Floors and a Firepit!

Yesterday we met the man who will clean the house before we move in. The house is a mess and it will be quite an undertaking! But, if he was there looking at the job, it must be getting closer!

We have approved the stain color for the hardwood floors. The first coat of color will go on today. Yesterday we arrived to big wood chips all over from the hand scraping. Don't think it's a look we are interested in keeping for the dining room floor although it does lend itself to a casual dining atmosphere - sawdust floors.

Wood chips (sawdust) covering the dining room floor

Living room after being scraped

The HVAC is in place, all the vent covers are installed in the house.

The kitchen faucet that was on back order should be installed this week.

The fan for the kitchen nook (also on back order) arrived yesterday.

The trenching for the well to be moved was done last week. It will reside on the north side of the house, along with the propane tank. Niches were built into the wall to accomodate them and also to disguise them a little. Great idea on the part of the landscaper.

Glass & mirrors are scheduled to install early next week.

The sprinklers should be started this week.

The brick thresholds were installed in the doorways & look really good.

The fire pit and the backyard!

The most exciting thing in the last few weeks has been the transformation of the backyard. It is cleaned up & trimmed, ready for the landscaper.

He returns from vacation next week and will get to work.

The firepit is finished & really looks nice.

Can't wait to sit out there with a glass of wine & a fire!

It's all in the Details!

As we watch the details come together the end is so close, but seems so far away!

Tile and granite are complete. Kitchen faucet on backorder!

Fans and lighting -almost complete!

Retaining wall on the north side of the house

And.....a mail box!

More Pictures!

Backyard

Laundry room with newly laid tile

Master bath with newly installed plumbing fixtures

Master bath with tub & plumbing fixtures

Kitchen backsplash - in progress!

Pictures!

Back patio

Study desk

Jack & Jill bathroom

Master bath (in progress)

Kitchen backsplash (in progress)

Entryway floor

Driveway/sidewalk

Driveway

The Finish Line is Near!

The Finish Line

We can see the end in sight. There is much to be accomplished but when we turned the page to December we were able to say ‘we are moving next month’. And right after that, we were informed of a one week delay! Still, the details are coming together.

The paint is complete. All of the colors were what we were hoping to see when we stared so intently at those paint swatches.
The culvert under the driveway had to be replaced due to a change in city code. That delayed the pouring of the driveway, sidewalks and patio extension. We are hoping to see cement today. The brick hearth is done. It came out well and really has a pretty shape to it.

The tile is moving along. We are very pleased with all of the choices.

Entryway

We had a meeting to discuss the placement of the entryway tile & accompanying listello (mosaic) iles. The end result is a perfect solution to a tile we knew we wanted to use as soon as we saw it at the tile store. We just weren't sure what the end result would look like at the time.

The hall bath or ‘pool bath’ as the plans call it (although we have no pool and the bathroom has a stand up shower and no bath tub) is gorgeous.

We knew we would like the white hexagonal tile and black trim. It far surpasses what I imagined.

The granite countertops in the kitchen were installed. The granite, as we thought is really beautiful. Big chunks of silver and cobalt blue are very apparent in the black granite.

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The master bath slate (with a familiar face visiting) ……is one of those ‘out of the box’ choices that turned out to be a good choice.

The Rainbow Rock shower floor – yes, a rock floor in the shower looks really cool – can’t wait to step on it. Picture to follow.

Carpet has been chosen for the guest rooms and closets. The retaining walls should be started next week. Tile will finish early next week. After that, electricians, plumbers & lighting are up to do their thing.

Our time line indicates a move in date of January 16 – that will be here before we know it. We are really getting excited!