Day 186 - Oops!

Hammers are a very useful around a construction site.  They frame walls, hang drywall, install doors, put in electrical, break windows.  You know, the usual stuff.  This was the site that greeted us on Saturday afternoon as we got ready to leave town for some family birthdays.

Oops. 

PJ, our sheetrock installer, was climbing down from his scaffolding when his hammer caught an edge of the scaffold.  It subsequently fell behind the plywood sheet that he had up to protect the window.  From that point, it was all Murphy's Law.

A new window is on the way, but I'm not sure when it will get here and be ready to install.

 Other that the window mishap, the sheetrock is going up quick.  The taping and mudding however is going to take ~3-4 weeks.

Hey good looking'!

View from the dining area into the front entry

Drop ceiling over the kitchen

Other Odds & Ends

• There were a few areas that Tom had to reframe because once the drywall got hung, they looked funny.  One area was above Betsy's closet.  The other was the loft above the mud room.
• We picked out a newel post for the main staircase.  Bayer Build is going to make it.  It is going to look similar to this.  Timeline for the newl posts?  5-6 weeks!  Yup.  Just keep smiling :-)
• They have finally started to put the housewrap on the exterior.  We are putting on DuPont Stuccowrap.  It is basically Tyvek except with a little bit of corrugation to it to help drain moisture.
• Gered has most of the cabinets done and will be bringing the first load up to Suak Center next week.  We are going to have to rent a storage unit to hold them because we aren't ready to install yet.  Grrr...
•  We decided to go with flat texture for the walls/ceiling with slightly rounded corners (Not the larger 3/4 round)
• Application has been submitted to have the gas line trenched in sometime after April 1st.
• We are working to get the flooring & lights finalized.
• Bad news about the basement bathroom tub surround that I ordered.  It wasn't a good one.  It was a 3 piece unit instead of a 1 piece.  Nick, the plumber, recommended that we don't install if over concerns about leaks.  So, we are going to tile the surround instead.