The Final Week 10-17-09

Saturday 10-17-09 - Ted really likes how his new work benches turned out. He can hardly wait to start unpacking all of his tools. The extra pantry and freezer by the door is all hooked up and ready to go.

In the picture above you can see the wood paneling has been installed on the refrigerator and the oven stack is installed and ready to use. In the picture below Jim in about to install the wood paneling on the dishwasher. The carpet is installed in the living room, both bedrooms and walk-in closets.

Below is a picture of our newly built mail box. I don't think we have to worry about driveby damage from baseball bats. :) The contractors have been extremely busy these past two weeks (including weekends) trying to get things finished before next Friday, October 23rd because we are moving in that day - ready or not.

Sidewalk, Slate/Laminate Floors 10-2-09

My beautiful bathtub was installed last week and the plumbing for the tub, all 3 showers and 5 sinks was completed. They should finish up next week. The picture below shows the guest bathroom shower and the new slate floor. The toilet will be set below the window.

The picture below shows the slate in and around the kitchen. They were laying the slate in the laundry room today (10-2) and should finish up the hallway this weekend. After they put the final coat of sealant on the slate they can bring in the refrigerator, oven stack & dishwasher. All of the laminate flooring has been laid in both offices and the guest bedroom. After all of the doors and trim have been painted next week they will put the carpets down. We're getting close to the finish line.

Friday, 10-2-09 - Ted took picture below this afternoon. The concrete crew was finishing up the sidewalk and building the forms for the pad in front of the garage. They will pour the pad on Monday and the rest of the driveway after that. I was watching the stump grinder who was working on 2 big stumps over the hill.