Padding and painters starting

They decided to drop (pad) the overhang here by 6 inches.  They had put in rigid foam and insulated but decided to add another 6 inches that was better insulated.  This was because water lines run here for the upstairs bathrooms.  This is one of the first Sewickley Models so there are some things to work out but only a few.  Another thing was we couldn't have a sliding door below but that actually didn't matter because we wanted a single door anyways.

Painters started covering all surfaces that were not going to get painted.  S will be excited to see tan color gone and "agreeable grey" up soon.

Painter starting to cover stair railing.

Trim was caulked, another picture of upgrade package.

Siding / Dining trim finished

It's Sunday but the siding has started on our house.  Looks like they took a break when I stopped by.

Z snuck in last night!

More trim, getting a bit more interesting

Our entire house will be done with trim come Friday and then things will really be pulled together the following week with paint.  Here is the dining room with the upgraded trim option, they still have to add the wainscoting boxes below and everything gets painted to contrast with each other.  Railing will be black and stairs black and white.  Bathroom marble is difficult to photo but it's looking like we planned.

9 foot ceiling easier to see here with higher doors.

Flooring / trim install

I talked to the flooring and trim guys and everything has been moving along. They were finishing up the kitchen and the trim guy would be moving cabinets into there soon enough, maybe later today.  The last picture is the master bathroom.  While I would be cautious using marble, this is only our bathroom and we'll be using a synthetic countertop to match (post close or so).  It was also good to see with the upgraded trim we get 6 inch trim along the bottom of every room in the house.  Reminder: final paint hasn't been applied, not a fan of the beige up right now.

Last, here is a better picture of the brick color.  The front is done but they have the porch walled off so the cement could dry with it heated inside, otherwise I would have taken a picture from the front.

Moving along quickly now

So things are moving along pretty quickly now.  They have the base paint up (don't worry, this isn't our color!) and there is a whole lot of trim and flooring in the house.  The PMs have been very responsive and we've continued to be happy along the way.  One thing we didn't get that we thought was discussed was the backsplash deleted from our countertops but it's not that big of a deal as we plan to replace them with Corian in the next few years (or sooner if Sarah has her way).

We also have a pile of furniture at our house and our new couches and bed are arriving in the next couple weeks.  Soon the garage will not be able to be parked in at our rental because of all the furniture.  I'm heading to London for work for a few days but when back we should have the bathroom floors and walls done and the exterior should be sided.  Right now there is a stack of "Spanish Olive" sitting on our back lot and it will be great to see the exterior nearly done, minus the sidewalk and porch that needs to be poured when temperature permits.

Doors and a whole lot of trim.

Kitchen cabinets

Drywall finishing

Nothing too exciting here but we took some measurements for some last additions.

  

Lot layout / Exterior brick

In case you wondered, this is the lot layout and our short and long term plans.  The basketball court will be somewhat smaller and the tan area is the deck we plan to do.  The court will be done soon after we close (weather permitting) and hopefully I can negotiate a deal with the asphalt guy doing the driveway and have him do the court at the same time (it will be after closing because of the weather).  Long term we may add a "sport court" material but will wait till the kids are out of their driveway chalk days.  Lastly, we did not do a morning room or extension because we wanted to maximize the back area and we just felt they were not needed, the house is 2200 square feet and for us that is perfect.  Living room is the exact same as our rental and we didn't feel we wanted or needed 4 feet of extra room.  We came from a house with 3300 square feet and another 1000 in storage and just filled it with "junk" and it was a pain. Our community has EVERYTHING we could want within walking distance including an awesome gym.  I added the plan below from 2007 with our new community photoshopped over top.  The next section will be different too but the roads are the same.

Front of house currently, they are doing the brick today.  Fortunately temp has been above 40 degrees the last two days and Monday/Tuesday are the same.  Funny how ours looks much smaller but really it's about 5 feet.  I think we'll like the results though...

Our brick color is "Castle Rock".  This picture it looks more red but I think that's because the sun is hiding the gray highlights.  Siding will be a light green olive.

The same green is in this shot. Thanks "Home Sweet Home".