Moving Inside

Great room

They say pictures are worth a thousand words, but I think the progress our crews have made in the last week can be summed up in just one: WOW! The dry-wall crew worked through the weekend to help us make up a few days. As of yesterday, just about every wall was covered, and they were getting ready to mud.

I was stunned at the difference. After staring at studded walls for months, the dry wall made the inside of the house come alive and now highlights some of its architectural details. I must admit, though, the dry wall also pointed out a few details we had missed, but our project manager and Aaron put on their happy faces and are bearing with me. One such detail is that the powder room bathroom door looked quite short next to the double doors for the office, which also will have a transom above them. Another door in the master bath was too short in comparison to the others.

Mudroom

Kitchen

Outdoor kitchen and fireplace

And while we have finally been able to move inside, work continues on the exterior of the house, where the stone masons have almost completed their work on the outdoor kitchen and the outdoor fireplace. Tomorrow, we have a contractor coming to start work on the concrete countertops for those areas.

With our most recent progress, we have a laundry list of to-do's: interior trim, preliminary work on the hardwood floors, final details on the cabinetry, and installation of the HVAC system. Homebuilding is getting exciting!