A big post

We're almost finished with the house. We're planning to do the final inspection this coming Friday, but we've still got a bunch to do before then. We're getting countertops Wednesday, which we need so we can finish the plumbing on Thursday. We'll still have a few things to finish up after the final inspection, but the house should technically be livable by the end of the week.

We haven't updated in a couple of weeks, so we've been accumulating a bunch of pictures.

This first one is of Mary getting the first taste of water from our well. It tastes like good Ruby Valley water.
Let there be lights. We were quite proud of getting these lights to work. We had to install two three ways and a four way switch. Luckily the electrician had labeled all the wires, so once we figured out the concept of the three-way switch it was easy.
This was the last of the flooring to go down. Sam did this one himself. It was vinyl floor planks that stuck together.
And finally we can safely work around the stairwell. Bill and Rachel put up this nice oak handrail. Looks beautiful.
Now that the flooring is done the doors can go back up. Maybe by next week we'll even have doorknobs.
Before I did the vinyl flooring the carpet installers the carpet installers put down this carpet in the bedrooms and the stairs. It sure makes a difference in making the house feel finished.
And we've got all the cabinets in, just waiting for countertops.

A couple of our neighbors installed our bathroom tile for us. It's travertine with porcelain and glass tile for decoration.

Floor, what is it good for?

Here's a look at the wood floor we just finished laying down.We used Australian Cypress. It looks a lot like cedar. A lot of variation in the grain and color.
It's shiny. We can't wait until the house is finished so we can run and slide in our socks.
It's moving along. Hopefully tomorrow I can post pictures of the bathroom tile.

The joys of being a dog

Who's herding who? Alice can sure draw a crowd. All those staring eyes make her a bit nervous.

Of course, a dog's life must be all right when you can get so much pleasure from the simple things, like sticking your head out of the window of a moving car.

Long over due update

Here are some newer pictures. Some from the final painting look, some siding, decking, and the well guy here putting in our pump. Now the floors are going in but we don't have any pictures yet.

House Update

Here's a look at the house as of April 1st. We should finish painting today and tomorrow. Bill and Rachel nearly have the porch deck done.

So to finish up this month we have floors, porch, siding, cabinets, bathroom tile, finish electrical and plumbing. Still a lot to do, but the list id getting shorter.