Days 39 and 40

On day 39 not a lot of visible stuff happened.  The wet bar sink was set in place, and the painter continued working on the trim.

Some very visible stuff happened on Day 40.  The shower door was installed.  I *love* the oil-rubbed bronze finish!  Its a good thing, because it costs a lot more than chrome or gold-toned.

We also had a door installed in the upstairs bath, where there had been a curtain before.  But, there is also a Jacuzzi tub upstairs, with tightly curved sides, so curved that the shower curtain doesn't even come  close to the wall, so a lot of water leaks out, even when I'm taking a shower, and its not the kids being sloppy.  That water had been leaking on down into the basement, which the former owner was apparently fine with, but I am not.

We got carpet today!

Carpet in the master closet.

Carpet on the stairs is *so* much easier for our elderly dog.

Got the glass in the mirror for the master bath.

Day 38

A whole lot of electrical went on today, and we have light downstairs!!

There are 5 of these wall sconces in the master bedroom.

Lights in the master bath.  A lot more electrical stuff happened that doesn't make for exciting pictures, like trimming all the can lights, installing all the smoke detectors, installing all the outlets, switches, and covers. 

Shower fixtures actually got installed yesterday, but I was so excited about the toilets that I didn't notice.

And here is a better picture of our cool new faucets.  I love them!

The painter was here all day too, caulking in the trim, which is so tedious.

Nothing happened in the kitchen today.  I wish the plumber had actually caulked the kitchen sink in so I wouldn't have to worry about getting water under the edges.

Day 37

I have a functional kitchen sink!!!  The faucet is so cool, its touch activated so you can turn it on by touching it with your wrist when your hands are too gross.  That head is a pull out nozzle.  Now to make sure the kids don't play with it, lol.  And no, that tile is not our new tile, its a sample that I brought home but didn't like.

And I have not one, but TWO more functional toilets!!  This one is in the Water Closet (aptly named, don't you think?).  The sink is here, but not installed yet.

Okay, so maybe 1 and a half functional toilets downstairs.  This one flushes but I don't really want to sit on it until the seat is on.  I had forgotten that we ordered dual flush units.

Part of the backsplash is up, the sink is working.  The faucet is really cool but I didn't get a good picture of it.  I'll do that next time.  So, we can use the toilet in the water closet, then come over to the master bathroom to wash hands.  I like this sink, but I'm really glad we went with the black sink for the kitchen.

Oh, the rest of the appliances did come in today.

Day 36

No photos today, but the door casings and baseboards are almost completely installed downstairs.

Went to a tile store and picked new tile for the kitchen wall, as well as new accent tile to go over the stove.

As for the appliances, they came at 815 this morning, without having called last night to give me a time.  We figured out that someone had transposed a couple of numbers on his paperwork.  After he unloaded the refrigerator he got ready to leave.  I asked where the other 3 appliances were.  He said he had no idea, maybe they'll be here tomorrow.  What a load of crap!  I called the warehouse and asked for a manager.  Some guy came on who didn't know squat.  He said the other pieces got hidden.  WTH??  He said that when someone picks one of the pieces up, it gets hidden in the computer so the warehouse won't try to deliver another one.  Great, except I never picked any of this stuff up.  He had no idea how this could have happened and said no, they couldn't deliver the other pieces today, and no, he can't promise I will be first on the list tomorrow.  Clearly I was getting nowhere with him so I hung up.  I was livid, so I went to the store and asked for the manager there.  He was a really nice guy, and already knew what was going on.  The driver told him I was okay with waiting until tomorrow, where he got that idea I don't know.  The store manager also had no idea how this could have happened.  We left it that I would be first on the list tomorrow morning, between 730 and 8.  I thought it was interesting that they got a call from another very irate customer while I was in the store.  The driver called a few minutes ago to confirm that he would be here between 730 and 930 tomorrow.  I said great, but you mean between 730 and 8, right?  Oh, and to top it all off, their truck leaked a huge oil spot in my driveway.

Day 35

Tabitha, the designer, came out to bring the original sample and take a look at what we got.  She agreed that its not even close to the sample, so we'll be getting different tile.  I still can't believe the tile company sent a sample that is so different than the end product.  Its incredibly lame and annoying.

So instead of the backsplash being installed today, the floor went in.  It is laminate that looks like tile.  I love how much softer it is to walk on.  

This will be the backsplash tile for the wet bar and master bathroom downstairs.

A whole lot more trim work went on down there today, as well as building some much nicer stairs to the root cellar.

The appliances were supposed to be delivered today, but no one ever called yesterday to let me know a timeframe.  I called this morning and was told between 11 and 1.  When no one showed by 2:15 I called again and spoke to a second person.  She tried to reach the driver but he wasn't answering his phone, so she said she would keep trying and call me back.  After another hour went by with no word, I called and spoke to yet another person.  He then told me I wasn't scheduled until tomorrow.  There is no way I would ever have scheduled delivery for a Saturday, they just totally screwed up.  I changed the delivery to Monday.  We'll see what happens but I don't think I will buy there again.  This is Appliance Factory Direct, the gaudy blue and yellow building on south College.

Day 34

A whole lot of trim work went on in the basement today.

Remember this?  Its the samples of stuff we chose all those weeks ago.  That piece of tile up there next to the wood is for the kitchen backsplash, which covers the entire wall.

This is what came out of the box.  I don't know what you guys think, but this does NOT look like the same tile to me, even allowing for a good bit of variation in natural stone products.  There is hardly any contrast with the cabinets, and its going to be a big, dark hole at the end of the kitchen.  Hmmm.

Day 33

There was a great deal of discussion about the shelves this morning.  They are 3" tall, which I was afraid would be too thick and overwhelm that small space.  It was going to be a huge pain in the butt to change them though, and add more time to the whole project, so we decided to just go with what we had.  These are not permanently installed yet, but the wall supports were put in, so after everyone left we stuck the shelves up there to see how it looks.  I think they are fine, and will look great when we get our new dishes on them.

The laminate is completely finished downstairs now.  I sure am glad someone else has to clean up the construction mess.

The door trim started going in today.  Its a little wider than standard, to go with our taller than standard baseboards.  I like it.

The niche in the water closet got tiled today.  A teeny wall-mount sink goes under here.