Not done yet..

Tomorrow, March 26th is the day (hopefully) that we will officially begin to inhabit our house. It is the day that the final inspection has been scheduled and we don't forsee any issues. Dugan did warn us about cleaning up all the toy messes so that the inspector doesn't freak out about kids being in an unfinished house.

Our basement was carpeted a couple weeks ago (it's also a loop wool, not as plump as the upstairs version, in a wheat color) As you can tell, it's been played on quite a bit already.

We have some temporary window treatments up - yes, we are IKEA-fying the house already. You just can't stay away from that place. Lola has made herself home.

Finally got the downstairs bath fixture in. We're going to have the painter come back when he does the exterior paint to finally put an end to the blue sponge paint that has been on these walls since the day we moved in.

Finally got the dining room pendant in too.

Moving In

Lola has been busting out all her old toys from the boxes (it's like Christmas!)

We don't yet have our certificate of occupancy yet - waiting for the carpet install in the basement on Wed. and then we can officially live there.
(Lola's wearing a dress because she's into the dress thing...)

Bathroom Finished

This was the last of Dugan's projects in the house - our main floor bathroom. It's the only room saved from demolition. The floor tile is original and the wainscoting is existing. We replaced the awkwardly shaped vanity with a pedestal sink and also replaced the toilet. There's also a tub with shower in this bathroom.

Cabinet Pulls/Knobs

Our cabinet pulls and knobs have been installed

Here's a close up of a pull

We also got our doorknobs, to match the existing ones upstairs.

Light Bulbs

I've gotten around to putting the correct bulbs in all the light fixtures. This one goes above the kitchen sink. The previous post has a photo of the new bulbs in the pendant (hanging) fixtures over the kitchen island.

This is the ceiling fixture for all of the bedrooms as well as the basement stairwell. This is just a frosted globe bulb that you normally see in those strip fixtures in bathrooms. These fixtures are great because you don't have any light loss from any fixture coverings. I've also seen a compact fluorescent bulb in the same shape so we'll probably try it out to see how it compares.

Getting Closer...

I keep forgetting to take pictures so here's a nighttime shot of the portaboxes. Almost our entire house of stuff fit into those 4 crates...

Our appliances finally came out of the garage where they've been stored and are now installed and ready for use.

Only the refrigerator is an existing one that we're reusing, the range, dishwasher and microwave are new.


The icemaker is hooked up! We had this refrigerator for about 3-4 years and never hooked up the icemaker. We now have ice!!!

It's Go Time!

We're moving back in! The Portaboxes arrived on Friday and by Saturday afternoon, we've (ok, not me but Derek, his dad, brother and my brother) have unloaded everything thing with the exception of the refrigerator and dining room table.

Pictures to follow....

Master Deck and Front Porch

Dugan's almost done with the guardrails on the master deck. The slats consist of 1x3 cedar with 1/2" gap.

We'll probably just let it weather and grey out on its own instead of painting or staining.

Our front porch is under construction. It'll have a similar cedar slat detail except we'll have bench seating around the 2 sides instead of full guardrails.

Oh yeah, and by the way, we're moving back in this weekend!

Basement Gypcrete

Gypcrete has been poured in the basement, decreasing the head height even more, but now we have a level and waterproof (I hope!) basement. Derek's head still clears it but I think if you're taller than him, you'll have to duck!

We'll have to let it cure for a month before putting down the basement carpeting. Then, it'll be cozy and ready to be a kid's play area and media room.