DAY 79
We put on the pipes coming out of the bottom. WH does not do that.
Friday, June 14, 2013
Gutters On
Nothing crazy. The gutters were put on on Wednesday. Everything looks good. We had a concern with the drywall crew as there was a very strong cigarette smoke smell upstairs. I don't smoke, don't want to smoke and don't want to smell that crap in my house. We told Jace and he took care of it. Go him.
DAY 79
DAY 79
Ceiling Problem
Also, on Tuesday, the drywall guys came to work on the ceilings.
There was a massive amount of miscommunication between my family and
Wayne Homes. They asked us last year if we wanted a textured ceiling.
We said we wanted smooth. It turns out WH does not do a smooth ceiling
because it is just too hard to do because you will see the drywall
seams. Jace told us their "smooth" option is that they texture the
ceiling and then run over it with a knife to create a dropdown knockout
ceiling. The way he was talking made it seem like it would be pretty
smooth, but not perfect. Well, I am not happy with the results...
I called Jace to express my concerns, but basically there is nothing I can do. The drywall crew has since sanded everything and the ceilings have dried. It seriously doesn't look as bad anymore as it does in the pictures, but I am still not very happy with it. We'll see....
I called Jace to express my concerns, but basically there is nothing I can do. The drywall crew has since sanded everything and the ceilings have dried. It seriously doesn't look as bad anymore as it does in the pictures, but I am still not very happy with it. We'll see....
Garage Door / Stone
Hey now.
We didn't finish chipping all of the wood and vines, but luckily the guys we know are allowing us to keep the chipper for a while, which is super nice of them.
The garage door came in on Monday and then the stone went up on Tuesday. The stone looks wonderful. I would love to have more of it around the house, but even just on the bottom of the front of the house makes such a difference. The guys did a great job and I am so happy with how it looks. We will be building a retaining wall off of the left side of the house and may use some more of the stone to cover the wall and make it look nicer.
DAY 77
DAY 78
We didn't finish chipping all of the wood and vines, but luckily the guys we know are allowing us to keep the chipper for a while, which is super nice of them.
The garage door came in on Monday and then the stone went up on Tuesday. The stone looks wonderful. I would love to have more of it around the house, but even just on the bottom of the front of the house makes such a difference. The guys did a great job and I am so happy with how it looks. We will be building a retaining wall off of the left side of the house and may use some more of the stone to cover the wall and make it look nicer.
DAY 77
DAY 78
We will build up the dirt to around one block below the stone.
The tops to these pillars are a little crooked. We will need to talk to Jace about this.
The seams have lightened a bit and look even better.
The retaining wall will be on the left side, right at the base of the back end up the stone.
This is NOT for a light. It was supposed to be a line that would run underground for a future lamp post in the yard. We will need to talk to Jace about this as well.
Sunday, June 9, 2013
Drywall Taped / Meeting With FM / Yard Clean Up
The drywall crew worked this week on taping and mudding the drywall.
On Thursday, Jace came out to meet with us and basically give us an outline of the rest of the road. He predicts we will be in our home on July 23rd, which is freaking amazing! The only delay may come with the installation of our counter top or some grading of the land, but we should be fine.
I didn't take many pictures of the taping, but it's all pretty much the same. So far, so good.
DAY 72
DAY 75 and 76
So, when my dad and I cleared our land, we had a massive amount of brush, branches and VINES. SO MANY VINES. We had a pile probably 30 ft in diameter and ten feet high. We are lucky to know someone that has a woodchipper we could use. My dad knows everyone, it seems. He cleared a path on our adjacent property which will serve as a landing for the chipped wood. Nice. Anyways, we spent all day Saturday and today working and there is still a ton left. I know things like this take time, but man...
The garage door is supposed to be here tomorrow or Tuesday and our cabinets are being delivered Wednesday and we will install them ourselves this coming weekend. We are also trying to work a deal where we get the carpet and vinyl for the family room, kitchen and sun room, but not have it installed. We will use it in the basement and install our own laminate flooring. I loathe vinyl flooring. Gotta go. Season finale of Game of Thrones is on. Maybe I'll put a House Lannister sign up somewhere in my house...
On Thursday, Jace came out to meet with us and basically give us an outline of the rest of the road. He predicts we will be in our home on July 23rd, which is freaking amazing! The only delay may come with the installation of our counter top or some grading of the land, but we should be fine.
I didn't take many pictures of the taping, but it's all pretty much the same. So far, so good.
DAY 72
DAY 75 and 76
So, when my dad and I cleared our land, we had a massive amount of brush, branches and VINES. SO MANY VINES. We had a pile probably 30 ft in diameter and ten feet high. We are lucky to know someone that has a woodchipper we could use. My dad knows everyone, it seems. He cleared a path on our adjacent property which will serve as a landing for the chipped wood. Nice. Anyways, we spent all day Saturday and today working and there is still a ton left. I know things like this take time, but man...
Anyone see Fargo?
He spread out the wood with the backhoe to make it easier to pull.
The pile is now doubled in width and height. It actually didn't produce as much as I thought it would.
What was left midday today.
