Look Maa, it's Clean

Enjoying the house in what may be a rare clean state:

Floors and Fixtures

Lots and lots has changed just in one day, starting on the outside they did some work over the garage, so hopefully that means the rest of the exterior is coming soon (it just stalled a few weeks ago and I would like to see it done.)  Inside they installed the hardwood... all of it... one day... POW!  They also have wired all the fixtures (okay I didn't check the valiance lighting under the cabs, but the rest, done, one day POW!  They also did all the plumbing fixtures except the kitchen, one day, POW.  So interesting notes, compact florescent in all the fixtures, the bathroom lighting fixtures are all  much nicer then the light bars we currently have, and there is saw dust every where :)

Above the garage

Living Room

Upstairs Hall

Dinning Room

Greatroom

Bryan's Bathroom with fixtures

Light in Bryan's Bathroom (note CF Bulbs in all fixtures.)

Our bathroom with Fixtures

His/Her Lights

Soaker tub fixtures

Water heater added

Backlog

Sorry folks tried to get this out last night, but I wasn't allowed.

Behold their mightiness, observe their lack of nobs and and plumbing and counter

Bryan's bathroom

Our Bathroom

Just love those stairs...

Hmmm I've seen carpet like that before... like in my current house...   Also you can't read it, but where the trim is missing it says "no support."

Starting to show the lighter tones and the varnish, picture is a bit washed out, looks awesome in person.

Just dumping some photos and running to bed

Stairs from the garage door up

Starting to install the kitchen cabinets

This is the water proofing that goes down under the deck

Counter top in B's bathroom

Can almost see the colour of our bathroom cabinets

Stain and Posts

Some nice finishing touches started to take shape at the house today, I had a second conversation with the same contractor from the day before, today he was staining the railings and stairs and he wanted to know what I thought.  I told him earnestly how happy I was with it all, I have to admit I was having reservation about the stain.  I have to remember three critical things, first the stain was wet when applied so will appears darker; second, the stain is unvarnished so it tends to absorb more light then reflect; and last, the stairs will match the floor, and so they will look stunning even if they are a shade deeper then I anticipated.

This was the best shot it really picks up the grain,
love the way you get varied stain in the nooks and crannies on the spindles

Outside the decorative post were installed, they really give the front elevation character.  We are missing the railings on the porch and walkout, but I suspect, as I mused yesterday the walkout won't get finished until they finish the waterproofing.                  

As Om Nom Nom's go this one is looking more sophisticated.

For the geeks out there, here is a the HVAC system.  The notable beige box dangling from the ceiling is the heat recovery ventilation system.  It is what allows the house to be more thoroughly sealed against air leaks as it is explicitly designed to perform air exchange, extracting heat from the out bound air, and warming the in bound air.

This picture shows something really really important, and isn't immediately obvious, if one cranes their peepers to the ceiling you will see the extensive duct work is now in place.  What is important is that the lowest point in the ceiling remains the two steel beams, and that all the ducting could be accommodated in the joist spaces or above the plane of the beam.  Since that beam is ~7-8 feet, it means when the basement is finished the ceiling can be hung without risk of most people bumping their heads.  I'm super happy with how that worked out.

In other house related news, we now have some serious colours selected for the dinning room, kitchen, main bathroom, and Bryan's room, and a maybe on the trim colour.  We really need a decision on laundry room, en-suite, and powder room, as my initial goals are to paint any room with water ASAP followed by rooms we live in.  I have 4 weeks off at the time of move in, so we will start with the critical rooms and move out from there.

Anyways thats the news, closing date in T-minus 30 days.

Doors hung, doors locked

Well the doors to our house is now locked, all though that didn't stop me from getting in.  It was one of my more proud commando-esque invasions.  If it wasn't going to be my house in the future, it would be kind of rude, but hey, I didn't hurt anything, nor change the locked state of any doors.  So its like wilderness ventures, take nothing, leave nothing but foot prints, and I'm not sure I even left those.

Upstairs Hall

Toy box window seat

Finishing touches on the bay windows

Our bathroom now grouted

The doors and trim has arrived

Tiles

Light is washing out the colour in a lot of places, but tile is in, not grouted, but laid.

Front Hall

Laundry

Kitchen

En-suite

En-suite Shower

Bryan's Bathroom