Fun With Wood!
We're building a house! Then we're gonna live in it! This is where I get to bloviate about it! Ain't technology cool?!Wednesday, January 03, 2007
Well, Christmas is come and gone and it was a good one indeed! Although I did have to work on Christmas day... Crime rests for no one! It appears that the siders worked on Saturday, presumably to take advantage of the good weather we've been having around here for the last few weeks. I mean, it's January the 2nd out here and it's around 50 degrees. Dunno what that's all about, but I fear the other shoe is going to fall any day now, and it's gonna fall hard!
Anyway, most of the house is under siding now. There are some odds and ends parts that need to be completed and the gutters need to be installed, but a majority of the house is done externally.
Looking inside, not much work done on the cabinets. It looks like the cabinet guy took the week off. The island top is placed on top of the island cabinet, and I think that was done by the guy who was putting up the light fixtures as a point of reference. Most of the lights are up in the house, with a few exceptions. the big chandelier in the foyer is not in, and the front exterior lights are not up. Other then that, I can turn lights on in my house now! It's nice to be able to see how the lighting is going to work in the kitchen finally! It's looking pretty sharp. The only thing I'm a little suspect of is the 3 pendant lights we have hanging over the island. They look nice enough, but the clearance between the top of the island and the base of the pendant light is only around 12 inches, if that. They are really, really low. To the point that they may well interfere with anything I want to place on the island. Definitely going to be checking with the builder on this to see what the deal is.. I think the lights were measured for either a vaulted ceiling or a 9 Ft ceiling, neither of which I have. Hopefully they can be adjusted somewhat, as they're more annoying then useful at this point.
Also, it looks like most of the switches and electrical outlets have been installed. It's nice to have light switches that aren't at hip level anymore, like it was in my townhome! Other then that, doesn't look like all that much was accomplished, but it's the holidays, so I imagine a lot of the guys are home with the family. After the new year the work will pick back up and we should be done very shortly.
Anyway, most of the house is under siding now. There are some odds and ends parts that need to be completed and the gutters need to be installed, but a majority of the house is done externally.
Looking inside, not much work done on the cabinets. It looks like the cabinet guy took the week off. The island top is placed on top of the island cabinet, and I think that was done by the guy who was putting up the light fixtures as a point of reference. Most of the lights are up in the house, with a few exceptions. the big chandelier in the foyer is not in, and the front exterior lights are not up. Other then that, I can turn lights on in my house now! It's nice to be able to see how the lighting is going to work in the kitchen finally! It's looking pretty sharp. The only thing I'm a little suspect of is the 3 pendant lights we have hanging over the island. They look nice enough, but the clearance between the top of the island and the base of the pendant light is only around 12 inches, if that. They are really, really low. To the point that they may well interfere with anything I want to place on the island. Definitely going to be checking with the builder on this to see what the deal is.. I think the lights were measured for either a vaulted ceiling or a 9 Ft ceiling, neither of which I have. Hopefully they can be adjusted somewhat, as they're more annoying then useful at this point.
Also, it looks like most of the switches and electrical outlets have been installed. It's nice to have light switches that aren't at hip level anymore, like it was in my townhome! Other then that, doesn't look like all that much was accomplished, but it's the holidays, so I imagine a lot of the guys are home with the family. After the new year the work will pick back up and we should be done very shortly.
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