Day 184 - Say Hello to My Little Friend!

Hello!

Betsy made a trip out to the new house with me today!  She & Linus actually make frequent trips out to the house, but they usually stay in the car sleeping or watching a movie.  Today Linus was sleeping soundly, but the Bets wanted to hang out with dad while I met with Tom to take measurements for the stair parts. She had a good time.  PJ, the drywall hanger had some music playing, and Betsy decided she wanted to start dancing.  Super cute!

 

Betsy's best pretzel impression

Drywall

PJ has been really cranking out the drywall.  The upstairs drywall is almost completely hung & he has started on the main floor.  Mike Justice from Alexandria will be coming next week to start taping & mudding.  We are hoping to have all of the drywall finished in 3 weeks.

That doorway is looking a bit low don't you think?

Ahh!  Now I get it!

Betsy's Bedroom

Arch leading into the living room

Lighting

Some of our lights came today from Barn Light Electric.  They look pretty cool!

Light for over the kitchen island

Light for the mudroom

 Issues with the Island

Remember back when I mentioned that the wall in the kitchen was magically 13 in. closer to the kitchen in real life compared to the blue prints?  Well, we made adjustment for the perimeter cabinets, but we forgot to change the width of the kitchen island.  That only left us with ~33" of clearance for the walkway between the island and perimeter cabinets.  Definitely not wide enough,  Doh!  As soon as I realized this, I called Gered, our cabinetmaker.  Bad news:  He had already finished making the island!!!  After thinking about things, we decided to bite the bullet & have him shorten the island by 12 in.  In the long run, I think we won't regret having the wider walkways.

 

Optimistic Construction Timeline

• Drywall finished by 2/28
• Cabinet installation 3/3-3/7
•  Housewrap & Siding: No clue :-)
• Trimwork 3/3-3/21
• Install hardwood floor 3/19-3/23 (if possible we my move this up a week)
• A family friend will be helping me out with this
• Install tile 3/3-3-14
• Start interior painting the last week in March
• Should take 3-4 weeks
• Install carpet after paint
• Fireplace masonry after paint
• Install lighting & plumbing after paint
• Official move-in date? - Sometime in 2014!!!