Can you tell I'm excited??
Master bedroom:
2nd Bedroom:
Hallway:
Gabe worked the rest of that day getting started on installing the upstairs bathroom vanity and toilet. Apparently it was a little difficult to level them on the slightly uneven slate tile. The next day, he was able to make more progress:
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| 51" double vanity |
Dad and I took a trip to the nursery to pick out some large plants/trees while we had Gabe's truck. We got some shrubs, a "false cypress" tree, arbor vitae trees, a dogwood, and some juniper trees to create privacy between the next door neighbors.
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| Arbor Vitae & "False Cypress" |
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| Shown with a sample of the backsplash |
Next weekend on Friday, was the 3rd of May, and once again, we had a full driveway full of cars. First, when we got there, Gabe scurried to get the connections finalized for the kitchen appliances before the granite fabricators got there. Then, Gabe's cousin Andrew arrived; he would stay overnight and leave in the morning on his way home to SC. Rene, one of our subcontractors was there working on some of the landscaping. He planted the trees on the road side of the house:
And then, drum roll please.....
Granite arrived!!!!!!
New farmhouse sink (from Ikea!):
Upstairs double vanity:
The next day, Andrew stayed long enough to set in place the refrigerator, stove and dishwasher.
Here you have it-- the most narrow french door refrigerator on the market:
Here is a fun video of the frig installation:
And then the range/oven:
After Andrew left, Mom & I left to go pick-up some more landscaping materials. Gabe stayed behind and helped Dad replace the old water tank that was leaking so that he could finalize the installation of the toilet. By the time we came back, we had a fully-flushable toilet!! I'd call that progress after a couple weeks of no porta-potty...
Amazing, Dad on a ladder, at will:
Mom and I picked up some plants to line the front of the house, in front of the lattice.
They will be planted after we get the weed barrier laid.
Next Friday, Gabe was the installing the water shut-offs for the vanity sinks. He also started working to prepare the shower for tile installation. He realized one of the shower valves, that were installed early on during rough-in, was broken. That will have to be found and replaced, sheesh.
In the morning, Gabe continued working to prep the shower upstairs. He secured the cement board with more screws, mixed up Thinset, patched seams and screw holes. I brought them lunch, and saw that Mom had been working to clean up the downstairs in preparation for the painters that would be coming next week to paint the downstairs, yippee! Dad had sealed the stair treads that he bought last week in our beautiful heart pine:
Looks gorgeous, no?? They need a few more clear coats before they are installed, but are almost there!
Here are the slats for the platform:
They removed the old construction treads made out of particle board, and reinforced each step with blocking, that took quite a while, but will reduce (if not completely eliminate) the possibility of squeaking--
All done!
Meanwhile, I was back in saddle!!
Mom and I tackled the fireplace stack-stone, making sure it was all clean before we put the sealer on.
You can see just a little baby bump too!
We finished with the table saw and it's just taking up space so, they packed it up in Gabe's truck:
This is probably the only time I will see the truck driving in the back yard:
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| look how tall the grass is! |
HOT PINK!! :D
On our way out to the house yesterday, we picked up some more lattice to finish under the porch:
More landscaping materials:
And last week, Dad had someone come out, gravel the driveway and used the bob-cat to tear out poison ivy from the side yard.
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