Friday, June 29, 2007

Flooring is in!

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As these two pictures show, the flooring is in. All that remains is the trimwork around the edges, etc. Sheet vinyl in the laundry and 2 bathrooms is also in, but I need to get a better photo than the ones I have.
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The tile around the fireplace is also finished - we just need to get the mantel installed.
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The rear yard fence is almost finished, all that awaits is the gates.
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The following photos show the finished driveway. We had a loop put in near the front door around a landscaping mound and the septic tank (where the wood crates are). The septic tank location semi-dictated the size and location of the loop, but we think it turned out well. We also widened the driveway, especially near the garage (parking and turn-around space). We are waiting for the portion of the driveway in the county right-of-way to be paved; should be any day now.
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Tuesday, June 26, 2007

Flooring installation starts tomorrow

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Again, sorry for the infrequent updates. We are waiting for subcontractors to get product in or get finished with their work. We are also currently staying in Davis (with my wife's parents) which is convenient for us at the moment but not very close to our new house. I think we will spend the rest of the week with my parents in Galt then stay in Davis again for a while. Not sure how long we are going to need to keep this up....
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Flooring installation starts tomorrow. Not sure how long that takes, but I think they are going to start with the bathroom areas so our contractor can put in toilets, etc.
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The tile guy should be done with everything but the kitchen backsplash by the end of today. Backsplash has to wait until countertops are in, and we are not exactly sure when those will be installed.
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If we do not have power by today we will need to postpone the alarm finish installation, as it was set for tomorrow morning.
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The fencing guys were off finishing another project yesterday (and maybe today?), but I think the fence should be complete by the end of the week.
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I also think that our driveway should be going in today. I'll have to make a call and see how that stands as well.
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Thursday, June 21, 2007

Fence going in


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The back yard fence is going in - they have drilled all the holes and are assembling the fence and setting the posts. It was getting dark tonight when I got there, so no good photos to share.
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I went out the next morning (6/22) and got one on the way to work. They got most of the back portion of the fence installed on 6/21.
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The guy doing the grading work has put in a couple decorative "mounds" to break up the flat front yard area. We'll plant some trees and smaller plant life on them when we have water available.
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All the crown molding is installed (had to finish a couple areas after cabinetry was finished). The glass block shower is in, too. I think he might have gone a little higher than I would have anticipated, but it will keep the splashed water inside the shower, I guess.
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Tuesday, June 19, 2007

Fencing to start in a couple days, power soon?

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Sorry for the infrequent posting - we are temporarily staying with relatives on a very slow (21.6k) dial-up connection and have been very busy with selling our house, working, and keeping up with stuff for the new place.
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Tile is going in slowly but surely, with part of the master shower tiled in a day or so ago.
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The ditch in the front yard for power and phone has been backfilled. We should have power and water in the next couple days now, I think!
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The backhoe operator also dug a few tree holes for us along the driveway and in the back yard. We should get some trees in them before too long.
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We have a local guy coming in to do some touch-up grading, clean up the backyard area, and work on the driveway. He will get going tomorrow and start with the back yard, as the fencing guys ahould start on Thursday with putting in the back yard fence. Be nice to get that in soon so we can start looking at back yard layout, etc.
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We are also looking at getting a lawn tractor/mower for the significant yard we are going to have to keep under control.
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I am sure there is stuff I am forgetting, but that's a taste of what's going on right now.
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Wednesday, June 13, 2007

Tile and kitchen cabinets going in

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Kitchen cabinets are going in! We got a blue island for a little splash of color.
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The tile work in our son's shower/bath area is in, but needs to be grouted. The accent tiles are from http://www.sreeve.com/index.html - my wife has loved Sherri Reeve's work for years and we wanted to incorporate it into the house somewhere. Things are moving along!.
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Thursday, June 07, 2007

Cabinets going in and front porch railing on

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You can see that our front porch railing has been installed by our builder. He used Trex, not wood, so there should be a lot less maintenance over the years.
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http://www.trex.com/default.asp
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I got the mailbox installed today as well.
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Most of the cabinets have been set into place, including these in the dining room (buffet with frosted glass uppers).
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The kitchen cabinets are the only ones not in place yet (below). I think those will be put in on Monday. We need to get the door hardware over the weekend so they can install it next week.
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Sunday, June 03, 2007

And we have a screen fence....

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Dad and I put together the screen fence I had planned for the area to house the main AC unit and garbage/recycling cans. Took several hours this afternoon to get the panels cut shorter and attach all the hardware, etc.
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We did not finish putting in the mailbox. I did not drive the base into the ground straight enough (hit some gravels/cobbles? from roadway construction, I think) to get it to work. We are either going to have to straighten the base (remove and redrive) or find a workaround. I think I'd rather remove it and try to redrive it straighter.
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The local power company did get the power poles set today. Hopefully we can have power soon!
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Cabinets delivered - installation ???

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And we have LOTS of cabinets. 3 rows of them taking up a good-sized chunk of our garage, in fact. I think I heard that there are over 150 boxes with cabinets/parts in our garage.
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Reminds me of the closing scene in "Raiders of the Lost Ark".
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