent light to the room. In the past two weeks we also finished the hardwood floors on the main level. The pain of that process was moving the furniture out into the kitchen and family room. We had to live like hoarders for several days, making small paths throughout the rooms to get to and from different areas. Brighton got lost repeatedly. Jackson just jumped on top of everything and walked across the room that way. Jacob & Saul have been painting away and finished all of the downstairs rooms except for the kitchen. As you can see from the pics, Maylee’s room is now 100% complete, including new wall art with owls. She loves them and exclaims “OWL!” every time she walks in her room. The soon-to-be nursery is the temporary furniture staging room while we wait to finish the last bedroom. It may be a couple more weeks til that one is done while we finish out the kitchen.
Stay tuned for more updates to come!
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- Decorative windows are in and stone is almost done on the front
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- Copper roofing is up on the front and sides, looks great
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- Stacked stone porch facade and flagstone patio are coming together nicely
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- Back of the house still missing two windows, but copper roofing is done, and chimney is just waiting for cap
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- Sheetrock started today and is going up quick!
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- Sheetrock should be done by this Saturday
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- Guest bedroom is shaping up
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- That’s hot.
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- This will be my office, lots of room for the foosball table and darts (necessary decision making tools)
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- Exercise room after insulation
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- Sheetrock in progress
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- Powder bath window is in and the framing for the wine fridge is done (lower left)
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- Oven/microwave and fridge moved, exterior door removed, and pendant lights put up
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- The kitchen does not look like a storage warehouse anymore
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- The hardwoods are finished and the floors look awesome. Painting is also done.
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- Maylee’s room is done. She loves the owls.
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- The soon-to-be nursery is the new storage room since it is 100% done.
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- The main guest bath is almost done. Vanity is here, granite and plumbing trim this week.
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- Still need to paint the beautiful pink tub … probably later this week
