I took the week off of work to finish a couple things this week, but most of the time was spent coordinating the various contractors that were on site. Everybody says the finish work goes slowly, but it seems like things are happening fast to me. So much planning and detail work goes into this final stage, it's really hard to keep up.
Since last month:
Walls were painted.
Gypcrete flooring was poured over radiant heat tubes.
Heat pump was hooked up.
Natural gas lines were run between the street and the house.
Gutters were installed.
Garage doors were installed. We will be painting them next spring.
Cabinet installation began.
Kitchen:
Pantry/Laundry (there are more cabinets around the corner):
Master bath:
Tile installation started.Kids bathroom:
Master steam shower (no tile yet, just mud pan):
Finish electrical. I can't express how nice it is to be able to see without dragging a work light + extension cord around. Having nearby electrical outlets is also very handy. We also have most of our lighting fixtures installed. Here are some in our stairway:
Cedar ceiling liner is complete. Here is my favorite part of the ceiling, above the window in the office.
Maybe I've spent too much time on this project to have a favorite part of the ceiling. Speaking of ceilings, my least favorite part of the ceiling to work on is in the great room. I spent a good portion of the week on top of the scaffolding sanding and sealing posts and beams:
Looking at our calendar, I can see that the next few weeks are going to be crazy with all the work being done. Hopefully everything goes as planned!
