Almost there...

Back from the tropics!

One of the atolls of French Polynesia, where Rebecca and I spent the last two weeks on our honeymoon cruise:





The house is ALMOST finished! It was so cool coming back to the house so close to completion.



The kitchen is just about finished. The light tracks are in, the sink is in and plumbed, the appliances are installed and wired, and the pantry shelves are in. I've been skeptical of the two-tone cabinets until now that I've seen it all installed; that's why I just say "sure Babe" to whatever Rebecca wants!  But seriously, I LOVE the kitchen!







The mechanical is getting finished finally too. The Rinnai tankless unit is our heat and domestic hot water and is located in the half-bath, and the well pump and pressure tank are tucked under the stairs.





The bathroom is more or less finished





The builder wanted to add a copper heated towel rack no charge, so we said ok.


The closet area over the stairs is finished



Door hardware and lights in the second bedroom


and the solid surface window sills, same on all the windows.


We're hoping to be done in the next few days. Actually, we were hoping it would all have been done before we got back, but hey it's coming along and we're still looking to be moved in by Christmas...

Last Update before Tahiti! Cabinets, flooring, and finishing touches

Last update before my wife and I leave for Tahiti for our honeymoon!

Wednesday was the fateful day... time to go to the bank to lock in rates and get the paperwork side of closing started. Who says bankers don't have a sense of humor?

While we're gone, the bank is going to do their thing and hopefully fingers crossed we'll get through it all without any issues.

Progress on the exterior; the faux stone surround is going up.

The kitchen is starting to be put together now too, and this is where we ran in to the second semi-major problem of the build. When I drew the plans, we were going to have a 10'x13' kitchen... when it was built we ended up with a 10'x12'2" kitchen. Fortunately the casualties were minor. The dishwasher swapped to the left side from the right side of the sink, the cabinet that was supposed to go over the fridge is too wide to fit and won't be installed, and the last lower cabinet needs to get swapped for a 15" instead of the 24" we bought.

Getting moved in to place

And the major appliances

With the downstairs coming together, the upstairs is also getting close to finished. Carpet is going in

The vanity and sink are at the house but not installed quite yet, still in the boxes in the bathrooms. Hoping that gets installed before we leave so we can see it... if not we'll come home to a finished house and get an early Christmas surprise!

Bonus shot: Oliver aka the Oligator aka LDD aka Long Dog Dawson got a new coat to go with the new house and winter temperatures!