Outside Done

The outside of the house is finished, except for the steps. The guys slept in yesterday (it was the Memorial Day Holiday) and did not arrive until 0700. They hooked up the plumbing and septic, finished installing the vinyl siding, completed soffits and fascia, repainted outer trim, and even washed off the house before they left.

I finally was able to take some fair pictures of the master bathroom. I sealed the grout lines in the foyer and the master bath floor. This morning I sealed the shower.

We have a fabulous tub in our bathroom. Can't wait to soak the cares of the world away!! I personally can't wait to use the walk in shower and luxuriate in standing under the hot water and washing my hair without keeping my elbows tucked in. The RV has been great to live in, but a full size shower is really nice.

Activity at Last!

Finally, we have some house activity to report! The outside guys were here early this morning...the first one at 0640, yes, that's in the morning. I was expecting 7am but wow, are they ready to work. They were able to work until about 1030 when the rains came down. By 11 they were sodden and left for the day. They left everything as it stood when the rain started.

Meanwhile, the carpet / tile guys were working inside the house.

Here's the front foyer sporting its new dark grout. The pups and I now have to watch our feet, that we have clean feet or shoes before going into the house. That does take some of the fun out of it.

From the week of rain, there is so much standing water all over the yard. A lot of grass was destroyed with the heavy equipment so what was just wet is now muddy too. I have some lovely and fashionable white rubber boots for just such occasions. I make a very fetching picture in them if I do say so myself. I will get Gary to capture a photo of my "homey" outfit. It really does defy belief. It amazes me how far I have come or am willing to go that looks don't matter as much as the functionality of the objects. Anyway, this is the front yard.

Speaking of dogs....this is Suzie "initiating" the new carpet and putting her scent on it. She had so much fun doing this in every room. If only my camera had video you could hear her snorting and huffing and carrying on. Jesse and Suzie spent some time running and chasing each other all through the house. They also did some of the plumbing today.

House Inside Activity

Not much has happened on the outside of the house this week. They did finish the roof on Monday. They still need to finish the "eyebrows" on the front. They were unable to finish the siding because they were waiting on the inspector to inspect the straps that tie down the house and the hurricane straps in the attic etc.

The Inside guy has been working this week. He is placing the sheet rock and finishing the edges where the pieces come together. Above you can see the ceiling and wall joints of the kitchen / living room before he started.

Here is the end of the day today. The corners are rounded and smoothed in. He is going to paint tomorrow. He will be painting a majority of the walls tomorrow to cover the feathered edges of the sheet rock.