February 11th (2)

This week the cabinetry was all delivered, and the appliances. The photos show the initial stages of installation of the kitchen cabinets. It is beginning to look like a home....slowly!

February 11th Update (s)

Well here we are, over 2 weeks on from the last blog. I have not been actually "on the ground" so to speak, therefore not the usual number of photos for the time that has elapsed. However, many thanks to Rick for sending photos this past week....I am looking forward to seeing progress in person again in less than a week..and to us moving in 4-5 weeks!

Photo descriptions;

1. Main staircase in process of being stained.
2. Window seat in progress in upper galleried landing.
3. Floor tiling in Mud Room.
4. Floor tiling in kitchen/ morning room.

Blog 5 - final one for 01/23/11

Photo Descriptions:

1. Front door frame
2. Upstairs skirting/ kick board.
3. Main staircase handrail

Blog 4 - Jan 23rd 2011

Photo Descriptions

1. Front porch - flagstone floor
2. Stair Spindles stored in guest suite, awaiting installation
3. Kitchen and Morning Room - floors poured

Blog 3 of 2011

Photo Descriptions:

1. Basement - showing gym internal window, and bathroom, gym and closet doors hung)
2. 1st painted wall..Will's bedroom again!
3. Back stairs - 1/2 wall and banister railing
4. Mudroom with floors poured
5. Stair railings (and upper level window seat framed, in background)

Blog 2 of 2011

Photo Descriptions:

1. Master Bathroom shower
2. 1st interior doors to be hung
3. 1st wells drilled
4. Front porch grouting being done in heated "tent"
5. Radiant heat piping installed

Blog 1 of 2011!

Lots to catch up on, so will simply post photos.

Things behind schedule for a few reasons ...but to a large extent the weather (sub zero temps, freezing rain and snow) has caused delays. Currently, as usual over here for the time of year, bitterly cold. It is not reaching anywhere near freezing even during the day. That inevitably causes problems when needing to use water, for example, for concrete, as well as getting deliveres up a long ice covered driveway!! The builder has been running propane heaters in the house, night and day, everyday for 2 months now..(over 1000 galls of propane has been burnt!) so that whatever work it is possible to continue, can do so. It has been looking for a month now that the project is, at a mimimum 3 weeks behind schedule. However, realistically, having seen the house today after 2 weeks away myself, the house will not be finished by even early March.

Hopefully the series of photos in the following blogs will fill in the progress this past couple of months..drywall, painting , geo thermal and water wells, wood trim, radiant heat installation, floors poured in preparation for tiling, commencement of stair bannisters, installation of interior doors and front door frame, gutterng, front porch flooring etc. Tiling and installation of garage doors, continuation of any exterior work have all been delayed by the weather these past 2+ weeks
Photos descriptions:


1. 1st trimmed window - William's room
2. Guttering and down pipes installed.
3. Foundations for front entrance steps
4. Drywall installed
5. Siding painted