6 More Weeks

Hello all!!!! August got a little crazy on us. We went on vacation and the girls are now back in school. Things are moving along nicely on the Lane. The brick work has been completed. Insulation, sheet rock and texture were finished middle of August. Our front and back porches, sidewalks and driveway were poured a couple of weeks ago.

The back porch

 Side of the garage

 Front porch and walk

 More of the walk and front porch

The new front door was put in Tuesday, as well as the master bathtub. Tile also started in the master shower that day.

Tile should be completed this week. Cabinets and trim will be started next week and paint will be the week after that. As soon as we give Todd our choice of stone(hopefully tonight), they will set the posts on the front and back porches. We have been told 6 more weeks, which puts us moving in sometime in October. 

Slowing Down

Things at the house are starting to slow down, but in a good way. The brick is almost completed. We ran out and they delivered more this morning. I don't know if the brickers will start on it again today or tomorrow. Stain is going down on the concrete this morning and a second "accent" color is being added this afternoon. I will be headed over in a bit to check it out. I met with Bonnie, Todd's designer, this morning and we picked out the paint colors for the interior. I need to run and get some sample cards and I will post a picture of the colors. After much discussion we have decided to paint our kitchen cabinets instead of stain them. We are going with maple cabinets and you won't see any woodgrain if we stain them, plus painting them will be cheaper and help keep us on budget(for now!).

Working hard to get the floors "ultra clean" and ready for stain.

Here is the front of the house with brick!

Brick-Laying

Things on the house are starting to move slower now. The brick was delivered last Friday and brick-laying has begun. They should be finished by the end of this week or beginning of next week. Drywall has been put up in the garage so that the garage door can be installed. We are meeting on Wednesday to talk about the floor stains. As soon as we find a stain we like the floors will be next.

The Bright Side

The walk-thru with Todd went smoothly. We now know where all of the light switches, ceiling fans, plug-ins, cable lines, phone lines and, most importantly, interior and exterior lights are all going to go!! The electrician should be starting sometime today. YAY!!!!!!

I was also told today that we get to meet with the cabinet guy next week to talk about design and layout. Todd said he will draw it all up for us to see before he starts building them. YAY!!!!! YAY!!!!!

Rain is a Good Thing!

I am soooo happy that it rained here today. The work has begun on the inside of the house now and hopefully today's cooler weather helped some. The fireplace was installed on friday, along with 2 exterior doors. Our final window came in last Thursday and was installed yesterday. The HVAC system installation began yesterday as well and should be finished up today. Our insurance company came to inspect the house progress this morning. We are meeting with Todd and the electrician tomorrow to discuss where all of the lights are going to go.

Progress is a good thing

Here is a picture of the completed roof that I promised.

Our meeting yesterday with Todd was smooth and exciting. He said he would get the fireplace ordered. The propane lines have been ran in the house to the proper places. We should be getting the HVAC installed(or at least started) today or tomorrow. We talked about outside lighting(which I haven't even really thought about yet) placement. We will be meeting with the electrician next week sometime. Todd also said that his designer will be back from vacation next week and I am on her list of people to talk to. I am soooo ready!!!! I'm sure Kevin is too so that I will quit pestering him with all of my girly decorating ideas. Have a Happy Thursday!!!!



Coming Along

I hope you enjoyed the holiday. I know we sure did! The house is coming along. The roofers will have all of the shingles up today, the windows are in the correct places now and temporary doors have been put up. Choctaw Plumbing finished running all of the water lines and the tub/shower and faucets have been installed in the kids' bathrooms. We are meeting tomorrow to discuss the propane lines and the placement of the tank. (I will post a picture of the completed roof tomorrow.)