Update

Thought it would be time for another update.  Well the cabinets in the kitchen have been going in but during the installation we noticed a few cabinets are missing unfortunately.  So we'll have to wait till they get in to finish.  Also all the stair pieces came in last week so the carpenter has starting installing those. I had to order all the pieces on-line to match the hickory flooring.  Also another carpenter has been helping out finish the trim molding throughout the house.  We also picked out paint colors and the painter is suppose to come start Tuesday.  The counter top guys came out last Tuesday to make templates of the kitchen and master baths.  The stone for outside was delivered but the outside temperature was to cold for the grout to setup correctly so the guys said they will be back next week once the temperature increases.

We had a few things planned for Friday but the weather changed our plans.  The fireplace box width needs to be increased but the floor installer had wrapped the existing box so we need him to come back out and widen the cut out around the box.  Once that is done, I can complete the window seat.  Hopefully if things work out the plumber and HVAC contractors will be back in two weeks to finish and the electrician will be back in three weeks.

Friday's Weather nothing but ice

Flooring.....Finally!

Its been awhile sense my last update but work all but stop in waiting for the hardwood flooring to show up.  Well the hardwood flooring finally showed up.  The wood was delivered in the back of transfer truck so me and the builder off loaded 5000lbs of hardwood flooring. (yes 5000lbs, my body reminded me I am not as young as I once was)

We decided on Hickory flooring with different widths, 4" 6" & 8".  We also chose to go with 60% select and 35% character grade which provided us a few knots to add some character.

The floor installer got it down in three days.  Since the floor is a wide plank we glued it down plus toe nailing like other hardwood.  The glue acts as our vapor barrier whereas normally you put down paper. It will help that our crawl space is conditioned so the humidity should be the same on both sides so hopefully we will not have any problems with the flooring.

once we get closer to finishing the installer will come back and sand and finish the flooring.  We are planning on adding a darker stain.

Once we had the floor down the cabinet company delivered the rest of the bathroom cabinets and the kitchen cabinets.

Here is the living room full of kitchen cabinets.

white cabinet is the surround cabinets and darker will be the island

The contractor already installed the master bath cabinets and the girls cabinets.

So its now busy busy at the house with the cabinets being installed and the doors and moldings being installed.  The outside rock is suppose to show up Tuesday but they are calling for rain for the next three days so that will probably be pushed back a week.  The septic tank should go in next week if the ground dries up.  Also progress energy will be running their line from the transformer to the meter on the 21st.  So hopefully work will be picking up and getting us to closer to finishing.