Thursday, September 18, 2008

More Updates!!

Hi Everyone

The drywall is up and mudded, the exterior is just about finished. We had to pick out an exterior paint color this week, so the next photos will have our house painted!!

More updates soon!!

Sunday, August 24, 2008

Update!

Another monthly post to the blog...we really must get better at updating more frequently...we've been spending all our free time picking out kitchen and bathroom faucets, light fixtures and even paint samples, which I picked up today.

The house is moving along really quickly. We are four months in. The siding is going up, they are almost finished with the roof. The outside of the windows are being framed in and the insulation goes in next week and shortly after is the drywall. We are about 3 weeks out from tile work, so we really need to get a move on picking it out. They will also being the rock work around the outside colums and the fireplace once the siding is completed.

More later. Enjoy the photos.

Tuesday, July 29, 2008

Update!

It's been a month since our last post, so you can imagine the changes that have taken place...check out the latest photos that we posted.

Here is a list of the chhhannnges:

  • Most of the windows are in
  • The framing is almost complete
  • The drywall is delivered and ready to go
  • The plumber has come and gone and the electrician starts tomorrow
  • The roof is almost ready for tar paper and shingles
  • The fireplace insert is in...yes I know all you who live outside Cali would say "why a fireplace in So Cal?". We SoCo's do get those few days each year, and especially the last two years, where the thermometer drops below 32 degrees....cold enough for a fire!
  • We have picked the floors which we really like. We think they are really beautiful wood and we can't wait to see them installed.
  • We ordered our kitchen cabinets, appliances and the other bathroom cabinets.
Next stop, tile store here we come!! (Yes I know, excited over tile shopping. What can we say)

Thanks for stopping by. Blog you soon - Molly & Rob

Wednesday, June 25, 2008

2nd story

Just back in from a work trip and the stairs are 99.9% complete. The 2nd story framing has started. It's pretty amazing to walk up the stairs and have a completely different view of the neighborhood.

We are already super excited to move back in....maybe we should wait until one of the bathrooms and the kitchen are finished!!!

progress

An update on the framing and foundation. We ended up choosing the new Lincoln Windows with pull down screens.....very niiiiiceee!!

Monday, May 12, 2008

The Big Remodel - decisions decisions

The back of the house is torn off and the garage is torn down. It's time to pick out some windows.

We have narrowed it down to Lincoln Windows versus Pella. Consumer reports doesn't have a great comparison on them, and I haven't found much out there in terms of true comparisons on other blogs. We are looking for comparisons in terms of quality. We will have to keep digging (at least until the quotes come in).