Day 57

Several things were done today, and this week is a big one!

The granite for The Bar was delivered today. It looks gorgeous!! The only thing left on this is the doors for the upper cabinets - they are off getting glass put in and will be back soon.

The plumbers started today, and we have toilets. Very important. I'm not sure that we really need FOUR of them, but I suppose it will come in handy if we all come down with the stomach flu at the same time....

Girls' bathroom - all plumbed out.

And boys' bathroom - plumbing all done, too.

And the trim guy came to fix the stairs!! They are all ready for the treads, which will be done this week!! I can't WAIT to see these....they will be GORGEOUS!!

Tomorrow, the hardwood floors are going in and plumbing will be finished up in the kitchen, master bathroom and laundry room (YAY for laundry sinks!). Wednesday, the carpeting will be going into the bedrooms. Stair treads are going in this week and will be stained to match the hardwood floors, and the cleaners come this week too.

Day 56

All the tile was grouted today in preparation for the plumbers to come on Monday. The grout really makes it look nice!

Laundry room.....can't wait to have all this room to actually sort in! Right now, we sort laundry in the dining room, since the laundry "room" is less than 20 sq. ft. - and I can't even close the door because it won't clear the front loaders.

Fireplace, which has a completely different tile/grout than the rest of the house. I really love it!

Close up of the grout. It's called Nutmeg.

Master bath.

Upstairs boys' bathroom.

Day 55

I didn't take any pictures today, because the only thing that really looks different is the spots where the drywall dude touched up the walls. He is done with the touchups and was starting to sand them when I was there this afternoon.

The tile is supposed to be grouted tomorrow, and the granite for The Bar is being delivered tomorrow too. I'll post pictures of those things!!

The cabinet for The Bar that was damaged in transit was replaced today so it would be ready for the granite.

The plumbing will be done on Monday - toilets installed, faucets installed, soaker tub connected, and water connected to the house. That will make way for the sprinkler system to be able to be installed next week too - and sod and landscaping to be done as well.

And with a little bit of luck, the staircase will be done next week!! I can't WAIT to see the staircase all stained and beautiful!!

I think we're in the home stretch now!

Day 54

Things that I didn't even know were going to happen happened today!!

The cabinets throughout the house got their hardware....

...another kitchen shot.

The Bar...

The boys' bathroom vanity was installed today! Yay!

We did go over pretty early, so hopefully the tile will still arrive. There are only a few pieces that need to be installed and then it all needs grout.

The drywall was being touched up in places that it had been dinged during other installations so it will be nice and smooth for the final coat of paint. They take a halogen light and shine it on all the walls so any dings or flaws show up nice and clear so they get them all.

I really need to find Al's tape measure and get the windows measured for blinds!

Day 53

We have air conditioning! Very important for Georgia summers.....especially since it's supposed to be in the 90's this weekend.

The outside units - one for the upstairs, one for the downstairs.

Thermostat - we have two, one for each unit.

The registers are all installed.

They also started fixing the staircase today. There was a little miscommunication about how we wanted the stairs to look, but it will all be fixed!

The trim guy started today, and will work more tomorrow. Hopefully by next week, the staircase will be done.

Tomorrow, we have the vanity coming and marble being placed, and tile being finished. Friday, The Bar cabinet is being replaced (one was damaged in shipping) and Saturday, The Bar's countertop is being placed. Monday will be plumbing day!

And we have a closing date! We'll be closing June 16th. :)

Day 52

Still waiting on a few things to get the big stuff rolling again - but a big thing happened today! Let there be light!! We have the meter on the house and the lights are ON!

Libby, telling Meredith exactly what CAN and CANNOT go on in HER kitchen. (notice the look of teenage disgust on Meredith's face!)

Not sure if you can see it, but the front porch lights are on in this picture. And of course, Sam, playing in his favorite place EVER - the sand box that IS his front yard. I'm not sure how he'll react when it's been sodded.....

Day 51

Not a lot went on today - we're kind of in a holding pattern, waiting for some cabinets to be delivered and some trim to be done. Once those things happen, everything will pick right back up!

The painters came today and painted the trey ceiling in the master bedroom, though.

And off to the left, you can sort of see the platform that the HVAC units will sit on when they are delivered and set up on Wednesday. The platform will be set tomorrow, and the electricity will be switched on, too.