Hearths, Odds & Ends

Looks like all but one of the hearths are now ready for the flame. The dividers in the driveway were poured despite the rain, and the area for the front sidewalks were excavated. The painters continued their touch-up work, and unveiled the stained railings on the back staircase. They also did a nice job painting the master closet. Our stucco guy covered the east end of the back of the house. The finish carpenter installed various doors on the main level. And last but not least our A/V guy now has everything hooked up and finish plates in place throughout the house.

Inching Closer to the Finish

It feels like less than a sprint to the finish than a slow toe dragging shuffle. Today's progress was hampered again by rain (that for Idaho standards) is downright unseasonal. We trust that Providence knows what the best timetable is. In the back our stucco guy setup to start. The driveway was compacted and made doubly ready for the driveway to be poured. Inside the painters did a wonderful job getting things wrapped up. The railing was refinished, and you can't tell it had to be patched. The carpet layers finally finished out their work as well, with the runner on the stairs turning out quite distinguished (lovely - in Stephanie's words). Our A/V guy was hard at work again this evening getting the ethernet lines working. Here's to hoping the plumbers will show tomorrow along with our finish carpenter and our cleaning crew!

Entry Walk and Stairs

The concrete crew got the entry walk in, and the forms off the back patio. The driveway needs some help, but hopefully that'll be taken care of tomorrow. The electricians worked on some odds and ends
around the house. The painters finished up the doors, and got some more cleanup accomplished. We're soliciting a cleaning crew and thinking about getting some movers to get our things out of storage. The carpet guys showed up this evening but didn't quite finish up. The stairs do look nice. Now we need to get our plumbers on the job and the rest of the doors hung and hardware placed...

Vents, Concrete, & Lights

Hallelujah! A day of little rain that allowed for concrete to be poured. This really was an answer to prayer. Now we can get the back stairs in and getting the permitting process on track. Inside we had the HVAC crew get vents in place. The electricians installed the housings around the breaker boxes. They also hooked up the ovens, and the lighting in the cold storage. There's even a fan in place now. The painters were working on the repeat final coat on doors downstairs, and getting some of the touch-up done elsewhere. Hopefully tomorrow will bring the carpet laying to a close.

A/V & Other Things

This post accounts for today, and the day prior. Our A/V guy and I confirmed last night that the whole house audio is in order and sounding swell. Friday saw lots of little things being taken care of by the plumbers and electricians, culminating in the placement of the cooktop and the hood fan. Our finish carpenter has been working away placing doorknobs and hardware on the upper level. Two of the mirrors were placed. Dad/Grandpa H. and I spent the afternoon looking for and choosing a junked tractor tire rim for our firepit. Our carpet guys got almost all of the main carpeting done, but then stalled on the stairs. The hardwood guy joined in the discussion to figure out how best to accommodate the runner, but little actual work got done. Saturday our appliances were brought in the home and placed. The cultured marble folks are nearly finished, and just have some caulking to do. We met with the folks who are doing the blinds, and hope to get them in soon too. We're hoping for some more activity tonight with the finishing of the hardwood floors...

Speakers, Screens and More

Our A/V guy was hard at work this evening getting everything ready for the premier tomorrow of the house audio. We're also indebted to the electricians for getting the screen hooked up. It's fun to see it finally drop out of the ceiling after setting that thing up in the dead of winter. The plumbers got the pressure control valve in place and also put in the water softener. The carpet guys are nearly done and should be finished tomorrow. The hardwood floor guy got the cap ends finished and he'll be finishing out the floors tomorrow night. The painters did most of the exterior doors and got various holes patched. Now if it'd just quit raining we could get the concrete poured...

Glass, Carpet and Other Shiny Things

The glass co enclosed the shower on the main floor (aka the decon shower), as well as installing the door to the master shower. The carpet layers got all the bedrooms with the exception of the master finished. The electricians did some work installing lights and outlets downstairs. The plumbers decided they needed to dial down the pressure in our system and so ripped out some wall to expose the mainline. It may be to our advantage to have this done outside, but we'll have to find out from the city if this is possible. Meanwhile, the hot water heaters and softener were installed. The main hardwood floors were uncovered, and our hardwood installer was getting the stair caps all figured out this evening.