Exterior Trim Critical Path

The exterior trim is now holding up the rest of the construction project inside and out.  The rough mechanicals are finished, so the next step is insulation.  We don't have the roof yet and we still have water coming in one of the valleys in the dining area.  Until the roof is on, no insulation.  The builder wants the trim up and painted and the stone on the chimney before the metal can go on the roof.   This has suddenly added 2 weeks to the schedule, realistically about 4, pessimistically 6.  That would make it Thanksgiving... trying to be thankful knowing I'll be showering outside the end of November in Ohio. 

So all we can do is keep pressure on the builder to keep pressure on the trim guy.  He worked thru the day yesterday with on and off rain down pours all day and got more done in a day than I've seen him accomplish yet.  It does look good! 

The doors are still sitting in the garage.  The two glass sliding doors were damaged in transit so they are on re-order with no ETA.  The garage doors should be here late next week.  Kitchen cabinets were ordered yesterday... yeah!!  I get a brief break in product decisions. 

Here are some updated pictures.

trim around gable and porch. post started on left corner

this is our bedroom in this front corner

garage trimmed out; corner post.  stone will go from the ground up to the bottom of the post/trim

single garage door

double garage door & corner post

start of deck framing

wood box framed in left of fireplace



leak in the dining room; the ducting is just trash ... looks like it goes into the wall, but really doesn't