Preethi tries out the tile pattern for the backsplash. A white veined marble with granite insets (absolute black instead of the angola black on the counter top but it's pretty close). We're going with a different edge though - lots of little stones.
Saturday, September 12, 2009
September 12, 2009: Hardwood and Backsplash
On Saturday, we thought the floor would be dry enough for us to try out some backsplash tile, but that also meant we could take some pictures of the hardwood from different locations.
Friday, September 11, 2009
September 11, 2009: Garage, Floor Sealed
On Friday, I went out to the house after work. The garage door was in, the hardwood had been sealed and a few things other things were done.
A doggy door was put in on the garage back door. It locks on the inside.
The garage door was installed. Wasn't operational when I was there, so this is the best picture I have.
The hardwood floors were sealed, so we can't walk on them until Monday.
However, I could peek in again at the front entrance. Here's the great room. All the sunlight reflecting off the floor is skewing the light sensors in the camera making the floor look lighter here than it actually is.
Stairs. This is a bit more representative of the color.
Great room looking towards the fireplace.
A "temporary" railing was installed on the front porch. We are thinking of doing concrete railings long term, but this looks pretty good so we might put that off for a while and maybe just stain the railing to match the door.
A close up of the condensers (dual-zone)
The freon tubes coming out to the condensers.
Labels:
dining room,
doggy door,
front porch,
garage,
great room,
hardwood,
stain,
stairs
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
September 8, 2009: Staining and driveway begin
We made it out to the house on Monday, though not much visibly had been done (Dan was busy prepping for the seeding guy, but that was mostly smoothing out the soil). On Tuesday, however, floor staining and the driveway installation began.
The stained great room floor and stairs. The stain color is English Chestnut. This (and all the floor stain pictures) were taken leaning into the front door as we can't walk on the floor for a while.
The dining room floor.
Looking across the great room.
The driveway was graded and crushed stone began to be put down (by the garage), but then a rather large rain storm came up. Not so conveniently while I was there making a small change on a corner of the driveway.
The outside units for the air conditioners were installed on Tuesday (no inside pics - mud + stained floors),
On Monday, I also noticed that electrical boxes were put in on the kitchen island.
On Monday, we also took some "family" shots on the front porch. From left to right: Fritz, Preethi, Silver.
And here's Fritz, me, and Silver.
The stained great room floor and stairs. The stain color is English Chestnut. This (and all the floor stain pictures) were taken leaning into the front door as we can't walk on the floor for a while.
The dining room floor.
Looking across the great room.
The driveway was graded and crushed stone began to be put down (by the garage), but then a rather large rain storm came up. Not so conveniently while I was there making a small change on a corner of the driveway.
The outside units for the air conditioners were installed on Tuesday (no inside pics - mud + stained floors),
On Monday, I also noticed that electrical boxes were put in on the kitchen island.
On Monday, we also took some "family" shots on the front porch. From left to right: Fritz, Preethi, Silver.
And here's Fritz, me, and Silver.
Labels:
air conditioner,
dining room,
driveway,
floor,
Fritz,
great room,
Jody,
kitchen,
Preethi,
ridge,
Silver,
stain
Friday, September 4, 2009
September 4, 2009: Let there be light
On Friday, we did not make it out to the house until after the sun went down. Fortunately, the lighting fixtures were installed which really go a long ways towards making it look like a finished house. For whatever reason, the flash on the camera seemed to make rooms look a lot yellower in the picture than in person.
View of the great room and kitchen. You can see the track lighting on the great room wall (where we'll hang paintings), recessed lights in the ceiling, and pendant lights in the background in the kitchen (there are more lights in the kitchen than you can see in this picture). In the background, Preethi is fiddling with the remote control for the great room fan.
This is the fan Preethi was controlling. It's rather large and moves a good bit of air even when not spinning very quickly.
A different view of the great room which let's you see all three recessed lights on the south side of the great room. There's a total of six recessed lights in the great room. Interestingly, we found that the track lighting did a much better job of lighting up the room (brighter and more even light) than the recessed lights, probably because they aim up towards the reflective white ceiling while the recessed lights aim down.
The track lights.
The kitchen all lit up (except for some recessed lights). We'll have to lower the pendants over the island a little bit.
Lights were in the closets too (here, the pantry)
Light over the sink in the main level bath.
Stairwell lights. Effectively nightlights so you can see the steps in the dark.
The hanging light in the stairwell. Preethi was there when they hung up this light. She said it only took 2 minutes.
Light/fan in one of upstairs bedrooms.
Lights over the tub in the master bath.
View of the great room and kitchen. You can see the track lighting on the great room wall (where we'll hang paintings), recessed lights in the ceiling, and pendant lights in the background in the kitchen (there are more lights in the kitchen than you can see in this picture). In the background, Preethi is fiddling with the remote control for the great room fan.
This is the fan Preethi was controlling. It's rather large and moves a good bit of air even when not spinning very quickly.
A different view of the great room which let's you see all three recessed lights on the south side of the great room. There's a total of six recessed lights in the great room. Interestingly, we found that the track lighting did a much better job of lighting up the room (brighter and more even light) than the recessed lights, probably because they aim up towards the reflective white ceiling while the recessed lights aim down.
The track lights.
The kitchen all lit up (except for some recessed lights). We'll have to lower the pendants over the island a little bit.
Lights were in the closets too (here, the pantry)
Light over the sink in the main level bath.
Stairwell lights. Effectively nightlights so you can see the steps in the dark.
The hanging light in the stairwell. Preethi was there when they hung up this light. She said it only took 2 minutes.
Light/fan in one of upstairs bedrooms.
Lights over the tub in the master bath.Thursday, September 3, 2009
September 3, 2009: Last Concrete Poured
On Thursday, we went out to the house during lunch (no pics) while they were pouring concrete and then much later in the evening when the concrete was done.
Preethi looks at the sidewalk. The lines in the concrete are regularly spaced control joints.
Preethi looks at the sidewalk. The lines in the concrete are regularly spaced control joints.
Labels:
air handler,
apron,
concrete,
garage stoop,
master bathroom,
Preethi,
sidewalk
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