July 24 tiling of master bath floor--first finish in house!
Brick finished July 26
View out the front door
Hardwood installation began on July 28.
Skilled four-man crew makes quick work of installing white oak.
Room left for hearth.
Brick veneer completed on north side.
Beautiful 12 x 24 tile.
July 29, day 2 of the hardwood installation.
The guys are doing a fabulous job tiling. This is the basement bath, and the transformation is amazing.
Hardwood stairs to basement.
Metal roof goes on bay window and front porch on July 30.
Doors ready for installation.
Dining room hardwood completed July 30.
Basement bath tiling complete!
Metal roofing over front porch
What color should the side porch/garage and trim be?
Interior doors and trim are racked and ready to go in starting Monday, August 4.
Upstairs hall bath is tiled but not yet grouted. I love the timeless appeal of the subway shower surround and mosaic floor.
Looking across kitchen into laundry room.
Trim in by August 6 and cabinetry waiting to be installed.
In basement looking up the stairs getting ready for railing.
Upstairs hallway looking toward mini master and linen closet.
Cabinet installation began August 11.
Trim around arched windows.
Minimaster tiling and vanity base.
Upstairs linen closet.
Master closet #1.
MBA shower pan with basket weave tile---gorgeous!
Master bath cabinets waiting for a vanity top!
Master closet #2.
Now that's a pantry.
Laundry room.
Kitchen cabinet installation begins August 12.
Butler's pantry.
Columns and wainscot in DR.
Basement bath.
MBA grouting and threshold on Aug 28. Waiting for marble templating on Monday.
Close up of shower pan basket weave, marble threshold and 12 x 24 tiles with white grout. Looks great!
Primed
Herringbone pavers on front porch.
Which color?
Oh, no! Although grade will come up to seven inches below last step, the top stairs are too narrow and must be widened!
Painting during week of August 18.
Wainscot in stairwell
Finally have a garage door.
Nice, deep paint color in dining room
Basement bathroom painted and waiting for granite and toilet.
Basement room of unknown purpose--longterm guests? exercise? summer sleeping?
Future man cave.
Siding color is a blend.
Back porch filled with gravel and ready for limestone pavers. Steps angled into side of house look awesome!
Painting almost finished on Aug 27.
Breakfast area painted; looking out to back yard and patio.
Accent wall in living room
Balusters and railings almost all finished Aug 27
Bright upstairs bedroom with beautiful wall color.
What can I say? The wainscot and stairs look better than I could have imagined. Can't wait for a dark stain on treads and railing. Still no newel post from manufacturer.
Patio pavers--nice crop of weeds in the background. Neighbors must love them.
Not quite enough screen to start laying pavers?
Built-ins waiting for installation.
Bull nose is in, but where's the newel post?
Family room built-ins get primed.
Microwave in Aug 28
Toilets before Labor Day! Counter tops next week.
Stairs have been widened for better proportions.
Now that's an entrance! Bead board ceiling will be stained; columns and trim painted.
Rough grading on September 1
Week of September 1 is very busy! Granite and marble arrive.
Final prepping of covered porch before pavers on Sept. 2
Dishwasher run with main sink
Laundry room
Close up of gorgeous kitchen granite and sample of glass back splash
Future back splash color a good complement to granite.
Main island with prep sink. Seating will be on far end and upper right side
This glass subway tile is mesmerizing!
Can't wait for the hardwood floors to have a dark stain.
Basement bath--glass knobs look like glowing insect eyes!
Minimaster bath
Hall bath
Covered patio finished on September 2.
Back porch will be so pretty when finished! Good job, Rob.
HVAC is in need of significant screening.
Doors installed September 4-- very pretty.
Close up of doors--these gorgeous mahogany doors are made in Raleigh!
Cleaned and completed back porch.
Porch ceiling is painted Charleston blue.
Trim and gray color look great with brick; please ignore the drop cloth on the roof.
Bead board in barrel ceiling is beautiful even without stain!
Houston, we have a newel post! In the process of installation on September 6.
The MBA paint color needs to be changed. Which one?
Railing finished on September 6. Looks great, Carl! Love that newel post.
Final master bath wall color , "Repose".
Old carport becomes new garage with door and fresh paint.
Powder room will have wainscot and either paint or wallpaper!
Laundry room colors: camera does not pick up what a chameleon this granite is. Its entire appearance changes depending on the wall shade.
Sink run
A view of the foyer and stairs from the kitchen.
Railings installed on September 10. Straw placed on muddy yard in preparation for final Certificate of Occupancy.
Glass backsplash in September 12.
Basement flooring in September 12
Site cleaned in preparation for final inspections.
Extra basement room with new flooring.
Basement TV room with flooring. Work room door closed, just waiting for some tools and projects!
Built ins installed Sept 12, waiting for paint. Still searching for fireplace surround, which is delaying the mantel.
Office built-ins---cabinets below and shelves above.
Glass tile--my favorite new product!
Main island with prep sink, plenty of usable space and seating area at side and end.
Glass installed for MBA shower on September 13. Beautiful with added benefit of reflecting above-tub window.
Laundry room off kitchen; floor grouted and waiting for washer and dryer.
Floors being sanded and stained week of September 15. Bead board porch stained on September 18, eleven days before move in.
Peek inside for first look at freshly stained floors.
First coating of varnish visible by kitchen island legs.
New side column and arch.
Upstairs landing with one coat of varnish on September 19.