Moving In

We are slowly digging our way out from all the bubble wrap, boxes, and packing supplies. We are officially out of the apartment and now trying to set ourselves up at Idaho. Eric is furiously trying to get the exterior wrapped up before the rain sets in. Here's what we've been doing on the interior in the meanwhile.

Installed a couple nice light fixtures in both the office and guest bedroom.

Detail on our new handrail!! The structure is in for it and the Electrostatic Dude comes next week to coat it before all the cables are threaded through.

Oh, and we got a new washer and dryer. I have never been so excited to do laundry in my life!

5days to go

Boston terrier picnic 2010

Plumbing!

Disposal in, faucet and soap dispenser, and a dishwasher! It's coming together.

Next up:

washer/dryer

floor sanding upstairs

furnace servicing

chimney sweeping

priming

staining cabinet doors and drawers

Countertops are in!

The concrete counters are in! The stove is in. The cabinet faces are stained. It's starting to look like a kitchen, very exciting!

Lauren You are Awesome.

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Week 8

Ahhh. 13 days and counting till move in. Let the stress...well, continue. It was window weekend for Eric and the team.

The aftermath.

AFTER - yes, the siding has to be fixed.

BEFORE
AFTER - now I hate that red deck even more than before.

BEFORE
I am very proud of my cabinet sanding. 25 doors/drawers, both sides. Can you believe these are 60 year old doors?
Pretty. All ready to be stained and get modern hardware.

Eric said he was practicing his contractor butt crack. I told him he was ruining the picture.

The master bedroom windows were aligned so they had to frame in the window.

OMG. It's light in the master bathroom. And a HUGE mess. They installed the window and....no wonder it smelled bad in there. MOLD. Who wallpapers a concrete exterior wall? Well, no more mold. But, a mess. I'm so glad the nice subs thought to leave the toilet paper holder for us. I think this bathroom just got priority over the upstairs. Jeff, get your hammer ready. I have a feeling this will be your Thanksgiving project. :)

The west exterior wall we found out had dry rot. Nice. 2.5 hours later, new sheathing.

Eric's pride and joy. The kitchen windows.

Front bedroom window. For all those wondering, yes, we still have to fix the drywall around the windows and install trim and a sill.

Master bedroom framing from the inside to align windows. We will be living upstairs initially while we furr out this wall with drywall so you don't see the stepped foundation wall.