The garage door is supposed to be here tomorrow or Tuesday and our cabinets are being delivered Wednesday and we will install them ourselves this coming weekend. We are also trying to work a deal where we get the carpet and vinyl for the family room, kitchen and sun room, but not have it installed. We will use it in the basement and install our own laminate flooring. I loathe vinyl flooring. Gotta go. Season finale of Game of Thrones is on. Maybe I'll put a House Lannister sign up somewhere in my house...
Wednesday, June 5, 2013
Drywall Hung / Wires Run (Kind Of)
So, yeah, the drywall came.
My dad and I scrambled and got some insulation in, but despite what Jace said, the drywall crew came in on Friday and freaking knocked it out in a day and a half. They worked so hard and tirelessly and did a heck of a job. Friday it was all hung and Saturday they finished up the corners.
On Sunday, my dad and I tried running some wires we previously should have run. We re-ran some wires in my media room and installed boxes like we should have weeks ago. We then ran speaker wire to each bedroom through the attic. That was actually pretty easy, but getting the speaker wire to the main floor, especially the sun room, will be a total pain in the butt and it is ENTIRELY MY FAULT. I am going to kick myself for a long time for this.
DAY 66
DAY 69
In my media/geek room, I have a side break out panel/media bay that will allow me to plug in various video game systems or anything else for that matter and have it display on the TV in that room. I just didn't want cords stretching across the room to play games, so this is a nice solution. The boxes were installed post-drywall on Sunday.
My dad and I scrambled and got some insulation in, but despite what Jace said, the drywall crew came in on Friday and freaking knocked it out in a day and a half. They worked so hard and tirelessly and did a heck of a job. Friday it was all hung and Saturday they finished up the corners.
On Sunday, my dad and I tried running some wires we previously should have run. We re-ran some wires in my media room and installed boxes like we should have weeks ago. We then ran speaker wire to each bedroom through the attic. That was actually pretty easy, but getting the speaker wire to the main floor, especially the sun room, will be a total pain in the butt and it is ENTIRELY MY FAULT. I am going to kick myself for a long time for this.
DAY 66
Nicely delivered and set up in each room.
DAY 67
DAY 69
In my media/geek room, I have a side break out panel/media bay that will allow me to plug in various video game systems or anything else for that matter and have it display on the TV in that room. I just didn't want cords stretching across the room to play games, so this is a nice solution. The boxes were installed post-drywall on Sunday.
Our completion date! I actually do not think everything will be done by then because our cabinets and counter top may take a bit longer than we would like.
Friday, May 31, 2013
Here is the Reason Why I Don't Deserve This House
So I've been fantasizing about how I'm going to wire my house and make it this ultra sleek tech'd out place.
I have all of my (necessary) Cat6 run, but I still need to do most of the speakers. I told myself that I would have time, that they wouldn't be doing drywall yet. I told myself that this is going slowly the last few weeks and I just want the whole thing to be done.
I'm dumb.
My dad and I were at the house last night where we saw all of the drywall was delivered. I called Jace because I was concerned they may start hanging it and we still needed to insulate some inside walls for sound-proofing and run speaker wire to every room. He said they would start today, but he would tell them to only do the upstairs so that I could get in this evening and run my speaker wire. My dad and I scrambled last night and got all of the extra insulation in, but guess what happened today?
They put up the drywall... ALL of the drywall. The entire house is done and none of my speaker wire is run. My stupid self loves to wait until the last minute to do things and now I've almost totally screwed myself.
Lesson here folks: don't be like me.
I have all of my (necessary) Cat6 run, but I still need to do most of the speakers. I told myself that I would have time, that they wouldn't be doing drywall yet. I told myself that this is going slowly the last few weeks and I just want the whole thing to be done.
I'm dumb.
My dad and I were at the house last night where we saw all of the drywall was delivered. I called Jace because I was concerned they may start hanging it and we still needed to insulate some inside walls for sound-proofing and run speaker wire to every room. He said they would start today, but he would tell them to only do the upstairs so that I could get in this evening and run my speaker wire. My dad and I scrambled last night and got all of the extra insulation in, but guess what happened today?
They put up the drywall... ALL of the drywall. The entire house is done and none of my speaker wire is run. My stupid self loves to wait until the last minute to do things and now I've almost totally screwed myself.
Lesson here folks: don't be like me.
Wednesday, May 29, 2013
Siding
As Ashley Schaeffer of Ashley Schaeffer BMW once said, "Ho-lee shit!"
I am so stoked the siding started (and finished!) today. I wasn't able to get a ton of pictures because they were still working, but everything looks magnificent. I was really concerned months ago during our color selection meeting that we wouldn't pick the right siding, but I think it looks awesome.
DAY 65
I am so stoked the siding started (and finished!) today. I wasn't able to get a ton of pictures because they were still working, but everything looks magnificent. I was really concerned months ago during our color selection meeting that we wouldn't pick the right siding, but I think it looks awesome.
DAY 65
Lines covered.
Just, wow...... I've wanted this for so incredibly long now.
We probably could have used some windows on this side, but we'll manage!
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