Morning smoke is the colour of the brick, weatherwood for the roof and that small sample is the colour for the garage doors and exterior trim and fascia on the house. The front door is a mahogany stained door.
Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Brick pick...
I've picked colours/finishes for the exterior of the house...
Morning smoke is the colour of the brick, weatherwood for the roof and that small sample is the colour for the garage doors and exterior trim and fascia on the house. The front door is a mahogany stained door.
This is the outdoor pendant light for the front entrance, in front of the mahogany door.
Now we just need some nice weather so that we can get the exterior work started!
Morning smoke is the colour of the brick, weatherwood for the roof and that small sample is the colour for the garage doors and exterior trim and fascia on the house. The front door is a mahogany stained door.
Sunday, February 24, 2013
Wires, wires and more wires!
No new pics to post but we have some more progress. Hubby has been working his butt off every day after work. As of today we are officially ready for insulation and drywall. He has wired the whole house for hydro, lights, cable, computers, and speaker systems. We had the alarm system installed this weekend too. We have contracted someone to come and do the insulation and drywall next week after our inspection for the electrical is done on Wednesday.
Wish us luck!
Wish us luck!
Tuesday, February 5, 2013
Slow and Steady...Oh and SOLD!!!
My posts are falling behind, but only because this dumb blogger site won't always let me post pics! So our house sold. Our closing date is March 28th. Our house won't be ready by then I'm sure so we'll have to go stay with my in laws for at least a month. We are hoping for end of April for our place to be ready, but it is hard to predict at this point.
Anyway, the roof is on and shingled. We have windows, which look so good. We got windows with pewter grills on the inside, and the grills are just along the outsides of the window not through the window like most windows have. The pewter is really subtle and looks nice.
My hubby has literally been working his butt off - literally - he has lost quite a bit of weight the bastard! He works from 6-2 everyday and then heads over to the house and works there until supper time. He'll come home and eat and then go back and work till about 930-10 almost every night. He has had a hand in almost every step in the progress so far. The furnace and water heater are in. The duct work is done. We have our inspection by Union Gas tomorrow to make sure everything is in good order. He has been working on the electrical and has a lot done so far. I have to give credit where credit is due. He will really be able to say that he helped build his family home.
The plumbing is getting done the a contractor friend out of Mount Pleasant. This will at least be getting done through the day and then hubby can go in and continue to work on the electrical. We were hoping to be able to start drywalling soon.
We are almost settled on the kitchen design and I think this is what we are going with more or less.
This is the colour I'm thinking for the cabinets
This is kind of what I'm thinking for the counter top. I found one I like but I couldn't find the exact picture of it online. But I think it was similar to this.
Anyway, the roof is on and shingled. We have windows, which look so good. We got windows with pewter grills on the inside, and the grills are just along the outsides of the window not through the window like most windows have. The pewter is really subtle and looks nice.
My hubby has literally been working his butt off - literally - he has lost quite a bit of weight the bastard! He works from 6-2 everyday and then heads over to the house and works there until supper time. He'll come home and eat and then go back and work till about 930-10 almost every night. He has had a hand in almost every step in the progress so far. The furnace and water heater are in. The duct work is done. We have our inspection by Union Gas tomorrow to make sure everything is in good order. He has been working on the electrical and has a lot done so far. I have to give credit where credit is due. He will really be able to say that he helped build his family home.
The plumbing is getting done the a contractor friend out of Mount Pleasant. This will at least be getting done through the day and then hubby can go in and continue to work on the electrical. We were hoping to be able to start drywalling soon.
We are almost settled on the kitchen design and I think this is what we are going with more or less.
This is the colour I'm thinking for the cabinetsThis is kind of what I'm thinking for the counter top. I found one I like but I couldn't find the exact picture of it online. But I think it was similar to this.Getting busy picking out things like lighting now too. And I've started packing - I hate packing.
Anyway, no new pics of the house yet but nothing really worth taking pics of right now. But I will continue to keep you posted on our progress.
Sunday, January 13, 2013
We have walls!
I can't believe its been almost a month since I last posted!
There has been quite a bit going on at the house. My hubby has been hard at work on the septic and well system. We have framers on site now, lots going on!
Just before Christmas we contracted a framer out of Kitchener. On Dec 27, 28th they came out and brought a big container that had to be brought in on a flat bed truck with all of their tools and equipment. And Jan 2nd they got started. When I went to the house on Jan 5th, this is what I found:
I was pleasantly surprised! I couldn't believe how much was actually done already. BUT - when I stepped into the house I had a bit of an anxiety attack. It just looks so small on the inside. I started to panic! Is everything going to fit in here, it looks like everything is going to be so tight! I went as far as to go back the next day with the drawings and a tape measure just to try to map out where everything was going to be. I know I am over reacting. The main area of the new house is the size of our main level minus the front dining/living room area. I think its just different for me. I'm used to having our front entrance about 20 feet or so from the kitchen/family room. Now with the new house you walk in and there is small entrance before you enter the main area of the house. Its just different, not what I'm used to right now.
As of this week, this is what we've got:
There has been quite a bit going on at the house. My hubby has been hard at work on the septic and well system. We have framers on site now, lots going on!
Just before Christmas we contracted a framer out of Kitchener. On Dec 27, 28th they came out and brought a big container that had to be brought in on a flat bed truck with all of their tools and equipment. And Jan 2nd they got started. When I went to the house on Jan 5th, this is what I found:
As of this week, this is what we've got:
CRAZY PROGRESS!!! The roof will be ready for shingles by this coming Thursday or Friday. So my job this week is to pick out a brick colour and shingles.
My hubby and good friend of ours D were busy today with doing some electrical work and more work on the sump pump. With all of this rain we had about 3 inches of water in the basement. They are getting ready to start running the electrical and putting in junction boxes and switches etc etc...
