Overtaken by Winter Again!

Overtaken by Winter Again!

The stone mason was working like a crazy man the first 2 weeks of November trying to finish up the stone work on the outside on the deck, the balcony and columns.  Right after he finished we had our first real cold snap and the temperature dropped down to 8 degrees (-13 degrees C.) at night and stayed below 32 during the day ( 0 degrees C.).  So he finished just in the nick of time.

The toilets are stacked on the deck waiting for the plumber.

We also got the water line trenched and buried before the cold snap.  Now work continues on the interior.

     

     Bob installed the bathroom medicine cabinets and mirrors,  and "The Blind Guys" Mike Levy installed all the window blinds except the dining room.  Those are on order.

     This project has taken so long that most of the items we had chosen at the start of the project are no longer available or no longer being manufactured.

For example:

• Cabinets - our style no longer made
• Corian countertop - our style no longer available
• Carpet - our color and style no longer available
• Cultured marble vanities - not available in the color we wanted
• Toilets - our model no longer made
• Refrigerator - couldn't get the color we had chosen
• Laminate flooring - had to go with a different manufacturer

So, we had to start over again, and choose all different options.  Of course, any time anything changes, it costs more money.

     The lighting is progressing.  Fortunately, we have been buying lighting fixtures over the last year, so that helped us to avoid any last-minute scrambles.  The electrician has been installing lighting fixtures and we've only had to made minor changes to the original lighting plan.

     The cabinets are installed, and the countertops were installed a few days ago.

The amber slate was just installed yesterday and the tile-setter was grouting today.

     The plumber is installing the faucets which we bought almost a year ago,  and we found some nice Toto toilets on www.amazon.com  which should be delivered next week.

     A deal has been reached with High Country Flooring, and the carpet, laminate, and vinyl are all on order. The flooring is the last thing to be installed, I think.(Except for the appliances which sit on the flooring).

     We didn't reach our goal of moving furniture in by Thanksgiving, but now we're shooting for Christmas as the date to have every thing completed!

Burning the midnight oil, trying to finish before the first snow.