Great Things Happening!

Well, the weather is cooling off ... showering in the dark in 45 degrees temps .... brrrrrrr.  Didn't care so much about a towel warmer in the new house, but having one in our outside shower house would be great!

But it's all for a beautiful end.  Check out all that's been going on...

Painting has started ... and that deserves a post all it's own. 

BEHIND ALL OF THOSE PACKAGES ARE MY KITCHEN CABINETS!!!!  THE TRIM WAS ALSO DELIVERED ... YOU CAN SEE SOME OF IT IN THE FOREGROUND.

A SNEAK PEAK AT ONE OF THE CABINETS.  INSTALLATION NEXT WEEK!!!

POSTS ARE ALMOST DONE.  GUTTERS & DOWN SPOUTS INSTALLED. LAST BIT OF ROOF TRIM FINISHED.  SIDING DONE.

DOWNSPOUTS WERE PLACED BEHIND THE POSTS

PREP FOR BACK STEPS.  CONCRETE WAS POURED TODAY.  DECK WILL BE BUILT WHERE YOU SEE THE 2X10S.

SATURDAY, PRESTON AND I UNLOADED 1000 SF OF RECLAIMED OAK FLOORING... AFTER I VACUUMED THE FLOORS IN PREPARATION FOR THE INSTALLATION.  STACK #1 IN THE KITCHEN.

STACK #2 IN THE LIVING ROOM

"ELECTRICIAN DAN" CAME ON LABOR DAY AND INSTALLED THE SWITCHES, OUTLETS AND PUT LIGHT BULBS IN MOST OF THE CAN LIGHTS.

THERE ARE SO MANY CAN LIGHTS (~40) AND 2-WAY & 3-WAY LIGHTS AND A SEPARATE SWITCH FOR THE FAN & LIGHT FOR EACH CEILING FAN (NOT SURE WHY).

I COUNTED ABOUT 40+ SWITCHES ON THE 1ST FLOOR ALONE.  I DON'T THINK I'LL EVER FIGURE OUT WHICH ONE GOES WITH WHICH!

WE HAD A WELL PIT ... 5 CU.FT CONCRETE-LINED UNDERGROUND STORAGE FOR THE PRESSURE TANK AND SUCH.  IT WAS NOT ONLY AN EYE SORE BUT A PAIN IN THE WINTER TO KEEP FROM FREEZING.  FORTUNATELY CODE REQUIRED IT TO BE "CONDEMNED" AND FILLED IT WITH DIRT.  THE PRESSURE TANK WILL NOW BE IN THE BASEMENT. 

COLTON HELPED ME AT THE TILE SHOP DESIGN THE BACK SPLASH BEHIND THE RANGE.  HE HAS A VERY GOOD EYE FOR DESIGN.  WHEN HE SAID HE DIDN'T LIKE THE MODERN DISPLAY, BUT PREFERRED THE TRADITIONAL STYLE BETTER, I WAS SO EXCITED TO KNOW MY TASTE HAS RUBBED OFF ON HIM.  HERE ARE ALL THE PIECES ... YES, SITTING ON THE PICNIC TABLE ... STILL.

FINALLY WE HAD SOME RAIN THAT MADE IT WET ENOUGH TO BURN THE SCRAP WOOD THAT WE'VE COLLECTED FROM THE CONSTRUCTION SITE.

THEY POURED A 25' APRON IN FRONT OF THE GARAGE TODAY.

ANNIE HAD TO BE THE FIRST TO WALK ON IT

IF YOU REMEMBER, WE PULLED OUT SOME OF THE OLD WHITE OAK FLOORS FROM OUR OLD HOUSE.  TUSCARORA WOOD RE-MILLED THE WOOD FOR US ... WE HAD ENOUGH FOR THE ENTRY... HERE IT IS.

HERE IS THE RED OAK WE BOUGHT FROM THEM INSTALLED IN THE LIVING ROOM.  WE SIGNED UP TO DO THE SANDING AND FINISHING TO SAVE SOME MONEY.  WE'LL GET STARTED ON THAT THURSDAY AFTER WORK.

HERE IT IS IN THE KITCHEN ... ASHAME SO MUCH HAS TO BE COVERED UP BY CABINETS!!

NOT A GREAT PICTURE, BUT THIS IS THE PATIO (AS VIEWED FROM THE DINING ROOM WINDOW ABOVE).  THE CONCRETE GUY WANTED EXPERIENCE (I.E. A REFERENCE) DOING STAMPED CONCRETE.  IT'S STILL DRYING AND NEEDS MORE DONE TO IT, SO I'LL TAKE ANOTHER PICTURE IN A FEW DAYS.

THEY ALSO DID SOME GRADING ... THIS IS THE HILL SIDE IN FRONT OF THE PATIO.  THE WHITE PIPE IS WHERE THE SEPTIC TANK IS.

THEY ALSO POURED THE PAD FOR THE A/C UNIT.  THERE WILL BE A SMALL DECK BETWEEN THE HOUSE AND THIS PAD.  ALSO DID SOME GRADING ON THIS SIDE OF THE HOUSE.

ANOTHER PICTURE OF THE WHITE OAK FROM THE OLD HOUSE NOW IN THE NEW HOUSE.