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Tape, mud and texture is done. We're about to be really busy as we go into this finishing stage.
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We've made some great progress since the last update and we're on the push to finalize everything. We've been doing a little painting and prepping our trim for installation, along with closet build outs and kitchen cabinets. Garage doors have been installed and several mechanical finishing touches are underway. We're hoping to have it finished enough by the end of the month to get a certificate of occupancy so we can get the mortgage going and move in soon, even if everything is not completed. Our oldest son is actually working for our contractor and he got to be involved building the bulkheads for the kitchen cabinets with him and trim work with us, along with our younger son.
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We've gotten quite a bit done since the last post, but still have a lot to do. The cabinets and vanities are finished and painted. We've been working on tile the last few weeks, and granite got put in yesterday. If all goes well, all the mechanicals will be done this week and the house will be functional. We're going to move in as soon as we can after that and finish what needs to be finished once we're in.
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Place looks bad@$$!
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Thanks...we're excited about being almost finished.
Couple questions? What kind of tile are you using in the bigger shower on the walls and floor? Did you go standard butcher block and stain? And how much variation on cabinet heights and how did you decide what should be what height?
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Awesome ! It's very interresting how house construction is different in the USA vs FRANCE. I really enjoy what I see. Kitchen and bathroom are made directly in situ !!! We buy it at shop, it's almost universal, and we build a house arround kitchen dimensions. Anyway, quality isn't here. Your construction seems undestructible. Very interresting.
One other thing that is completly different from our countries : We only have round boxes for house plugs. This way, we drill a round hole will a driller. Seems easier for french builders.
The kitchen and bathroom cabinets are sometimes built on site and sometimes built in a shop or purchased as standard pieces that are fit together. It really just depends on how the house is being built. Interesting difference on the house plugs...I didn't know that.
The walls are a 6" x 24" porcelain tile with the weathered wood grain look. This link is our exact tile, I think: http://www.ceramic-tile4u.com/catalo...ategory/12198/ The floor is a sliced pebble style that is a 12" x 12" mosaic. This link is the same or similar to what we used: https://www.builddirect.com/Natural-...160712182504:s We actually custom built the butcher block with a variety of different fairly standard lumber woods. We aren't staining it, and still have some work to do to have it completely finished. There is some fill work to do and a lot of sanding still, then it will just get a butcher block conditioner and regular oiling. The tallest cabinets are at 8' and the rest drop down to 7' if I remember correctly. We originally wanted the corners to go to the ceiling, but changed that after seeing them at 8'. We wanted the refrigerator location to be taller and the corners, plus the vent hood going all the way to the ceiling. We just sketched it out when we were planning everything and based it on what you usually see in kitchens with taller cabinets and the variation (castle tops).Quote:
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Plumbing is almost done, HVAC is being installed as we speak and a couple small items are being completed by my contractor that were his responsibility. We'll still have a lot of finish work to do, but the house should be livable and move in ready today or tomorrow...pretty exciting!
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We got moved in last weekend and we're working on getting settled, along with continuing to finish all the final details. We made some good progress on trim this week.
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You have kept the concrete amazing for that much work and traffic... what are your final finish plans for the floors?
We're leaving it pretty much as is. We noticed where we had tape it has left a residue, and when we cleaned the floors with a pressure washer to get drywall mud off it scored a bit. We may use a floor buffer and go over it to smooth and polish it a bit more and put a non shiny penetrating sealer on it.Quote:
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Some updates...it's been a while. We've gotten more dirt work done, some trees and shrubs planted, got the garage organized better, built a really cool bird feeder post, and have been putting a lot of finishing touches on the interior with our personal touch and style.
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They've also updated the Google satellite view so it actually shows our house on the property now.
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I haven't checked in on this since your slab was poured I think. Pretty cool to see it pretty much done now. Very nice!
With satellite updated the tax man will be coming for ya, lol.
Thanks, yeah it's changed a lot. The county assessor actually showed up in June, IIRC. He actually measured and updated the property information then, but they didn't kick it into the new assessed value until the first of the year. I actually just got my notification of taxable value, etc., at the end of last week.
Another update We've been working on a lot of little things that are hard to see in pictures, but slowly making progress on a variety of items for finishing and settling in. In addition, we've done quite a bit on getting the garden area going, as well as trimming and cleaning some of the wooded areas right behind the garage.
Got this shot of a beautiful sunrise yesterday morning on my way into work. This is about 10 miles from our house where I get on the interstate.
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Finally got a chance to burn. This was two of the 3 piles we had from all the cleanup we've been doing.
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Got some sod put in on this slope...we were having too much washout and erosion, so needed to do something about it.
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I managed to get my wife to actually operate a tractor. Of course her buddy had to join her...he was going nuts until we let him get up there with her.
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Seedlings are doing well for the garden. I planted 60 tomato plants.
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Garden area is shaping up...got all the good soil tilled in and getting ready to plant the warm weather crops in the next couple weeks. You can also see our ever growing stockpile of firewood and the composting area in this pic.
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Lots of beautiful redbuds on the property, along with natural wildflowers and wild plums.
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Initial spread of the good soil.
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Got some chicken manure from our friends, for the compost. I never thought I'd be so excited about chicken poop....lol
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This was the soil I had delivered to till in. 5 year old horse manure compost...very good dirt.
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It was quite a load...15 yards.
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The beginnings of our composting area. I'm planning to have 3 bins like this, all together.
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Spring has sprung...actually got some decent results from the bulbs we planted in the fall.
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The never ending wood pile and stacking effort...LOL. We've managed to find a really good source for wood through our younger son's friend. His dad has several different properties within 15 miles of us that has runs cattle on. He is constantly having areas cleared for more pasture, so we has piles of pushed over trees all over for us to cut. He has all kinds of walnut, pecan and oak.
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Wow - changed so much! You will have to do something to keep the deer out of your garden. Trust me. Only so many can succumb to lead poisoning.
LOL, yeah. I will fence it in before too long.
It is really very nice.
I just happened to pop on here and look at this thread...looks like photobucket came back. I'll have to do some updated pics. It's hard to believe we've been in the house three years now.