Frank mentioned the work that is taking place now: insulation being installed, in preparation for the beginning of drywall hanging, which could happen as early as tomorrow. Prepping for stucco (tar-papering/netting) should be done by the end of the weekend. I asked about the stucco and the color: he has color chips in his car. We'll meet later this afternoon when I pick up Jack. He said that the stucco will go on in three layers, the top layer of which (the finish coat) will have the color mixed in. The first two layers adhere first to the netting, then the second layer. He wanted to know if we wanted to match the existing texture of the garage stucco (yuck, no). So he'll bring in the sandblast guy to smooth out the garage to the middle coat so that the transition of the two stuccos will be seamless.
The catch: that's an extra $500. Great. That's going to be another item for us to discuss with Fred (or for Lisa to discuss with Fred on Monday when the combined 88K check gets signed over).
Anyway, Frank says that if we're going to take pictures, today would be a good day to do it... as by the end of the weekend, the house is going to look different...
So you know how I said yesterday that those pics would probably be the last for a while... not so much. Check back for more photos, folks....
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PICTORAL UPDATE:
So as Jack and I pulled up, I see that roofing is continuing on the garage...
and workers are rolling the installation bundles into the house
(there's much less than were there yesterday...)
After Frank gives me the stucco color samples (Lisa and I picked "French Vanilla" which is almost a perfect match to the Dunn-Edwards color we chose two weeks ago), the inspector from the City, Steve, arrives, and Frank takes him through the house; I head around the house,
checking things out from all angles (note the insulation above the nook's window line)
From all angles, the exterior is just about ready for stucco...
[above is the pipe that guides all the external power/phone/and cable lines in]
(here, Steve says that it might be a good idea to provide power to the power panel itself for a UPS for fibre optic backup [something that would be useless today, but might reap benefits in the future])
[above, note the exposed insulation around the family room window]
The dining room sliding door has come in and has been installed...
But inside is where the real changes are: INSULATION!
and lots of it (in the dining room above, kitchen below ... well, in the kitchen ceiling below)
and in the breakfast nook
and in the great room
and in dad's room
[and the fire sprinkler valve is installed as well... in dad's room... or at least in his wall]
Lisa's tube lights have been installed in the laundry room
and the hall... it's not quite as impressive or "natural" as I had envisioned... they kinda look fluorescent... I hope Lisa likes them (we're hoping they look this way because of today's cloud cover)
Back to the insulation installation... dad's bath...
and the master bedroom
and the master closet (check out that wiring box... cool)
and the master bath...
And that troublesome bedroom door is back, not broken, and installed!
And so I head up the stairs, and the insulation is there as well...
and the family room
even with its ceiling almost complete (is there anywhere they haven't installed insulation? as it turns out, not so much... they're finishing up)
Jack's room is insulated as well...
And the boys' bath...
It's pretty freaking cool, all this work. It's preparation for drywall... according to Frank, that could start as early as this weekend.
We're still waiting for the front door...
And then the doors will be complete, with only the breakfast nook windows to come...
The house is looking pretty cool...
Can't wait to see what it looks like when I get back.
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FURTHER UPDATE:
We cruised by in the dark after taking the boys to the movies. The front door is not yet installed, but there's a HUGE pile of something (sand?) in the driveway. I'm figuring it's for the stucco. It's late and time for bed... tomorrow night I'll be in Chicago dreaming of my family in my new home. We're halfway through our six-month purgatory at SuckSide 3... I'm sure time will crawl in my myopic focus (big picture, Bill, big picture...), but a guy can dream, right?
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