Little Details...

We went up to the homesite earlier this week and were excited to see that the hardwood flooring had been installed in the entry and study. It hadn't been stained yet, but it was all installed! The trim work was about one third finished at that point, too. A few of the interior doors had been hung as well, but it just looked like a LOT was left to do. Jeremy and his best friend Chuck took Michael today and delivered the stove to the house, so they got to see what else had been accomplished this week. I was anxious to see it, myself, so when Megan woke up from her nap, we took off to meet them up there (all this after spending the day running errands!). I was expecting to see countertops, but I also had a feeling that they most likely wouldn't be there. That second feeling was the correct one. The trim work is nearly complete, but until it is the countertops won't be installed. Maybe this coming week? We'll see. At any rate, the hardwood flooring has been stained- and boy does it look NICE!!! The treads for the stairs down to the basement have also been done and they look great, too! It's amazing what the little details like trim work and doorknobs will do for a home! Here are a few pictures from our trip to see the house today:

A view of the kitchen from the dining area. The door leading into the study has been put up! In the lower left of the picture is an item wrapped in white plastic- it's the stove. We've been asked to leave the appliances in the dining area until the builders are ready to move them to their rightful "homes" in the kitchen.

This view is of the living room with the trim around the window and sliding door to the back patio. I was under the impression the stone work around the fireplace would be done this week, but obviously that didn't happen. Not sure if I heard Jeremy wrong or he meant that it would take place this coming week. Again... we'll see!

Here is a view of the closet doors in Megan's bedroom. I'm simply amazed at the elegant simplicity in the finished look of the doors here! The trim around the window and door leading out of her room is also finished. The only trim left to put up in the bedrooms is the trim along the floor.

This is a view of the pantry doors from the kitchen. I couldn't even fit the doors in the picture completely due to the door frame! I'm looking forward to using this pantry- it's nice and wide and has great lighting, so I should be able to keep it organized and stocked.

Ah- the study floor!! Doesn't this just look great?!?! I am SO impressed with how wonderful the flooring looks here! Not only that, but when you look at the flooring from the living room (since the carpet isn't installed yet), you can see just how thick the flooring is! We asked the builder to have the flooring stained a bit darker than the cabinets so it wouldn't blend together too much. I love the way it turned out- it's just dark enough to be offset from the cabinets and our furniture, yet light enough to blend in perfectly with the rest of the house!

Well, it seems to me that there is still a LOT to be done- and I wonder if we really will move when they say we can, but we'll see. This is just some of the stuff that needs to be finished:
- trim work
- stone work around the fireplace
- mantle put up over the fireplace
- electricians need to finish wall plates and lights in the bathrooms in addition to any other electrical connections that haven't been completed yet.
- plumbers need to install the sinks, toilets, and faucets
- hot water heater needs to be installed
- carpet needs to be installed
- attic scuttle hole needs to be cut and ladder installed
- dryer vent needs to be cut in laundry room
- countertops need to be installed
- appliances put in their "homes" in the kitchen
- Geothermal system powered ON
- hand rails installed along stairs to basement
- painters return to do a final coat of paint
- general clean-up in and around the house

I know there is probably more that needs to happen, but that's all I can think of right now. Jeremy says it won't take all that long since they tend to be quick with their work- and darn good at it, too- but it just seems like a lot to me and makes me wonder if we REALLY will be moving when we were told and not a week or two later. Well, the only thing I can say is- I'll check back at the end of this week and we'll see how much more gets accomplished toward getting the house completed. So until we get more pictures and an update... sit tight... but don't forget to check back!!