Some Progress

Sorry it's been a while.  Things at the house were slow in June but have picked up recently.

The microwave and oven have been installed.

Kitchen and foyer pendents are hung.  Ceiling beams have been stained.

Fireplace stone and mantle (not yet stained)

Front stone columns have been started.

 Back-splashes are up

Shower doors installed

 Jeff's  reloading work space is close to completion.

 Closets have been shelved.

Driveway has been poured.

Counter Tops and Exterior Stone

All the counter tops have been installed

Gigantic Kitchen Island

Master Bath

Really bad photo of bath faucets

And the stone is coming along nicely :)

Front door was installed too.

Cabinets & Tile

Tile floors in the baths and laundry room have been installed.

I love it!  Grout will be done at a later date.

This is the kitchen sink area.  The cabinet color is a little redder than I remember but I think it will all workout in the end.

On the left will be microwave and electric oven, dishwasher, sink and on the far right the refrigerator.

Pivoting around from in the same spot as above will be the Coffee/Wine bar

We will set up the coffee maker and have some booze and appropriate glassware handy.

The far right cabinet will hold our printer/copier/office supplies.

In the far left cabinet are roll-out pantry shelves

The kitchen island.  The gas cook-top will be in the center.

It has a trash can cabinet on both ends, will have electric plugs on all sides and six stools.

This is the hardware we picked.

Crown!

Trim!!

Just a couple of quick pics of the trim detail :)

Big Changes

Things moved quickly these last couple weeks.

The last few windows arrived and were installed.

I'm really going to enjoy the two side windows that open.  Jeff isn't a fan of screen doors so these will allow air flow.  Although the front of the house faces North, the windows above will let in light.

The front door and interior doors were delivered.  The interior doors are knotty Alder and will be lightly stained.

The front door has beautiful dental moulding.

 drywall has been primed,  

and interior & exterior  paint colors are being finalized.  Pretty much the same interior colors we have now.

Exterior trim will be painted to match the window frames and the Hardie Siding will be painted a soft green.

Garage doors have been installed.

Interior trim should start this week.  Cabinets should also arrive soon.

It's been a few weeks and the drywall has been hung, taped & sanded.  Trim and paint will come next.  I made a video tour of the place but can't get them to post.  Besides it's very quarters and just looks like a lot of drywall close up, haha!

The Hardie Plank Siding is going up. 

We are pretty set on a shade of green (NOT the green you see here) with dark brown trim to compliment the brown window frames.  I'd post the colors here but the online colors don't look anything like the colors we have chosen.

I think have made our exterior stone choice......(less grout/mortar).

Floor tile.....



And Hardwood floors......(Hickory 6" plank)

We don't plan to do a lot of landscaping.  Matter of fact Jeff doesn't even want to have any grass.  We'd like a very rustic 'house in the woods' landscape.   My plan is to try and have as many native trees & shrubs as possible to reduce the need for spraying, fertilizing or trimming.  We plan to replace the poplars and maples that had to be removed due to lightning strike damage (we've installed lightning protection on the house) and placement of the house.  I'd like to add a couple flowering trees for Spring color to start.

It's coming along!  Completion date should be sometime end of May early June :)

Spray Foam, Expanding Insulation

Insulation was completed last week.  Drywall will begin this week.  

ELPH tells me it's about 90 days after drywall that we should be able to move furniture in.

This is a view from the foyer into the kitchen, through the living room around to the front door.

Ready for Inspection

This view is standing in the kitchen looking towards living room/back of the house.

 From the sliders towards the kitchen & living room.  The power in the floor in the kitchen is where a big eating island will be with the cook-top. The Oven/Microwave, dishwasher, sink and refrigerator will be along the wall. 

From the picture window looking at the fireplace and foyer/front door. TV and bookcases will be on the wall to the left of the fireplace. The room to the far left with the window sitting on the floor is the Master Bedroom.

So, the HVAC, Electrical and Plumbing rough-ins are complete.  And as you can see the Shingles are on.  County Inspection should be this week Friday.

Next up Insulation & Sheetrock!

Roof! Roof! Roof!

Things are coming along very well.  The framers are 99.9% complete and the plumber has started.  Electrician will start in about a week.

The following video was taken while standing in the living room, panning from the deck, through the kitchen area, out the front door, past the corner fireplace, through the master bedroom wall, out to the view.

More Framing

It stopped raining this morning so we went to a late breakfast with friends and then checked on the framing progress.  We were very pleased to see roof rafters!