Almost Done!

We are mostly moved back in. A few odds and ends to complete.


The piano corner...

The plumber was here

And the dishwasher is in along with the faucet, pot-filler, and garbage grinder.

Granite is in! Backsplash and fireplace slate, too!

New fireplace with hearth. The mantle will get put in when Bob the Contractor gets back from Hawaii. There's something wrong about that...


















The granite countertops are in!

Cabinets are in and the walls are painted

Here's our interim kitchen. We are tired of it. Ready for the new kitchen.
The Blue room!

Appliances are here and the granite countertops go in tomorrow. It's starting to look like a kitchen.

The Floor is All In

Granite samples in the kitchen window sill. We are quite tired of looking at slabs of granite. Dave has the finest taste in these matters but his uncultured family is unable to appreciate this.

This is our half-mantle. It is leading-edge innovative design. Many people would go for the painfully conventional full-mantle but this is the future and we are trendsetters.




The floor is completely down now. Much better for Dave's allergies. Plus, the cats can no longer venture through the holes in the floor to explore the underworld. This saddens them but they aren't smart enough to figure out that it was just a filthy crawlspace down there and not the portal to Hell.

7 down, 7 to go!

OK, so I (allison) am back after like two months of not writing anything. I've been really busy, I have a life, and for some reason the teachers at school think it's 'cool' to hand out titanic amounts of homework. Does nothing ever change?

Well, we are now halfway through construction! Yippee! This week we've been putting in the hardwood floors. I think it's white oak or something. The floor looks good so far, but the guy who's putting it in looks even better! ;-) Floors should be done verrryyy soon, which is sweet. I don't know what they're doing after that.

Day 26: Drywall is up!

The drywall is ready for tape and mud. With the paper on the floor, you can almost imagine what the wood floor will look like. Well, maybe Allison will be ashamed enough now to resume blogging. Or, her father can take this over and make fun of her.

Gutted!

The insulation is in and the living room floor is filled in. Ready for inspection.

Long-awaited Update

Above is the interior during demolition. Looking better already.

Day One: Are we done yet?

Well, the fun has finally begun! Today, construction workers began knocking down the chimney and fireplace. They began this morning on the roof, getting rid of the chimney, and soon the entire fireplace will be history. The noise they made was crazy, but I guess this is only the beginning...

Below, where the chimney used to stand:



Also, we are now the proud owners and operators of our very own... port-a-potty!! Yippee! ;-)



So stay tuned and we'll keep you posted on further developments. Hasta la vista and Happy 2007!