Finishing Touches

Five days until our furniture comes out of storage.  We are so close.

First Floor

Our painting came last Friday

Shutters were installed last Wednesday

 

 

Dining Room View

Second Floor 

Ted installs the mirrors

 Third Floor

Third floor bath

Third Floor Finished Space

Ted the Builder Man

The Master contemplates:

Hmm... What tool do I use next?

I Just Have to Stop This

I have lost my mind.

This is a sample of our first floor switchplates:

GoodNightIrene

Weekend Pixies

I went to the house today and found all these little additions left by the house pixies:

Wall Sconces

Toilet, Faucet  and Overhead Lights in Guest Bath

Lights and Faucets in Master Bath

Kitchen Faucet

Exterior Lights

I turned around and caught some of those sneaky little fellows at work:

Kitchen Island Light

This week, the living room shutters go in (Wednesday) and the Grillo painting comes (Friday).

Ted is whaling away.  Last week he installed all the shower stalls.  Here's Ted working on the third floor:

Now you see him

Now you don't

The punch list is shrinking. Ted has Seth to help him in Jeremy's absence.  Jeff, our electrician, says he should be pretty much done by Wednesday.  Chet , the plumber, slips in and out without anyone seeing him.  Toilets and faucets just keep appearing.

They will be pretty much done inside by Friday, I think. My brother is calm. I am trying hard to be like him. But, I am imperfect.

Just a Litttle Cherry

A major post on Friday, but I couldn't resist this one.  This is our eating bar:

Knobs, Pulls, Paint

Twenty days and counting.

Ted and company are putting finishing touches on the interior of 34 Forbes Avenue.  All the finished carpentry is complete with the exception of:

1. trim around the fireplace
2. closet interiors
3. basement stairs
4. bannister installation
5. cherry tops installation
6. adjustable shelf installation

If you go into the basement, you will find all these parts painted/polyurethaned and ready to

go.

The most dramatic pieces are the cherry tops:

Jeremy spent a long time matching the grains in the wood when he assembled the planks.  It has paid off beautifully.  This is the eating counter in the dining room/kitchen.  Jeremy is putting 8 coats of poly on the cherry.  He and Ted will install them next week.

We have door knobs. 

We have cabinet knobs and pulls.

Ted has finished and primed the fireplace dry wall.  Next week the trim will be installed and the painters (oh yes, the painters are in residence) will paint (that's what they do after all.)

Ok.  Painting of walls is happening.

Master Bedroom

Guest Bedroom

Master Bath

Both bedrooms and baths on the second floor have their first coat of paint.  Nice job so far, boys.

Jeff, the elctrician is in the house.  He is installing the last remaining outlets and readying the house for the fixtures.

This is Jeff:

Jeff is a happy guy

There's a rumor that Chet will install some toilets this weekend.  Ted is going to pick up our appliances from CoCo Plum this morning. (There is a story behind that name, but I forget.)  They go in next week also.

Oh, and lest I forget, some additional shots of the extraordinary third floor:

Kudos to Ted and Jeremy for their incredible progress.

Master Builder managing the job

The Satanic artist at work