Bare House Pics - Part 3

1st PHOTO: Master Bathroom
2nd PHOTO: Bonus Room/Play Room
3rd PHOTO: Main Garage
4th PHOTO: Basement Garage
5th PHOTO: Unfinished Basement

Bare House Pics - Part 2

1st PHOTO: Pantry
2nd PHOTO: G's bedroom
3rd PHOTO: B's bedroom
4th PHOTO: Master bedroom
5th PHOTO: Screened porch, off family room and master bedroom

Bare House Pics - Part 1

Here are some pics from Friday morning, of our clean, empty house. The house is now filled with furniture and boxes. Hopefully there will be furnished, decorated house pics coming soon...
1st PHOTO: Walking in the front door - foyer, kitchen, family room, screened porch
2nd PHOTO: View from kitchen into family roon
3rd PHOTO: View of kitchen from family room
4th PHOTO: family room fireplace and entertainment center

Moving Day...

Tomorrow we will start to move into our new home. We are hoping to take pics in the morning of the house before any furniture is moved in. Be sure to check back over the weekend, as we hope to update then. We are so very blessed.

Final Inspection...

I'm very happy to report that we passed our final inspection this morning, and will have our CO by the end of the day. It's been a long and tiring 80 days, since we started clearing the lot, but the end is finally near. We're going to start moving in on Friday.
Still to do:
~Painters are touching up the inside today, and hopefully the outside tomorrow.
~Sod and landscaping
~Staining grille deck and screened porch

Pics to come, as we begin to move in...

Stone!

It seems as though we have waited for the stone to be installed for weeks now. Well, it's done!! And it looks great. Really finishes off the house nicely. And no more cinder block steps!!

Appliances

The appliances were delivered and installed last week. We are still waiting for our refrigerator, but we don't need that for our final inspection this week.
1st PHOTO: Laundry Room, washer and dryer
2nd PHOTO: Cook Top and vent
3rd PHOTO: Double Oven (microwave is the top one), space in middle is for frig
4th PHOTO: Sink, in island

Exterior Paint & Interior Carpet

1st PHOTO: Right Side of Family Room
2nd PHOTO: Left Side of Family Room
3rd PHOTO: Left Side of House
4th PHOTO: Front of House
5th PHOTO: Right Side of House

The carpet guys came out installed the carpet in the family room, bedrooms, and upstairs. It is so thick and plush, it almost killed our vacuum. The painters are almost done with the exterior painting. They still need to paint the front door, and then head inside to do a ton of paint touch-ups. The walls are messy from the tile/carpet installation, electricians, HVAC guys, etc.
We are hoping to have the stone veneer put on the front of the house on Monday.
Still to do:
~stone veneer/steps/railing at front porch
~screens on screened porch
~continue grading
~irrigation/landscaping/sod

Our goal is to have our CO (certificate of occupancy) on Wednesday or Thursday. Movers are scheduled for Friday!

Built-In's and Updates...

The trim guys came out yesterday and installed our built-in's, in the family room and bonus room. They will be painted the same color as the trim, an off white.

Today's agenda:
~security system install
~carpet install
~continued exterior painting
~continued final grading
~conditional power is on, so we can actually turn on a few lights and see things after 5:30!!

Still waiting on:
~exterior stone and stone steps
~paint main garage and built-in's
~hang towel bars and shower curtain rods

1st PHOTO: Bonus Room built-in, for kids' toys and games. Area under window is a seat with a lid for storage underneath.
2nd & 3rd PHOTOS: Family Room built-in, to the right of the fireplace.
3rd PHOTO:

Stamped Concrete Patio

Back when we were planning our house, I mentioned that I would like a small patio behind the house, off the basement doors. A little place to put a few chairs, so we can watch the kids play in the backyard. B has been asking for a fire pit for a while now (so we can roast marshmallows), so we plan to put one just off the patio in the future sometime. Originally, we were going to hold off, and eventually do a paver patio. Then Chris decided to just do a stamped concrete patio, while the concrete guys were are the house pouring the driveway, and just get it done. It looks great!! Can't wait until there's pretty landscaping around it, and some comfy chairs to lounge in! We're planting a corkscrew willow off the one corner of the patio.
**Pics of the finished driveway are in the post below...**

Driveway - Part 2

The driveways are done!! The concrete is still drying - we're hoping no critters walk on it and leave their paw marks. It looks great. There's a lot of driveway, which means there will be less grass to mow.
1st PHOTO: Front of house, to the right of the driveway, standing on the street
2nd PHOTO: Front of house, main garage to the left, basement garage on the right
3rd PHOTO: Driveway comes straight of the street, and goes straight back to the basement garage. In the front, it "Y"'s off to the left to get to the front door and to the main garage.
4th PHOTO: Driveway in front of the basement garage, back right corner of the house
5th PHOTO: View from the back right corner, looking towards the street

Driveway - Part 1

In addition to the concrete guys forming and pouring the driveway, the electricians, HVAC crew, and grading guy are also at the house. The concrete was about half done when I stopped by at 1:00.
1st PHOTO: Front of House, main garage on left
2nd PHOTO: Driveway in front of main garage
3rd PHOTO: Driveway in front of basement garage, on right side of house
4th PHOTO: Front of house, from the right side

More Tile Pics...

The tile guys finished up the kitchen back splash and the master bathroom today. Looks great! The painters finished up the interior walls as well.
Tomorrow is a crazy busy day...
~Final Grade for the lot
~Driveways formed and poured
~Electricians trim out (hanging lights/ceiling fans, etc)
~HVAC trim out
~Grinder Pump installation

1st PHOTO: Kitchen back splash - hood vent above, cook top in opening in granite
2nd PHOTO: Master tub
3rd PHOTO: Master shower

Updates...

Today starts another busy week at the house. The plumbers are coming out to install the faucets today. The grading guys are coming out to do a final grade. The grinder pump should be installed today. We're hoping that the painters come out and finish painting the garages. We're on track to have the driveways formed/poured tomorrow. Can't wait!! Our fingers and toes are crossed...but our plan is to start moving in next Friday, the 18th. :)

Stone on the Fireplace, Tile on the Floors...

Today, the stone mason came out and laid the stone for the fireplace. It looks great! (not sure why the picture looks wacky though) It really finishes off the corner of the family room. Early next week, the trim guys are coming out to build our entertainment center. It will look similar to the one in our last home, although a bit shorter. The tile guys laid tile on all of the floors, and at 5:00 this evening, they were working on the master shower and tub tiles. They will grout tomorrow. Our tile back splash will get done on Monday - can't wait to see that in the kitchen!! We're heading over for another busy Saturday - installing door knobs and shoe molding. Pics to follow...

Updates...

Yesterday was another busy day at the house. Unfortunately I don't have any pics, since I forgot the camera at home. I took some pics with my phone, but they didn't come out so well. Anywho, yesterday, the tile guys came out and prepped the floors, so they can start laying tile today. They did lay tile in the master bathroom and guest bathroom. They are hoping to work all day today, so they can finish everything tomorrow. The deck guys came out and finished the stairs leading from the screened porch to the backyard. And the painters started painting the exterior of the house. Today, the tile guys will continue working. The stone guys are coming out to put the stone on the fireplace. Hopefully I can post pics tonight.

Interior Odds~n~Ends

Here are some random pics from the house. This is the 3rd post from today. Be sure to scroll down to see the garage doors and granite.
1st PHOTO: G's bedroom, purple accent wall, above shelf
2nd PHOTO: B's bedroom, pink accent wall, above shelf
3rd PHOTO: Kitchen pantry
4th PHOTO: Kitchen pantry