9/26/2013: Day 82 - Finish Fixtures

Finish plumbing fixtures are well in progress now.  The kids bathroom appears to be completed, with the vanity, sinks, sink faucets, shower trim, and water closet in place.  The master bathroom is not far behind.  Sink and water closet are in the half bath downstairs.  Tile work continues with cut tiles installed in upstairs bathrooms. Cut tiles are ready to be installed in half bath and foyer downstairs.

Furnace is now connected in attic and looks to be almost ready for start up. Ductwork in attic is also in place.  

All interior window and door trim is finally sanded and ready for caulk and paint. First floor spaces are prepped and ready to receive primer and or paint.  Looking for a big production from the painting subcontractor, MacSchweitzer Painting.

Roddie is very excited and telling anyone who will listen about "his" new light switch in his bedroom.  Norah gave Jack, the neighbor boy, a tour of her bedroom yesterday.  I don't think I'm very excited about that one.  

Foyer cut tiles prepped and ready for install.

New furnace in attic serving new second floor spaces.

New furnace and ductwork.

Kid's Bathroom with faucets installed.

Kid's Potty.

Kid's shower/bath trim.

Foyer lighting installed.

Master bath shower/bath trim.

Master bath vanity

9/24/2013: Day 80 - Let There Be Light

On the eightieth day, the Lord said, let there be light.  The electricians got most of the light fixtures installed today. It makes life alot easier working at night without having to move the work lights around.  Porch lights and flood lights all give a different perspective of the house when darkness falls.

I got a lions share of the remaining door and window frames sanded in the evening.  All that remain are the office and Norah's bedroom on that front.  Plan is to finish those off and caulk the frames and have them ready for paint by the weekend.

Plumbers got the furnace hung in the attic today and began connections and ductwork.  Plumbing fixtures arrived on site today.  Tim finished most of the tile work, particularly at the vanity locations in preparation for the vanities and bath sink plumbing work.  Corner sink for the half bath arrived and seems to fit well. 

Rounding the corner now!

9/11/2013 through 9/22/2013: The Push Is On

Sweat Equity

The week of 9/9/2013 brought the beginning of painting.  Long nights to get the bathrooms final painted and ready to receive floor tile, vanities and plumbing fixtures. The goal was met and final tile selections were made allowing Tim to begin tile the following week.

Shauna and I took the week off to put in our sweaty equity: Painting. Lots of it.  All told we are up to 25 gallons of paint in place.  The week of 9/16/2013: Upstairs walls and ceilings prepped and painted. Window prep, window & door trim prep ongoing, window and trim paint begins and first floor plaster patching largely completed. First floor ceilings are mostly painted at this time.  The two story foyer paint on walls and window was completed 9/22/13.  That was a monkey on the back as all had to be done from ladders in multiple arrangements. Tim began the field tile installation with the benefit of Shauna and I on site to decide the patterns.

This week (9/23/13) the plumber/mechanical and electrical subcontractors are scheduled to return for finish work. Vanities and plumbing fixtures to be installed, furnace should arrive for installation in attic as well. Electricians are slated to install the light fixtures and receptacles. And the biggest question mark is the new final electrical service. We're at the mercy of the utility company on this one, so let's keep our fingers crossed.  Also this week, we continue the paint work for walls and ceilings on first floor and windows, doors and trim throughout.   

Living Room patching.

Family Room prepped & primed.

Family Room & Dining Room prepping & priming

Shauna in the zone (wearing her work)

Foyer floor levelling

Office wall patching at new windows

Foyer wall and ceiling paint finally complete

Kid's bathroom floor tile in progress

Norah's bedroom gets some color

Master bath wall & ceiling paint complete

Master bedroom primed....also serving as paint station

Tim hard at work

Family Room from Dining Room

Kid's doing they're part

First layer topcoat on windows/trim

Family Room from Dining Room

Family Room Slider

Foyer field tile in place

Office window patching done.

Foyer window paint complete

Kid's Bath

Foyer from above.

9/10/2013: Day 66 - Window & Door Trim Begins