Well, since it has been almost 3 weeks with no post, I'm sure you have all figured out that Joern did not update while I was gone :(
But, at least I'm back now, and realtively over my jet lag and heat-induced pregnancy miserableness.
There was actually quite a bit of work completed in the house while I was gone. I guess the best way to go over everything is to break up the descriptions by trades.
Electrical:
The electricians started back last week to work on connecting the electrical panel.
And thanks to a good organization system:
it went from looking like this last week:
to this today:
They also installed more in our "command center":
Don't ask me to explain much, but one is for the radiant heat and one is for the fireplace.
Builders:
One of the interior guys from Mr. Builder's crew was back last week to build walls. I know, our walls were built long ago, but we still needed a few things:
A little hard to see, but they built a wall around our wall-mount toilet in the cellar.
More walls in the master bath because we have a wall-mount toilet, and a mini-wall around the toilet would look dumb.
A wall around the built in parts for the bathtub faucet.
A wall between the shower and washer/dryer in the kids' bath.
Plumbers:
Not too much right now with the plumbers. But, the heat pump has been working to dry the flooring, and the air filtration system has been working for a few weeks too. The air filtration sounds like a very distant airplane in our rooms. Interesting.
One thing the plumbers did was to finish off the mechanical room. They labeled all of the pipes:
Plaster/ Stucco guys:
Probably the biggest deal was that first layer of stucco was applied to the outside of the house two weeks ago.
Its a little hard to tell, but the house looks lovely now with one continual surface
instead of being broken up by the joints of all the bricks.
Those are the latest updates from the house. We met with Mr. B the day I got back from the US. He walked through and measured the moisture of the floors. It is imperative that the floors are dry by the beginning of September, which is when "Cute Tile Guy," is set to begin tiling. Mr. B also informed us that the tiles will be delivered this upcoming Friday- wahoo! We discussed the status of the parquett flooring, which is turning into a major production. Most excitingly though, he proposed a TIMELINE!!!!!!
So, we're looking at about 2 weeks for the tiles, which will bring us to late September. Then, the plaster guys will come in to do the second layer of plaster, and paint. This brings us to early October. The parquett will be installed in early October. Then, the plumbers will come in to install the fixtures, and the electricians will come in to install switches and lights. We should let the kitchen company know that we're looking at mid to late October for the kitchen installation. And then, he told us the most exciting news- the kitchen is pretty much the final thing before moving in. This means that there is a light at the end of the tunnel. That light will appear in NOVEMBER! We really should be in before Christmas and the baby! Hooray!
