Closing in on finishing

Sheet rock has been taped and guest suite done - next week they will sand and prime, paint, and the wood flooring and tiling will begin. Sinks, faucets, vanity and fixtures will all be delivered next week as well as the kitchen cabinets themselves. Once the cabinets are in, the granite guy will come do the template for the counter and take the sinks back with them to cut the perfectly sized holes. In addition, the concrete guy will pour the floors for breezeway and garage and the fieldstone from the back will be brought up. This next two weeks may be the busiest ones yet as multiple crews are called in to crank away on the finishing work. We're choosing colors for the walls - so far we are leaning towards a plum color like "merlot" for the wall that includes the kitchen and a dusty green of some sort for the rest of the room. Most of the lighting has also been chosen but just needs to be ordered. It's all getting close - we're still hopeful that we'll get back in over Labor Day weekend.....keep your fingers crossed!!

Electric and Cement

It was a big family week last week - baby Lucy Keniry was born in Boston and Kathy met all the Southerland clan in Belton TX! Pictures of all of that coming soon. Not too much looks to have gotten done while we were away but really it did. The electrical outlets and recessed lighting boxes are all in, the concrete was poured in the basement and more of the siding got put up. We haven't spoken to Jim since we've been back but are expecting a new estimate on when we'll be finished enough to get the COO (Certificate of Occupancy) and be able to move back in....with or without kitchen cabinets! We might move the deck, the finishing of the guest suite and garage/breezeway into a later phase or David's going to solicit help from the neighbor in finishing it himself. I tend to think we'll be going with the former since David's consulting gigs seem to be picking up but who knows.....anything is possible!