Last month, our finish carpenters installed the barn doors in the basement. The barn doors will mostly sit open, as they sit in front of the craft room, which seldom needs privacy. I supposed if the kids are getting too noise in there, and there is someone in the rec room next door that wantsRead more about Barn doors[…]
The cabinet painters have been at it for almost 5 weeks now. We are at the point where I am inspecting all the paint and flagging anything that needs touch up. It’s tedious work, and I’ve probably spent 4-5 hours on inspections so far, with a few cabinets left to go. We have a lotRead more about Cabinet painting is almost done[…]
The solar installers installed half the solar array this week. We decided to only do half now as we want to be sure we can use all the production, and it saves us a little money up front. That’s 8kW installed and room for another 6.5 kW on the other side, with mounts already installed.Read more about Solar[…]
You might think that choosing a tub was easy. Not so I say. Early last year we went to a local pluming supply, sat in some tubs, and chose one based mostly on look. You might remember this picture. Fast forward 9 months and we started looking over the spend with a microscope, it wasRead more about The tub[…]
We finally pulled the trigger on the plaster work, and there is quite a bit of it. In addition to the large wall we put up between us and our neighbors, we need to plaster the light wells, the exterior stairs, and the area between the siding and the dirt around our house. As withRead more about Plaster progress[…]
The storm and resultant mudslides in January had a big impact on our area and on our construction schedule. Now, this week we are bracing for another storm that is set to bring as much rain as we’ve had so far this season. There is a lot of concern that the storm could cause anotherRead more about Preparing for the next storm (and the ones after that)[…]
The stone fabricators installed quite a few tops last week, and they look gorgeous. We have just a few left to do now. The mud room (between the garage and the house) and the bar got the same honed black granite as the kitchen. The bar is still waiting on the top part. In theRead more about Lots of stone tops[…]
My wife and have been managing scheduling of all the work for the last couple of months, hoping to try and get things done enough to move in sometime in May. It is a seemingly herculean task to schedule all of the various trades to work around each other and that depend on each otherRead more about The Schedule and increasing difficulty of getting things done[…]
We might actually see the end of the cabinet painting this week. Because the cabinet paint needs to be more durable than normal house paint, it is a lacquer based paint and is quite noxious when painting is occurring, and for some time afterwards. That means that most other work inside the house needs toRead more about Nearing the cabinet painting end game[…]
The blue stone is coming along nicely. The latest application is on the front porch. We’ve also gotten our stair treads and risers, which are a single piece, for a nice look.