It's coming along and I am starting to get excited although there is still soooo much work to do.
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Progress is good...
Last week we took the kids over to the house. We now have a basement floor! It is a big basement. I guess because the main floor is smaller than our current house at 1800 sqft I wasn't imagining the basement as big as it is. The kids chased each other around while my hubby and I walked around and mapped out how the basement might be divided up once we are ready to finish the basement.
I was really starting to worry that we wouldn't have any more work being done until after Christmas but my hubby proved me wrong. He was determined and he did it. We have had our builder on site since yesterday, although that almost went south. I started getting calls at work by my mother in law who was trying to get a hold of my hubby. Apparently the builder was on site ready to start working and there were supplies and materials missing. The builder was ready to leave but my hubby got a hold of Home Hardware and got his point across quick and easy - the materials should be there, they better be there in half hour or they could kiss the business good bye. And they did. Some of you might wonder why we went with Home Hardware instead of Turkstra or Home Depot. They gave us the best price on lumber. Home Hardware is trying to compete for the home builders business.
I stopped by the house last night after work and the floor joists are in. So we have progress!
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| We went in the evening so other than the headlights from the truck there was no other light. |
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| The kids chasing each other around the new basement! |
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| The stairs going from the garage into the basement. (alternate entrance from garage) |
I was really starting to worry that we wouldn't have any more work being done until after Christmas but my hubby proved me wrong. He was determined and he did it. We have had our builder on site since yesterday, although that almost went south. I started getting calls at work by my mother in law who was trying to get a hold of my hubby. Apparently the builder was on site ready to start working and there were supplies and materials missing. The builder was ready to leave but my hubby got a hold of Home Hardware and got his point across quick and easy - the materials should be there, they better be there in half hour or they could kiss the business good bye. And they did. Some of you might wonder why we went with Home Hardware instead of Turkstra or Home Depot. They gave us the best price on lumber. Home Hardware is trying to compete for the home builders business.
I stopped by the house last night after work and the floor joists are in. So we have progress!
Wednesday, December 5, 2012
Wow a lot has happened in the last 3 weeks. We are building a house people! We have gone through the demolition, excavation, and now have a foundation. It hasn't been an easy process but it is getting done.
We've had a couple of incidents that should have held us back - my hubby was in an accident at work while driving a backhoe and smashed his head into the windshield. He suffered a concussion and has been dealing with headaches as a result. And the other day there was an issue with the sewage tank that he and a friend of ours installed. Because of the rain it lifted and with the floor being poured today he had to go there and get it back into its proper position. Well while he was there he ended losing his footing and fell into the foundation - 8ft. He now has a sprained ankle and headaches! He'll be broken before this house is built.
We've continued to have walk throughs at the house but no bites yet. I think it is just a bad time of year to be selling. People aren't thinking about buying a house right now so close to the holidays. I'm sure we'll get more action in the new year. But it makes us nervous knowing that we need to be able to sell this place so that we can continue work at the new place. I'm sure things will come together in time.
We have purchased our appliances - anyone looking for a great deal and amazing service should check out Goeman's on Hwy 8, Kitchener. We went to Sears, Bad Boy, TA appliances and a couple of other places and their best prices - even Black Friday prices didn't touch Goeman's. We went with stainless steel, GE Profile appliances. At least that is out of the way and is one less thing I have to think about.
We are very close to having our kitchen design done. I still haven't settled on colours for the cabinets. I want to be able to pick out my floors so that I can have a better idea of what colour cabinets I should go with. I think we decided on a really nice Maple handscraped/distressed wood floor. It is not too dark but kind of in between. But I love that it is distressed. I don't have to worry about the dog or the kids or the furniture making dents or scratches in it. I will have to add a photo of it once I download it from my phone.
Hopefully the weather stays somewhat dry so that we can get the framing started next week. That is the part that worries me.
Anyway, thats a bit of an update. I'll post some pics later. Hopefully we'll have a productive, accident free day today!
We've had a couple of incidents that should have held us back - my hubby was in an accident at work while driving a backhoe and smashed his head into the windshield. He suffered a concussion and has been dealing with headaches as a result. And the other day there was an issue with the sewage tank that he and a friend of ours installed. Because of the rain it lifted and with the floor being poured today he had to go there and get it back into its proper position. Well while he was there he ended losing his footing and fell into the foundation - 8ft. He now has a sprained ankle and headaches! He'll be broken before this house is built.
We've continued to have walk throughs at the house but no bites yet. I think it is just a bad time of year to be selling. People aren't thinking about buying a house right now so close to the holidays. I'm sure we'll get more action in the new year. But it makes us nervous knowing that we need to be able to sell this place so that we can continue work at the new place. I'm sure things will come together in time.
We have purchased our appliances - anyone looking for a great deal and amazing service should check out Goeman's on Hwy 8, Kitchener. We went to Sears, Bad Boy, TA appliances and a couple of other places and their best prices - even Black Friday prices didn't touch Goeman's. We went with stainless steel, GE Profile appliances. At least that is out of the way and is one less thing I have to think about.
We are very close to having our kitchen design done. I still haven't settled on colours for the cabinets. I want to be able to pick out my floors so that I can have a better idea of what colour cabinets I should go with. I think we decided on a really nice Maple handscraped/distressed wood floor. It is not too dark but kind of in between. But I love that it is distressed. I don't have to worry about the dog or the kids or the furniture making dents or scratches in it. I will have to add a photo of it once I download it from my phone.
Hopefully the weather stays somewhat dry so that we can get the framing started next week. That is the part that worries me.
Anyway, thats a bit of an update. I'll post some pics later. Hopefully we'll have a productive, accident free day today!
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