Photo Dump June 26th
OK, I took the EASY way out yesterday, but I've still been requested to post some pics. I really don't have many due to being locked out. But I do have a few I can post and comment on...and I'll steal a couple from the JLH site, just because.
First a quick shot of the basement. Unfinished, but they do tack up some insulation to help keep the place warm/cool.
Next up is the upstairs. First is the stairway and hallways. Notice the doorknobs are installed and the railing has begun to be installed.
The loft is fully enclosed now (well, not fully enclosed, we'll need to get some sort of gate, but the railings and the wrought iron posts are all installed.
Since upstairs, check out the master fireplaces progress. First some tiling has begun...
Then the tile needed to be grouted and the electric is more installed, notice the remote panel for the security system. We'll probably leave as a standard alarm and not activate a service for a while. A full house alarm works pretty well to get attention on its own. Jess basically wants in case I start traveling more and she's home alone with the kids.
And the masterbath is completely tiled, as well. They just need to complete the counter-tops. We went semi-expensive in here. There is some standard white tile, which sort of accents off the tub/shower basin, but it's mostly the better tile and there is some glass accent pieces which don't stand out in the photos.
OK, let's go downstairs. First, another shot of the hardwood, which was shown a few days ago in the front hallway. Here it is in the great-room and the kitchen. This shot is prior to the cabinets being installed.
And a week or so later, the cabinets showed up (about a week after originally scheduled). Here they are installed in the kitchen. As you can see they come pre-stained. The floors are stained after everything else...but likely before the carpet is installed in a couple of weeks. Also of note is the under cabinet lighting on the left side, they have a couple installed and you can see the outlets/light switches, doorbell, etc.
This weekend we saw that the under cabinet lighting was being installed and saw the media built in ouselves for the first time. Yeah, we figured a built in was THE way to go for this room. Much better than trying to find some sort of shelving to fit. I even went as far as having the wiring done custom all above in the upper cabinets, so Summer can't hit the components and to limit the wiring behind the TV. We got the built into the ceiling pre-wired 5.1 surround sound so we don't need to put speakers out on shelves or stands, again a baby safety and clean install look. Additionally I made sure to have extra cabling installed for internet and satellite/cable TV as well as a dedicated outlet on it's own fuse to help keep the power to the components as clean as possible. I've always hated in apartments/the condo when the fridge would kick in, lights turning on/off, etc...the TV would flicker and basically there would be a surge. This should help alleviate all of that.
Here's a fairly ugly shot of the lighting in the dining room. But it shows off the cool chandelier we get. It's part of the Catrina lighting package. Everything is basic black like this.
The last thing to show from inside the house is the last I saw of the mud-room bench. I mentioned this in an earlier post, seeing the bench like this made me rather upset. I wanted it open, as built in the model home. Our new home counselor pushed and it is supposedly going to be cut out under the bench now...although that means some sheetrock and tile work/touch ups will need to take place. But I'll get MY BENCH the way I expected it (I say "MY" and "I" because Jessica said she didn't care as much. Because she's given up about worrying about the house or just doesn't care about the bench...but I think she'll really appreciate it when it is done). One thing is being done right...even if it's taken me so many complaints and problems to get them to do something customer oriented/nice for us.
I'll definitely update with a picture of this built right, IF THEY FIX IT, and when we next get in the house.
OK, lastly, and just because, here is a shot of ONE of our TWO air conditioners. Yeah, being a two story home (3 counting the basement) we have two air conditioners and two furnaces. One each for the upstairs and one for the downstairs/basement. Absolutely terrifying! Meaning the cost of running this house! We've budgeted about 3X what we've paid in the condo/apartments...I hope that's enough...it may not be.
OK, that's it, and catches us up to today. The next few days should see the counter-tops arriving and being installed. I'll try getting off work early Thursday and getting in there with a decent camera to get some pics of that.
Lastly, we're working on financing right about now. Problems there, too. Oops. Silly us not getting Jess a "REAL JOB" so we're working on getting financing based solely on my income or finding a way to use Jessica's new contract labor income. Hmmm... We'll get financing, that doesn't seem to be the problem, it's just the rates and packages that we'd most want are a bit difficult to get easily.
