Day 158, June 22

There's been a lot of activity in the last 2 weeks.   For a while they were working on mudding and then painting the walls, which had a VERY toxic smell.  We weren't able to be in the house during that time.  In the last week, there have been a lot of crews working on multiple areas, both inside and outside the house.

With all the rain we've had in the last few weeks there have been a lot of trenches and ruts created in the dirt.  We got a little nervous about the section near the deck post, but they brought in a backhoe this week to fix that problem.

Inside the house we love all the rounded corners.  They have plastic pieces that are "glued" to the actual corners, which are then plastered over to make the round edges.

....nice details at the bottom:

The archways look particularly nice:

Mudding takes a long time....

...good thing they have a big (BIG!) radio!

Beautiful late afternoon sunlight coming through the windows.  Either you need good blinds or you need to work in your office during the afternoon!

They've almost finished installing the hardwood floor.  It's a lengthy process, as the boards are delivered in long narrow pieces.  Each one has to be cut in varying lengths from 6 inches to about 2 feet, then pieced together.  Once finished, the paper you see below is put on top to prevent scratches.

The wood is pretty and shiny (this pic shows how much dust is in the house right now!)

(I couldn't get a picture without Owen getting in the way)

This is the tile in the downstairs bathroom.  Beautiful!!

Even the texture on the ceilings is pretty.  They've gone the extra mile by adding curved corners and textured ceilings to the garage too.  If you ever need some extra cash, you could rent out your garage to a tenant.  (Or better yet, carpet it with indoor/outdoor carpet, add a few lounge chairs and a tv, and install a screen instead of a garage door.)

Hopefully we'll be able to get in this weekend to take a couple more pictures.  They should have installed the doors, kitchen cabinets & trim.  Today they delivered a bunch of wood -don't know if it was for the deck or something else. We'll keep you posted!