This has been yet another trying week as we get closer and closer to completion... We are awaiting a power meter, finishing of the trim, getting the AC started and hopefully will start laying flooring.... Cabinets are scheduled to go in on Tuesday but we probably will have to delay it by a day or two, depending on when we get the AC going... In the meantime...














The view in the whole house...with the morning sun streaming into the great room...














Close up of the sliders with the first coat of sealer/urethane.




















Great room fire place ... It was a real good change we did to repeat the column motif...













The stone work on the outside has gotten a good start...

More Interior Details...

The kitchen trimmed out and waiting for cabinets...














And here is the door in place... We are still struggling on whether to stain it or leave it as is...
We will layout the floor sample to see but right now we are looking at leaving it alone...














This picture shows probably the best representation of
the stone, trim, wall color and window after seal...














John, the tile man... He is an artist.... Did not get a picture but Zack keeps him going...




















And the result of his work... check out the drain... its impressive work.

More Stone work update and trim

The front entrance is taking shape with the stone work on both sides



















This is the way our master bath fireplace looks like with the stone inplace... I am very very happy with the overall look.













And here is the other side of the fireplace inside the master bedroom..













One of our stone masons, Miguel. I have enjoyed their company and am very impressed with their hard work.

Trim and services going in.

Great room fireplace














Most of the stone is on the great room fireplace.














We have our electrical service being installed finally. We have to wait for the final connection to the main line to energize the transformer and get our meter set.















The stucco base coat is completed and we will be getting the final coat in about 10 days...














The inside triming is underway with the doors and trim finally all here. Doors are all 8 feet solid core birch doors. I am thinking of just having them urethaned.














Flash messed this up but this is the main great room wall with the head band













Office window wall. Wood still needs to be stained in some spots and urethaned. You can see the head banding effect here as well.

First door hung....

Looking into the kitchen with the new pantry door. The trim has been stained but not poly'ed.














Far end in the kitchen, the pantry door is hung. You can also see the head band trim which will also serve as the top casing for the windows and doors.














Master bedroom is also getting the trim treatment.

A peak into what the finish would look like

The entry lighting deck trim has been stained in a Cherry stain. We are using Poplar which seems to take stain well and look pretty good.













The entry lighting deck again........ as well as looking into the kitchen.














This is the main display wall in the great room. Some of the drywall patches are still awaiting paint and trim. Fireplace is scheduled to be completed this weekend.

Stone work...

An update on the house progress.... Trim is going up although we have been held up because of a delay in the doors. We are waiting for clear pine jambs to arrive at our supplier, Pacific Southern Lumber, so the doors can be prehung. We expect them to be ready mid week.














The family room is not changed much.




















The great room fireplace from the dining room side.














and from the living room side...

Fourth of July Progress.... This was a good day,,,,

The tile in the Master bath shower..














The entry and living room columns are done. And looking very good.













The columns in the dining room/kitchen are now being worked.

Some of the interior detail...

It amazing what a couple of days and some finish work does to lift the spirits... We finally have some of the details showing up.... The columns with stone are at the top of the stairs and really help define the entrance and the stairway. The finish trim is made from Poplar and already makes a difference. It will be stained and sealed in place.















The kitchen wall which will end at the stone column. The lighting deck creates a break between the kitchen and the great room.













The master bath is getting tiled. The floor is done and looks much better than what the picture shows.













The inspector is satisfied with the progress from today but is also asking when all things will be done.













Another look at the trim work. Danny is also impressed with the progress.

Interior Progress Update

So now we have paint (primer) on the walls and working towards a completion goal....

The inside columns are now being covered with stone.













The guys are going at the interior columns. We made a change of stone contractors and so far so good. The boss is Miguel who is cutting the stone by the door. Jose is doing the first column as you enter the house and the second Miguel is working on the column at the top of the stairs.













Jose is working on the column next to the front door.













Picture of the outside columns. Some of them will require more attention to be fixed right.














Rob and Bunk are starting out on the trim in the kitchen.



















Miguel is doing one of the columns at the front stairs.



























A picture of the inside with the color primer. The walls and cielings will be getting a sand texture and be monochromatic.













The garage doors are in and look pretty good...













This is what the inside of the garage looks like. I think the dimensions grew because it is quite sizeable. Should be good to store lots of stuff since we dont have a basement.