The house is almost complete. We’ve had a few bumps in the road lately…a chipped bathtub, poorly laid sod and now mint green trim. Most everything looks lovely, but we definitely have some kinks to straighten out before we close next week. They’ll completely re-enamel the tub, re-lay the sod and re-paint the trim, and [...]
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Mint Green?…8 days to go
Posted in House on April 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Feeling at Home…15 Days to Go
Posted in House on April 16, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Lots of action at the ranch today. Carpet was laid yesterday. Trim and tile are complete. The front and side yards are filled with top soil and awaiting sod, which should go down tomorrow. Stucco should be finished up in the next couple of days. So we’re mostly down to details now. Sod was delivered [...]
17 days to go
Posted in House on April 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The stone work was completed today. Here’s the front of the house and the fireplace. If they’d let me put my hands on a trowel and paintbrush, I think I could finish this job off!
Day 104…19 days and counting
Posted in House on April 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I dropped by our house today with low expectations…but sometimes the workers show up on Saturdays, so I couldn’t resist. And my trip paid off. The kitchen backspash was tiled. I think one of the most fun parts of this whole process is seeing the things we chose in the studio all come together and [...]
Day 103…Let the Countdown Begin…20 days to go
Posted in House on April 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The stone masons arrived today. They started work on the exterior stone and the fireplace. I’m going to get boxes from our storage unit so I can begin packing up. I haven’t look forward to packing like this since we left England. I’ve been grateful to have such a nice little apartment, but since we’re supposed [...]
Almost…but Not Quite Yet…Day 100
Posted in House on April 9, 2008 | 1 Comment »
The banisters have been installed on the stairs. Lighting, switch plates and outlet plates are in. Kitchen counters and bathroom sinks are in. The tile flooring is in. The showers and tubs are tiled. The French doors are hung. The back yard is fenced and filled with top soil. And our closing date is now [...]
Big Rocks are Here…Day 86
Posted in House on March 27, 2008 | 1 Comment »
The stone for the front of the house arrived today. The air conditioning unit is going in…so thankful for that! Then the final bit of stucco will go on the front of the house, and then the stone will go on. They measured for countertops today, and flooring will start going in soon…maybe even this [...]
Karen’s Kitchen…Day 85
Posted in House on March 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Almost all of the interior doors are hung. The walls and trim are painted, and today, the cabinets are being installed. The bathroom cabinets are complete, and the kitchen is well underway. We set our closing date yesterday…April 29! The kitchen…won’t those walls look good in some shade of green! The master bath…
