Finishing Details

These next two weeks will be busy for our builder...lots of finishing touches to be installed so the house looks "finished" and ready to be turned over to us in early October. The house will be, for the most part, completely finished in about 2 weeks, but they take several weeks to run quality assurance inspections in and around the house (as I mentioned in the last post). It's so exciting to see everything come together!

In the past four days, here's what's happened (in bold):

Schedule Update:
Day #60 - Friday, August 14, 2009: Drywall installed, not complete.
Day #61 - Saturday, August 15, 2009: Drywall taped and mudded (but not sanded), columns arrive.
Day #65 - Wednesday, August 19, 2009: Drywall sanded.
Day #66 - Thursday, August 20, 2009: Columns begin to be completed. Primer is applied to walls.
Day #67 - Friday, August 21, 2009: Columns finished!!! Walls painted. Trim and Doors delivered.
Day #70 - Monday, August 24, 2009: Baseboards, Trim and Doors installed!
Day #71 - Tuesday, August 25, 2009: Cabinets delivered.
Day #72 - Wednesday, August 26, 2009: Cabinets installed in kitchen and bathrooms!
Day#74 - Friday, August 28, 2009: Front porch finished. Garage Doors installed.
Day#77 - Monday, August 31, 2009: Interior drywall touch-ups, walls painted.
Day#78 - Tuesday, September 1, 2009: Tile and linoleum laid.
Day#79 - Wednesday, September 2, 2009: Hardwood floors installed, plumbing finished, siding started.
Day#80 - Thursday, September 3, 2009: Siding finished.
Day#81 - Friday, September 4, 2009: Granite counter tops delivered and installed. Plumbing and electrical finishing work completed (sinks, faucets, recessed lighting, electrical outlets, etc).

They have started locking the house when they leave for the day, so our updates inside the house will be getting few and far between. I can't complain, there are only about 2 weeks left until it'll be finished.

Sooo, here are some pictures of some new improvements that we took yesterday when we went to measure the windows for blinds:

Front porch is finished!!! Also, outside lighting was installed: by the door, and in between the garage doors.

The counter tops were delivered! Hard to see in this picture. Also, lighting fixtures were installed and recessed lighting in the kitchen area were installed and finished.

Mmm...hello, extra-wide sink. I can bathe about 2 babies in this sink. Also, you can get a better feel for what the granite looks like here. A little bit of green and brown with some nice variation in the pattern. I love it!

THIS is our closet...MY part of the closet to be exact. Bobby's side goes off to the right, but you can't see that here. I have grand plans of installing floating shoe shelves vertically on the wall straight ahead! That might be a Melissa-Project. Bobby wants no part of it.

The master bathroom! The tile is already installed around the tub and on the walls of the shower and floor. The mirrors were hung and so was the lighting fixture. The shower walls were also put in.

The front entryway!!! Don't worry *shudder* The "lovely" brass lighting fixture will not be lasting long.

Well, that's it for now! Next week, we are anticipating the delivery of our appliances (dishwasher, fridge, etc) and carpet. Then, they should be finishing the grading in the yard, and start pouring asphalt for the driveway. Landscaping should come soon after that!

We're getting ready to celebrate Bobby's 27th birthday next week! If only we could be moved into the house by then...

Have a great week! Pictures from the beach should be coming soon!