OK, so, should I start a countdown of sorts, since we have a move-in date? August 3rd is 38 days away...
First a quick shot of the basement. Unfinished, but they do tack up some insulation to help keep the place warm/cool.
Next up is the upstairs. First is the stairway and hallways. Notice the doorknobs are installed and the railing has begun to be installed.
The loft is fully enclosed now (well, not fully enclosed, we'll need to get some sort of gate, but the railings and the wrought iron posts are all installed.
Since upstairs, check out the master fireplaces progress. First some tiling has begun...
Then the tile needed to be grouted and the electric is more installed, notice the remote panel for the security system. We'll probably leave as a standard alarm and not activate a service for a while. A full house alarm works pretty well to get attention on its own. Jess basically wants in case I start traveling more and she's home alone with the kids.
And the masterbath is completely tiled, as well. They just need to complete the counter-tops. We went semi-expensive in here. There is some standard white tile, which sort of accents off the tub/shower basin, but it's mostly the better tile and there is some glass accent pieces which don't stand out in the photos.
OK, let's go downstairs. First, another shot of the hardwood, which was shown a few days ago in the front hallway. Here it is in the great-room and the kitchen. This shot is prior to the cabinets being installed.
And a week or so later, the cabinets showed up (about a week after originally scheduled). Here they are installed in the kitchen. As you can see they come pre-stained. The floors are stained after everything else...but likely before the carpet is installed in a couple of weeks. Also of note is the under cabinet lighting on the left side, they have a couple installed and you can see the outlets/light switches, doorbell, etc.
This weekend we saw that the under cabinet lighting was being installed and saw the media built in ouselves for the first time. Yeah, we figured a built in was THE way to go for this room. Much better than trying to find some sort of shelving to fit. I even went as far as having the wiring done custom all above in the upper cabinets, so Summer can't hit the components and to limit the wiring behind the TV. We got the built into the ceiling pre-wired 5.1 surround sound so we don't need to put speakers out on shelves or stands, again a baby safety and clean install look. Additionally I made sure to have extra cabling installed for internet and satellite/cable TV as well as a dedicated outlet on it's own fuse to help keep the power to the components as clean as possible. I've always hated in apartments/the condo when the fridge would kick in, lights turning on/off, etc...the TV would flicker and basically there would be a surge. This should help alleviate all of that.
Here's a fairly ugly shot of the lighting in the dining room. But it shows off the cool chandelier we get. It's part of the Catrina lighting package. Everything is basic black like this.
The last thing to show from inside the house is the last I saw of the mud-room bench. I mentioned this in an earlier post, seeing the bench like this made me rather upset. I wanted it open, as built in the model home. Our new home counselor pushed and it is supposedly going to be cut out under the bench now...although that means some sheetrock and tile work/touch ups will need to take place. But I'll get MY BENCH the way I expected it (I say "MY" and "I" because Jessica said she didn't care as much. Because she's given up about worrying about the house or just doesn't care about the bench...but I think she'll really appreciate it when it is done). One thing is being done right...even if it's taken me so many complaints and problems to get them to do something customer oriented/nice for us.
I'll definitely update with a picture of this built right, IF THEY FIX IT, and when we next get in the house.
OK, lastly, and just because, here is a shot of ONE of our TWO air conditioners. Yeah, being a two story home (3 counting the basement) we have two air conditioners and two furnaces. One each for the upstairs and one for the downstairs/basement. Absolutely terrifying! Meaning the cost of running this house! We've budgeted about 3X what we've paid in the condo/apartments...I hope that's enough...it may not be.
OK, that's it, and catches us up to today. The next few days should see the counter-tops arriving and being installed. I'll try getting off work early Thursday and getting in there with a decent camera to get some pics of that.
Lastly, we're working on financing right about now. Problems there, too. Oops. Silly us not getting Jess a "REAL JOB" so we're working on getting financing based solely on my income or finding a way to use Jessica's new contract labor income. Hmmm... We'll get financing, that doesn't seem to be the problem, it's just the rates and packages that we'd most want are a bit difficult to get easily.
OK, so, should I start a countdown of sorts, since we have a move-in date? August 3rd is 38 days away...
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