Kitchen & Bedroom

The tongue & groove in the Master bedroom was completed this week. and the lights were installed. Also the hall and loft ceilings were completed today and the light globes were installed. Only one small computer room and part of the dining area left to put up and the ceilings will be completed. Today I roughed in the granite counter top for the kitchen. The final cupboard was put up over the refrigerator. As you can see the color of the granite is a earth tone brown. I installed the kitchen sink as well. Patti and I decided to do the granite because of it's beauty. I decided to install it myself because it will be completed well before anybody else could do it. Also the cost is just a fraction of what someone else would charge. I am still working on the joint compound upstairs I just have to finish the second coat and do some trim and that area will be completed. I will be pushing myself to get things done and I finally can see the light at the end of the tunnel.

Lots of Changes

Ploof excavating has been working on the property leveling and bringing top soil so grass can be planted. He has also placed some flat rocks in our walkway as well as a rock front step. The picture does not look as good as it does in person. These rocks are quite large but were flat enough to use in our front walk way. We had him take a few more trees taken down so we will have a larger yard. The appliances arrived today and the propane gas co was here installing the gas lines for the stove and fireplace. They still have to bring the tank and hook it up because they had to order new tanks, this should happen hopefully this week. I have been installing T & G boards up in the master bedroom. I should be done soon because this area is quite easy compared to the great room. As you can see by the pictures the room is almost done. I should have the ceiling finished by this weekend. We are still waiting for some of the bathroom faucets to come in, they had to be special ordered. This has been a busy summer and I hope to have most of it done by the end of November.

Lights & Water

Today was a very productive day. Our water softener and filter was installed and the we now have pure soft water with no iron. The level of iron was at 9 which should have been zero. It also had tested for organic iron which a charcoal filter took care of. Now we won't get rust stains. The upstairs bathroom toilet was installed along with the water for the sink. I'll have the fixtures for the tub and shower by Friday. The down stairs bathroom sink was also installed today. If you look close you can see soft water coming out of the faucet. Patti and I designed and built the tile counter for the Mexican sink, Also the shower is installed downstairs. Notice the light above the sink and the trim around the sink. Nice touch Huh!! The kitchen sink water line and drain was also installed today.

Now lets talk about lights. Both closets now have lights. Both bathrooms have lights. The front hall entry has lights. Notice the high area T & G in the great room is completed when you look at the new ceiling light installed. I have also completed the sheet rock in the hall with the last coat of compound to go on tomorrow. Two wall lights are installed in the master bedroom. The T & G in the bedroom will start Friday. The oil tank was filled today and we will have hot water by this Friday. I have all the lights for over the doors in the great room which will be installed real soon. Appliances will arrive this Friday. We have low voltage lights outside to light up the house. It looks real cool in the evening with the accent lighting.

Walking the Plank

Its been a little tricky lately. If you look closely at the picture you will notice the planks that come off the scaffolding. The only way I could reach the area over the stairs was to attach planks to the wall and rig up the step ladders to hold the planks. This is the part that I've dreaded from the start. The good news is that I only have three rows of T & G left in the great room which happens to be over the stairs. I had to order more wood yesterday and it should be delivered today so I can complete that area. I also have good news that I received a 9.5 judging from Patti for my plank walk. Its been slow going but the finish product is going to be wonderful. I have also installed some lights and tiled the front entryway with the Mosaic. I tiled the down stairs bathroom sink that we designed. The grout work on both will be completed today. We will have the gas installed on the 15 of Sept and the appliances are ordered. I hope to have the walls completed soon, I just have to push myself. I'll keep everyone updated when I can.