Trim work and tile

Master Bathroom shower, grouted but not yet calked

My own sink!

Her own sink!

Laundry room

Master Bedroom

Kid's playroom (the cabinets and counter will install on the wall to the right)

Kitchen Tile

I installed the speakers, this had to be done prior to insulating the ceiling the speakers are designed to be in direct contact with the insulation.

Septic system, sidewalk, and electricity

Our septic system is quite large and complex

A look down the sidewalk

A picture of WRECC installing the power to the house, we got a 400amp service and the meter is on the walk out wall, in order to do this we had to install conduit under the retaining wall which required some forethought (Thanks Larry!)

This is our single unit which is a 5 ton Trane dual fuel heat pump, we had to get heat in the house so that it would be warm enough for the tile to set.

Flooring

The next big step is laying the floor. My father in law puts down plywood below the hardwood and carpet and Durock below where tile will be laid, all of which is down. Most builders would lay the the flooring directly on top of the vantek subfloor.

Zac checking out his new digs

Septic tank

These guys can sure tear up a yard! I was quite surprised to show up to this one Saturday. It has since been filled back in. This is a massive system which is rated based on the number of toilets are in the house (5) and whether or not we have a garbage disposal (yes).

Exterior finished

The outside of the house is technically done. Brick is complete, retaining walls complete. Garage doors have been hung. It cost me $140 more to do "MyQ" motors which are belt drive and include a battery back up, this upgrade also included insulated garage doors. I used overhead door and I had them address a great pet peeve of mine which is that commonly door openers are hung top to bottom instead of left to right. This makes it impossible for a guest to know which door they are opening.

Drywall

 I haven't posted in a while but a lot has taken place since my last posting. Drywall began about 1 month ago. It took 2 days to hang all of the drywall throughout the house. The guy who is finishing the drywall is a one man crew. He is doing a very good job but it is taking some time. Right now all of the upstairs is finished and he is almost done with the basement.

Looking from the playroom back towards the kitchen

Garage floor covered due to being a work space for finishing

Taking it inside

It has been nearly a month since my last post and it has been a productive month. Before the roof was completed the brick layers began their work. They have worked consistently for about 3 weeks and are nearly finished. The roofers took only 2 days to paper and shingle our roof. There are a couple of small sections that they will need to return and finish. At the same time our Plumber (Raymond Hymer), Electrician (Coy Allen), and HVAC (HVAC Services) all began their rough in. The plumber was the first one done. It took them about 8 work days to complete rough in and pass inspection. The Electrician was the 2nd one finished with a time of about 11 work days. And HVAC services was last to complete their rough in/inspection with a total time of about 2 weeks. Our insulation has now been installed. I decided to go with a product called NuWool. It is a blown cellulose product which forms a good seal and has a better R value then traditional batted insulation. The guy who operates the local franchise is Adam Scales and he has been very easy to work with. My best quote for batted insulation was around $5500. After some negotiation Adam agreed to insulate my house for $7,200. Foam insulation would have cost me around $10,000. This was a very hard decision for me but one that I hope I wont regret. Tomorrow, begins the sheet rock and we are hoping to get our garage poured this Friday.

In my free time I ran some low voltage wiring through out the house

Here is the finished bundle, this includes wiring for in ceiling speakers, cat 6, rg6, and home security system.

This is a drop in the kid's study, the bottom will be concealed in a cabinet.

Living room

Here is the finished insulation in the garage.