Day 278

 


Doors and trim...
We got the doors and trim installed and ready to paint...
When the paint gets done the wood floors can be stained and finished...
Gonna try to keep on the faster track...

More stuff coming...

Day 274

Doors hung...
The start of the door hanging commenced today...progress
Painting is finished, remainder of lights will arrive early next week...
More doors and baseboards...then the finishing the floors...
Have a great weekend...

Day 271

Ever closer...

We almost have our "air moving" equipment installed (upper left)...tomorrow should finish up the instal...

The kitchen cabinets have been moved out to be flush with the refer and the counter will cover the top to the wall...

Stained trim is being installed in the foyer...you are getting an advance peek, the beams and the floor will be stained the trim color...

The "exhibit ledge" in the foyer is being trimmed out...

Just this afternoon the crew from "Asplendah" (tree trimmers) stopped by to scope out the job they will begin next Wednesday...

Interior doors are to arrive in the next day or so...when they are hung and the baseboard is installed the floor guys will return to sand, stain and finish the floors...

OK, I'm now getting too far ahead of myself and certainly don't want to spoil the surprises that lay in store over the next couple of weeks...

We're gonna start a lottery for the "move in" date... Anyone with the closest guess without going over will get an 8x10 glossy Cralle as a puppy. Email your guesses...

Happy guessing...

Day 264

We have Lights (fixtures)...
Finishing touches being put on the painting...Electricians have been busy putting in switches and outlets...
News from the NN Electric Coop is that they will begin August 1st to clear right of way (about two days) and then begin installing poles and electric power to the house...it a bit later that expected but then can't expect too much more...
Bit of confusion from supplier on the interior doors whether they are in stock from manufacturer or not...maybe will arrive Tuesday or next Thursday...trim and baseboards have been delivered and primed...wood floor finishing should be completed sometime in the near future...
Did have a hope to get in before the end of July but that has been dashed...
We will move in...

Day 258

Really big show at the job site today...

The cabinets arrive and work has begun on the stair treads and risers...painting in the living room and dining room to make ready for finishing the floors.

Derek jockeyed the cabinets into place with a bit of cajoling and urging (I was too far away to hear the language used)...Remember this is the wall that was part of the old building...the new part is good and plumb but the old part, well you understand getting old, right?

Millwork (that's trim for civilians) and doors will be next...Floors will be stained and finished, maybe that will be first...I'm never quite sure of the schedule until it happens...

Setting the appliance in place, carpeting, and the counter tops in the kitchen...

Somewhere in there the electricians will come back in and install the lights, switches and plugs...

Oh, yea, cannot forget the Northern Neck Electric Coop to put in the poles and connect the house to the  Power Grid...then the gas company will install the tank, line and fireplace.

We're close but still have "stuff" to do...

Day 253

 

Friday Post...

Hope everyone had a great, warm 4th of July...still some fireworks here on Saturday...

The wood flooring guys came racing through this morning and were finished by noon...they will come back to sand, stain and finish the floors as one of the last things to do...they have a real system with one guy roughly laying out the pieces and the other guy coming along to nail the pieces in place...

As you can see the paint is progressing...yes, that's a plum in the master bedroom...more paint needed in the master bath...bead board will go up in the kitchen...

Monday there will be big group here to work on a bunch of things including getting the trench for the water line from the pump house to the "real" house...Millwork and interior doors next week...