More Finishing Work

In preparation for the carpet and hardwood installation, Chad and Mike are working on getting the railings installed.

Tiling Update.

Chad and Mike finished the tiling in the downstairs bathroom. thus taking the finishing work another step closer. They went beyond our expectations and instead of just tiling around the tub shower, they tiled it all the way to the ceiling (which is what Carol wanted originally).

We Are So Close to Completion.

Although the finishing phase does take the longest period of time, Chad and Mike have continued to make good progress and we continue to learn patience (a very good lesson indeed). The light fixtures, sinks, cabinet doors and drawers have been installed, so it's down to flooring.

The railing has kind of slowed things up, but the Hutterites did do an excellent job on the woodwork. All the peices are now there, so once it is installed and stained then the hardwood can be completed, then the carpet, grouting and we're in! We are looking forward in eager anticipation and after consultation with Chad today, we will start the move in process on February 14th (that's 2011).

The following pictures will give and indication as to where the finishing work is at:

Kitchen: The cabinets, pantry, sink, lights, etc. are done: just need backs splash and hardwood (some appliances are needed as well).

Master Bathroom: A little more tiling around the tub, back splash, grout and it's done.

Shower in Master Bathroom: Pebbles on the floor, some finishing tile on the edges, grout and it's done.

Half Bath Upstairs: All it needs is a toilet, grouting the tile and the closet doors put back on the hinges.

Front Entry: Just needs the tile to be grouted and a bench and it's done.

My favorite room in the house - the mechanical room. All systems are go. Just needs the plywood sheeting to be completed, install the central vacuum and RO system and it's complete.

Finishing Phase

The painting is complete, the interior doors are installed and now Chad and Mike are working on installing the flooring. The following picture is a sample of the tile that they installed in the laundry room.

Progress Continues to be Made.

The finishing process continues on schedule. Dick and his crew have finished painting the basement as shown in the following picture. Now the basement is ready for the flooring to be installed.

Family Room.

Chad and Mike are finishing the hanging of doors and installing the casements on the main floor so that Dick and his crew can finish painting the main floor this week (I believe that Chad specializes in baseboards and casement, while Mike specializes in hanging the doors).

Chad finishing the casement on one of the master bedroom window.

French doors into the master bedroom.
(Door on left is the half-bath).

Garth installed the doors on the cabinets, the crown molding, some of the drawer fronts and hardware so that we could have an idea of what the finished cabinets will look like.

Finishing Work Continues.

After a couple of days of trying, Jon was able to get his cube van running so we were able to go to Calgary and pick up the hardwood for the floors. Thanks to Uncle Ed, who cleared the driveway, we were able to get in to unload the hardwood. The carpet installation has been arranged and the tile is in, so we have everything ready to go for the flooring once the painting is completed. Hopefully the weather will cooperate so that the Trades can get in to do the work.

Yesterday Cody (our plumber) and Pat (our electrician) got the boiler and in-floor heating going. Hopefully this week they will get the furnace and pumping system working.

The finishing work is well on its way to completion. All of the drawers, shelves and counter tops have been installed in the cabinets and vanities. The next phase for them is doors, drawer fronts, crown molding and trim.

Kitchen Cabinets.

Laundry Cabinets.

Master Bathroom Vanities.

Chad and Mike continue with all of the interior finishing work (hanging interior doors, baseboards and casement). They have made great progress and the basement is nearly ready for painting and they think that the upstairs won't take to long to hang the doors and do the casing around the windows.

Closet Doors in Downstairs Bedroom with Closet Organizer.

(Chad and Mike's Work)

This downstairs bedroom only needs the window casement installed and it's ready for paint and carpet.

Cabinets, Paint and Interior Doors.

Thanks to Randy (Carol's brother), who came and dug out our driveway after the wind blew a huge drift in front of the garage, the cabinets, interior doors, base boards and casings were able to be delivered.

All of the muding, taping and knockdown has been completed and Wayne Dick (our painter) has finished the undercoat. We even have some walls painted to see if we like the colors that we have chosen for the main house color, bathrooms and feature walls. So far all of the colors are great except (as Dick puts it) the purple milkshake feature wall in the master bedroom.

Garth has made good progress on the installation of the cabinets. All of the upper and lower cabinets and island have been installed in the kitchen and laundry room. The vanities in the upstairs and downstairs bathrooms have also been installed. Now he has to build the drawers, drawers and more drawers and hang the cabinet doors.

Chad and Mike have started to hang the interior doors. Now it is starting to look more like a house.

Looking from the living room into the kitchen.

The paint color is the main house color.

Looking from the laundry room into the kitchen.

Photo of cabinets in the laundry room.

Installation of interior doos on the downstairs bathroom and two bedrooms.