Walking Tour

DRY WALL!!!!

Things are going real fast. The city water workers were by Monday and Tuesday to connect us to the water and sewer system. The street, driveway, and garage floor had a nice 4 foot wide and 5 foot deep trench dug into them. Fortunately the rain did not slow them down and they finished things up this morning.

The dry wall was delivered on Monday. Due to the slow economy, we had two crews of four guys at the house yesterday and today. They were able to hang the drywall and install all the corner beads on the entire house in what seemed like no time. They plan to start taping tomorrow and could be done some time early next week. Hardwood flooring and Priming will start next week too, then Bob and I will begin to install the cabinetry when we get back from Florida.

Spray Foam

Insulation started last Thursday and was finished up early today. We decided to go with spray foam insulation vs. the normal fiberglass. Its a bit more expensive but is decidedly green. It helps maintain the homes internal temperature much better and should hopefully have a good impact on our heating and cooling bills. Its pretty amazing stuff.

Awning Roof

The awning roof that wraps around the house from over the garage to the front door was finished last week. Its doing to be covered in black metal flashing when its completed. It adds a great break from the linearity of the side of the garage. It has recessed lights in the underside to light up the path to the front door and the front of the garage. On another note, I finished up the low voltage wiring for the A/V equipment today. We have passed all of our rough-in inspections and the spray foam insulation will start going in tomorrow. We hope that means dry-wall will start on Monday. Yessss!

House Tour

Interior Doors

Though unimpressive to many, I am very excited about these doors. First of all, it means we are making real progress toward completing this thing. Second of all, they have such a clean and modern look with the flush jambs and simple details. Gotta love primed solid core doors.

Temporary Stairs Are In

We have temporary stairs in so common folk, like Les and Noah, will now be able to make the trip to the top floors. Though rudimentary, they really give a great feeling for what the final product will be like. They are extremely open and sit lightly in the space, allowing light to stream through and enhancing the flow of the house. The pics above and below here are of the mid-level landing directly above the entryway. Below is the extended view from the kids bedroom hallway to the master bedroom hallway above and kitchen/living room below.

The shot below is looking up from the living room area to the mid-level platform over the entry.


Above is looking through the lower portion of the stairs toward the front door/entry. Below is the reverse view looking from the entry through the underside of the stairs.