What Lurks Below The Surface

Day 192

They have prepped the walls for tile.  It's some kind of paper/chicken-wire thing probably made for maximized grip.

They also worked on the deck a bit.

They also did a lot of caulking.  Like I said, makes for boring pictures.  You don't believe me?

Well here's a sample.

See.  Boring.  But they say prep is more important than the paint.

I'm Gonna Wash That Grey Right Out Of My Hair

Day 191

So something is different about the house.  Can you guess?

Okay, the scaffolding is gone but the answer I was looking for was that it is white instead of concrete gray.

They are prepping the inside for paint as well.  Lots of small minor stuff that, unfortunately, make for boring pictures.  However, there should be some really good pics in the coming weeks as the walls will be patched and painted.

Built-Ins And Uppers

Day 186

And we are thankful for . . . more cabinets!

The upper cabinets went up in the kitchen.

The built-ins were also installed in the great room.

The cabinets in both the kitchen and great room are all getting painted white.  Looks like they are going to finish those up next week and then I think the painters will be coming in.

Point Counterpoint

Day 185

You probably guessed it from the thinly veiled title.  We have counters!

Here's the bathroom.

Oh yeah, they did the sinks as well.  That is a marble looking counter.  Now that the counter has been installed, they can get cracking on the tile.

Here's the kitchen from left to right.

The hole is where the dishwasher will go.  Despite the trouble getting our first choice for counter material, I think we ended up getting something that is very similar, if not the same, as what we had in there before, which is what we wanted in the first place.

That hole is for the stove.

This counter is table height (the other counters are higher) and it has a stained walnut top which will match our kitchen table that has yet to be made.  I can't wait to see what things look like when the upper cabinets go up.

More Built-Ins

Day 182

This first one is over the refrigerator.

Here's what it looks like on the inside.

And this bunch is in the great room.

We also have heat again.  It hasn't been crazy cold yet but it's good to have a thermostat again.

The Cover Up

Day 181

Not much going on today.  I think they spent the time on covering up the floor so it doesn't get scratched and then brought up a bunch of tools to get ready to work on the cabinets.

It gets dark early now so please for give the lack of focus and graininess of some of the shots.

They also installed four doors.

I'm only showing you one door because they all look the same.

Finally, the downstairs closet.

All they did was put in the poles.  That's going to be nice.  The only thing left for the closet is paint and carpet.

Colors And Smells

Day 180

Sorry no post yesterday.  I wasn't able to access the areas where stain was applied because it wasn't dry yet.  This also prevented us from using our stairs which wouldn't have been so bad except this is the first night we had rain since July!  Walking outside just to go to the bathroom downstairs was not fun.  But today we have our stairs back!

The best match for the floor color was selected and applied.

The floor is dry but the smell of the stain inhabits our house.

When the house is almost done, they will apply one more finish coat to make the floors a bit stronger.

The stairs were completely sanded but I didn't get a picture of the white wood before they stained it.

Despite the fact that it was raining, they also started working on this:

And that is going to provide the support for our old deck.
 

As Bob the Builder says, "Reduce, reuse, recycle."  Bob the Builder didn't mention the part about saving money.