Thursday, January 22, 2015

House Update - Primed and Ready for Fun

Jeff and I stopped over at the house this last weekend and I was surprised to see what a big difference it makes when the walls are primed.  It was so bright and open and it's just begging to get finished up.  The siding was also almost up.  The front is the last thing to go up with some trim around the windows.  The final step will be some stone and then I can start imagining where all the landscaping will go.


Next up this week they will be delivering our cabinetry for the house and installing all the trim you see in the picture above.  We haven't yet gotten an updated e-mail with what else they'll be working on but it's getting that much closer to all the fun stuff.  Today we have a walk-through with the closet guy to settle on the pantry and closets in the house. That same guy also will have us choose mirrors and towel bars, toilet paper holders, etc.

BUILDING TIMELINE:
Oct 8 (Day 1) - We signed our contract and everything is official!
Oct 9 (Day 2) - Expected ground breaking - delay with permit.
Oct 14 (Day 7) - Pick out front door (similar to this), interior doors, house molding, door knobs, and decking and siding.
Oct 15 (Day 8) - Fireplace picked
Oct 21 (Day 14) - Faucets, sinks, shower heads, toilets.  Also garage door.
Oct 23 (Day 16) - Cabinetry for the whole house - knobs and handles
Nov 5 (Day 29) - Ground breaking - hole digging and laying some foundation.
Nov 13 (Day 37) - Outside brick picked
Nov 18 (Day 42) - Cabinet place again - Changed our minds of the kitchen cabinets!
Nov 19 (Day 43) - Chose lighting, sort of because that was pretty hard. Still have to finalize some choices.
Week of Nov 24 (Day 53) - Pour concrete base - framing basement - finalize light choices and custom island color, custom hood vent and misc faucets.
Week of Dec 8 (Day 68) - Finishing up the framing and starting the roof. Plywood mostly put up all around the house. It's starting to look like a house.
Week of Dec 15 (Day 75) - Framing complete and ready for siding. Roof almost finished. Electrical walk-through, still deciding on lights.  Electrical rough-in and instal of fireplace. Tubs in bathrooms.
Week of Dec 22 (Day 82) - Inspections. Insulation and drywall will be up this week. Final interior finishes picks.
Week of Jan 5 (Day 96) - Siding, finishing drywall.
Week of Jan 19 (Day 110) - Cabinets being delivered, Trim going up

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