Sheetrock Central

Here's a word of advice to those building a house, or thinking of building a house...never expect something to be done on the time frame you're told! Subcontractors are notorious for jobs running over or not being where they're supposed to when they're supposed to. We were supposed to have our drywall begin yesterday at noon, however, the job they were working on didn't wrap up when anticipated, thus ours got pushed back to today. Apparently in the drywall/Sheetrock world, your subcontractor sub-contracts out the hanging of the drywall. Then the guy you hired comes back and does the taping and spraying. So hopefully we'll be able to get a few more sub-contracted hangers in tomorrow so the first floor and basement can get started. Here a few shots of what got finished today.

By the way, we also got our front door installed, minus the actual door. John didn't want to install the finished product in the event people hit/scratch/dent it. But you'll get the idea by the sidelights, etc.

Enjoy!

View from the stairs of the master bedroom wall/door and 2nd bedroom door.

Same as above, but taken from the linen closet across the way.

Master bedroom. Looking forward to moving in and enjoying the sunlight pouring in.

Master bedroom closet.

Toilet area of the master bathroom. This spot has one of the best views in the house! :)

Future home of our master bathroom vanities. Brad and I will both have our own little closets for toiletries, towels, etc.

View out into the hallway from the master bedroom.

View of the second bedroom , aka "future nursery".

Second bathroom. Our English Telephone Faucet pipes have been installed. I took a peek behind the protective foam and they are as beautiful as the picture showed!



View of the front of the house with the front door installed. The actual door will be installed closer to the end of the project. It turned out just as we anticipated.



Up close view.

Garage Doors

The beginning of the Geo-Thermal manifold.  When it is complete, it will look like the control panel from the Millenium Falcon.

Soon there will be heat!

Soon to be equipped with my 1969 Porsche 912.  Well not really, but a riding mower would be a nice addition to the third stall.

Drywall Begins

Garage third stall.

North wall in the garage.

Garage

Main floor getting set up for the drywall.

Blown-in insulation complete, ready for drywall.

Master bedroom.

Masterbath and walk-in closet.

Center bedroom blown-in insulation complete.

Laundry room and main bathroom upstairs.

Stairwell.

Northwest bedroom.

Blown-in insulation being placed in the rooflines.

Main bathroom upstairs.

Master bedroom, linen closet, and stairwell.

Main floor.

Dining room and foyer just about ready.

Chimney still being worked on.  30+MPH winds today.

Insulation

Although this may seem rather mundane insulation is part of the process that really brings to light the progress made and the workload to come.  Erin and I had our electrical and first home inspection yesterday and passed with flying colors.  Now that the first inspections are complete, the insulation and drywall are next on the list. 

The insulation work began early this morning and is near completion.  The exterior walls of the house all have a mesh netting placed on top of the framework.  This netting will "hold" the blown in insulation in place. By blowing in the insulation, we gained a higher R value which will be most appreciated on those cold winter days. Those of you who have visited know what we're talking about! :) The interior walls are insulated with heavy run of the mill bat insulation which will aid in the house's warmth and breathing process.  Johnson County will conduct their insulation inspection tomorrow morning - we're keeping our fingers crossed!

The drywall is slated to begin this afternoon and should continue over the next few days. Initially we weren't going to finish the basement and garage, but ultimately it will save us time, energy and a huge mess in the future.

And lastly, our stone for the exterior chimney has begun. We've been told that it should take about 4 days to complete since the environment isn't exactly "ideal" (e.g. 30 feet high on the side of the house). Once that's complete, our standing seam metal roof is soon to follow!! Stay tuned!