T minus 2 1/2 weeks and counting?

Tile is finished. Garage doors are in. Electrical is underway. Plumbers come tomorrow to install dishwasher, disposal, tankless water heater, and plumbing fixtures. I think they started running the gas line that will connect to our house soon (which we need for temporary heat). Come to our deck party and help construct our decks this Saturday!!


Master bath-tub hole. Below, Hannah is trying out the tub that will go there tomorrow.



Completed tile in the guest bathroom.


Garage doors can open manually right now...and soon they will use electricity!

Tile underway

All areas for tile were started today. Here are some pictures:

Backsplash in the kitchen,

Master bath shower,

Upstairs kids bathroom



and the floor in the downstairs bathroom.

Bathroom sinks

I know things don't seem to be happening very quickly judging by the number of blog posts--but things are happening!! The corian sinks and countertops are in the bathrooms. Interior paint is done, and electrical is underway. Lighting should be going in soon. Tile on the bathroom floors and shower walls is beginning now and should be finished by early next week. The plumbing fixtures, garage doors, door locks, and hvac units should be done by the end of next week. So, progress is being made! Keep us in your prayers :-)!






The interior trim looks very nice all white and glossy, especially this wall of windows in Rebekah and Sarah's room.

Paint

Here's the outside with the stucco all finished. The painters have been hard at work inside also.


A browny-gold in the kitchen and family room, which really makes for a cheerful atmosphere.


Joshua is very happy with his blue room.


And Josiah likes his brown room.

We're all happy that things keep progressing, and little by little it's looking more like our home!

Countertops & Stucco

The stucco is done, including the color coat. We chose a neutral that hopefully coordinates!


The granite countertops were put in the kitchen today, and they look great!! I can't wait to start using them.

A close-up of the kitchen counters.

The laundry countertop looks good, with a little backsplash.

And the desk area looks nice too!

Laminate floors in kitchen

The laminate floors are in! I like the stone look in the kitchen against the red-brown of the cabinets.


Oops! Looks like we had a miscommunication somewhere along the line. We don't want laminate floors in the downstairs bathroom, yet here they are!

More plumbing connections and prepping for stucco

All connected to water/sewer. No toilets to flush yet, however.



Today they started late in the day preparing the bottom part of the house for stucco. More to come later this week.

In review...

For those of you who haven't been with us from the beginning, here is a movie summary of the last nine or so months:

Plumbing connections and stairs

Real stairs have started to go in. From the main floor to the upper landing, they were complete. Tomorrow, they should come back and do more.



The plumbers came out and dug to connect the house to the water/sewer. In the picture below, you can see the trench they dug from the house to the sewer connection. Out by the road, it looked as though they had installed our water meter. Almost ready for plumbing fixtures!


We've been getting the contract together for the painter and are hoping he can start later this week. Laminate counters have been ordered for the laundry room and landing cabinets. Laminate floors for the kitchen are on order and have been paid for. Moving right along...

Trim and interior doors

Most of the interior doors have been installed. Josh was pretty happy to have doors on his closets!

Hard to see, but some crown molding in the family room.

And also in the Master bedroom upstairs.


All the siding is complete!

More progress on the siding...

The siding is almost complete!

Siding continues & cabinets begin

Today they continued work on the siding.


And by the end of the day, had gotten pretty far -- looking gooood!


This morning, the cabinets arrived in boxes:


and were unloaded:


And by this evening, were installed!

My kitchen!

desk!

And our lovely model shows off the sink in the kitchen,

the corner cabinets,

and the stove/microwave area.

The master bath cabinet

The upstairs children's bathroom

and laundry area (left side), and

right side, above where the washer/dryer will go.

And, the interior doors arrived. Trim and doors get put in next week!