Monday August 16 Week 23 Total completion

 Everything is done. There were obviously many days since the last post that no work was done but today the speed oven was installed and the punch list items completed. The speed oven was ordered with the other appliances in January and only arrived last week. Our punch list included a few minor things that had been done incorrectly. The sink faucets were installed on the wrong sinks so a plumber was here to correct that. The finish painter used a different gloss paint around several pieces of trim so the original painter returned and repainted a couple of walls and the ceiling around the vent. A list of other tweaks but they were finished by noon. 

The bonus was the shutters were also installed today. Some of the  interior furnishings that we have planned are yet to arrive but it is looking great and we are so happy with the finished look to our house. Happy, happy, happy.

Fun Times in Boston

 Grandparenting is great. We spent a week in Boston while Marco and Jessica were in a destination wedding. Sophia was a delight!

A lot of time was spent in the pool

The Ogio game rings made great bracelets.

More pool time

Just a little video time while Mimi and Papa take a break

Papa helps with eating too

Partial arrival of furniture August 12

 Of course I get a call from Luella, our decorator while we are in flight to Boston. Jessica is in Sarah Randolph’s wedding in New Hampshire and we are babysitting Sophia for the weekend. The kitchen table and bar stools can be delivered on Thursday. We are so excited and give Luella the garage code so we can have stools to sit on when we get home. 

Close to finished pictures Day 68

 Well on Friday June 18th the working crew finished all that could be done. The contractor came in and said live with things for a couple of weeks and he will send in a crew to do a punch list. We are waiting on the fixes for faucets and vent but there are a few other things we are finding too. But we love everything and now can’t wait for the new furniture to arrive. Bar stools and kitchen table and chairs.  It almost feels like a new house now.

The coffee/bar area with the wine refrigerator 

                                            The view from what was the original dining room

The view coming into the kitchen from the laundry room

Another look from old dining room

New slate floor in foyer

Another view of foyer

New Powder Room

Thursday June 17 day 67

 And the end is so close it is in sight. The last 2 weeks without a post have been because all of the changes were small with little visual appeal. This week we have had full work crews with painters, carpenters, tilers, plumbers and electricians all working on separate projects. As of this morning, Thursday, we have a working oven, stove, dishwasher, wine refrigerator and regular refrigerator. The quick oven is still on back order from January. The laundry room has the washing machine hooked up but the dryer is still on backorder from March. Due in August 10. 

The tweaks at this point are that the refrigerator does not appear to be set right although it is working. The vent over the stove has some issues since the hole they cut was too large. Hopefully the drywall guy can fix. The roof people come today to cut a hole in the roof for the outside venting. The sink faucets were put on the wrong sinks in the kitchen and bar sink. We just noticed that last night.  The slate floor in the foyer looks amazing and all that remain there is the transition strips.

The new windows are in but require some interior and exterior finishing. There are several little things in the kitchen and baths that need to be finished such as lights, mirrors, towel bars and door handles. And then there is the clean up! Everything is soooo....dusty.

Friday June 4 Day 58 end of week 12

 Another slow week after the holiday. Small amounts of painting were started or completed on doors and trim. The window over the sink came in but isn’t installed. The foyer floor has been started but it is a slow process and at weeks end we are about half finished. As I have said the last 2 weeks hopefully there will be big changes next week.

                                                  These are before cleaning up and grouting.