Happy Holidays?

The building trades in NM shut down between Christmas and New Years so I have no pictures of any progress. Hopefully, there will be something to share this coming week end.

Let there be Lights

This week's excitement is that the electrician returned to install the lighting fixtures. The sconces in the dining room and the chandelier. Both have crystals that will be hung with care after we move in.





The pendants over the kitchen counter.



The chandelier in the breakfast nook.



The master and guest bathroom fixtures.





We almost got out granite counters installed today, but there was 3 inches of snow yesterday and that scared them off until after the first of the year. That means that everything else is on hold as well. Here is a picture of the snow from a north window.



Finally, Gail beside the stairway nicho.

Recovery!

I am happy to report that the new sink base was installed this week and the granite guy came back and made a new template for the sink cut out. Looks like this may have only cost us a week. Nevertheless, we will still be into January before we can move into the house.



Many of the doors were hung and the hardware attached. Mostly the doors not attached were the sliding doors for the closets which won't be hung until after the carpeting is in.




The above is the door to my shop. These double doors go to into the finishing room and the single door is for the closet that will house the dust collector and air compressor.





The same people that do the doors also are putting on the floor molding.





Here are a couple pics of the elevator. Now that the phone line is in place, it is fully functional, although the tile guy still has to tile the floor and the lip in front of it. The doors to the elevator aren't the same design as the other doors in the house because they have to be fire doors.





We are really getting anxious to be in the house now that it is getting so close to complete.

Set Back!

Fortunately, Michelle discovered that the sink base for the kitchen sink was 36" for her 38" sink. I say fortunately because she discovered it before the granite had been cut. After a few phone calls, the cabinet company will have a new base for us in a week, then the granite guy can come back and make a new template and then cut the stone. Everyone is really trying to make a decent recovery, but this will likely cost us 2 weeks, meaning we will not be able to move into the house until mid to late January, barring any more unforeseen events.

The exterior doors were painted this week, except for the main entry door that hasn't been installed yet. Yes, that is snow on the ground, but it won't last the day.





The deck railings were also installed. The iron guy really did a nice job with the Arts & Crafts medallions we asked him to fabricate for us. Again, my meager photographic skills don't do the railings justice. They are powder coated so they will keep their color and "never" rust.







Now that the heat in on in the house, Michelle's tub was installed along with the fixtures. You might be able to see that there is water in it to see if it will hold water. For all I know, there is a tub inspection required by the county. The tile guy finished the showers, except for grouting them.









Finally, the elevator was installed except for the doors. Therefore, they had to leave it locked between floors so it can't be used until the doors are in place. This is the underneath, then showing the top of the car and above the car.







I guess that is it for this week.

Site grading

We are getting down to the wire on outdoors work. You may have noticed in previous exterior pictures that the site was quite rough looking. That has now been remedied. The excavator came back to dig the hole for the propane tank and cleaned up the lot while he was here. He also spread gravel around the house so that when the canalies ran, the water wouldn't splash mud up onto the stucco, unfortunately, he didn't do this on the west side of the house.









The boiler installation was completed and as soon as we get the inspection (everything has to be "inspected"-a revenue source for the county) for the propane hook up, we will be able to have heat in the house.



Finally, the elevator was delivered and installation will begin Monday.