Cleaning -- Awaiting Cabinets!

We (or should I say, my wife) worked hard today to get the tools, sawdust, etc, etc, cleaned out of the house today, and then cleaned and mopped and waxed the floor -- or about half of the house anyway.

So, here are several pictures now that the floor is clean and waxed -- with the complementing dark trim...

The Living Room -- light coming in the North side in the evening...

Kitchen -- can't wait till the cabinets cover the island framing!

Family Room...

Hallway...

Half Bath...

Dining Room...

Window Sills and Trim -- Just About Done!

Today, I was able to get all the window sills, and all of the trim -- except for two small pieces on each of the windows that go underneath the sill to keep the end of the bottom trim piece from showing...  Here are a couple of pictures showing one of the windows I did today, and a closeup of the bottom -- and then a picture of one of the windows I finished last week...

Family Room window I did today -- unfinished bottom...

Closeup of the bottom...

Closeup of the completed Kitchen window...

And, here are several pictures I found on my wife's camera...  She probably wanted me to post these yesterday or the day before...

One of the porch lights...

The French Doors into the Family Room -- note the baseboard...

This is for the baseboard -- not the boxes :)

This was about three quarters of the baseboard...  Window sills are on the left...

Washer and Dryer are working...  Yea!

Kitchen with baseboard and finished window...

Hall baseboard, and door trim...

We chose to put in two 30" sinks -- same model number, but DIFFERENCE backsplash sizes

You can see the backsplashes better below...

The hall shower / bathtub...

The baseboard in one of the bedrooms -- the door on the right is a closet door.

The Living Room baseboard (before the window sills and trim were done)...

Baseboard Done!

Well, I have worked on baseboard the last three days, a nd I was able to get it completed today.  For the most part, it looks really nice.  There are always places where things happen -- wallboard is bulges, concrete has a hill or a dip, or I made some minor error -- cut a board just a little short.  Most of the problems are either in closets or in corners that won't be seen much.  There nine splices altogether, but they are almost all in places where people won't see them.

On the bright side, I had only a small pile of scrap pieces -- I was able to use most of them up as I went.  I have six uncut pieces of baseboard left!  I do have the storage room that I could put baseboard in and the computer server room.  These rooms are not finished yet (no wallboard, spackle, paint, etc).  I do have wallboard left that I can do some or all of those rooms, and if/when I do, I can use the baseboard I have left.

Next, I'll be moving on to the remaining windows.  I have done two of them, and I have eleven remaining.  These should not take all that much time, but there are some precision cuts where I have to notch out the sills where they will rest against the wallboard.  These are extended jambs, and so the sill extends in about an inch to the window itself.

There are some other odds and ends that I've been addressing also.  I worked on the removable panels that will go around the whirlpool.  The ones behind the whirlpool -- in the master bedroom -- are done, but the ones in the bathroom on the front side of the whirlpool are not finished yet.  I have one of them done enough to test fit, and I'm working on sanding it down so it fits better before we paint it.  It is basically a piece of wallboard framed using 1x2s.  We plan to paint the whole thing the color of the bathroom walls.  The top will slide up behind a piece of trim, and drop down behind the baseboard that I have going around the whirlpool.

We are anticipating the kitchen and master bathroom cabinets being installed this weekend, but our communication with the Amish has been difficult...

Tune in again, and maybe I'll have some pictures of windows and baseboard along with the door trim, etc...

Door Trim Finished!

Well, I have finished the trim around all the doors inside the house!  I didn't get any for the storage room for garage, so if / when we decide to finish that out, we'll have to get it ourselves, and probably paint it instead of staining it.

Anyway, we are pretty pleased with the way it looks so far.  Next, I'll tackle the baseboard.  I have done most of the master bedroom baseboard, so I have an idea of what I'm in for.  I really dread it, but I know it won't be as bad as it seems once I get started.

Then, after the baseboard, I'll work on the windows -- sills and trim.

We have also put on most of the door knobs and all the bedroom closet shelves and rods are up.  So, we are definitely making good progress...

We have the vanities for the hall bath.  We decided to use two 30" vanities for now to save money as that can be upgraded later.  They are white, and so they match the wall plates.  We have interesting colors, but the dark wood contrasted with the light paints and white really looks nice.

Trim and Window Sills

Well, today has been a pretty good day.  I am improving in getting the corners of the doors and windows to line up pretty well.  We are anticipating getting the kitchen cabinets within the next few days, and so we wanted to get the windows and doors in the kitchen trimmed so we don't have to work around the cabinets...

So, today, we finished the door trim in the master bathroom, master bedroom, office, and library.  Then, we did the doors in the laundry room / pantry and the kitchen.  And, we braved the window sills and trim around the windows.

I followed the advice of Owen Yoder who did the finishing of our doors and trim, and it all seemed to work out pretty well...

These four pictures are attempts to capture the kitchen window that will be over the counter -- between the refrigerator and freezer.  The lighting just was not working...

From the laundry room looking into the kitchen (where the cabinets will soon be ;)

One of the pocket doors -- not sure which one.

Pantry looking into the kitchen again.

Kitchen window again.

From the library, looking through the cased opening into the office.

The door from the library into the dining room -- office is to the right.

The double kitchen window.  The windows themselves are not yet finished -- we will take them out and do them on a rainy day...

Kitchen window again.

Door Trim, Baseboard, and Wainscoting

In order to make the walls in the master bedroom look a little more "complete", I decided spend today working on finishing the wainscoting on the wall backed up to the bathroom whirlpool.  We did this because we needed to leave access to the underside of the whirlpool, and having a piece of wainscoting that slides up behind the chair rail and then drops down behind the baseboard was a really nice way to hide the fact that these panels are removable.

In order to do this, I had to first put up the trim around the doors that border the wainscoting so that the exact sizes of the panels, the chair rail, and the baseboard could be determined.  Then, I had to put up the panels, followed by the chair rail (made specially to fit the panels up behind), and finally, the baseboard.

With baby blue walls and white wainscoting (not to mention the dark trim), the finished product looks sort of like a beach house...  It is really looking nice!

We also put the sink and toilet into the half bath (should I say powder room), and that is looking pretty nice also.

While I was working, my wife went around and put in light bulbs.  The electric cooperative was nice to provide us with the energy efficient lights we needed since it is a new construction.

My wife was gracious enough to provide us with some pictures again today...

Far side of master bedroom -- French doors open to the deck (left) and the pocket door on the right goes into the bathroom...  The whirlpool is behind that wall.

Same wall, bathroom door is closed, and the closet door is opened.

Powder room sink...

Sconces on the master bedroom wall -- the bed will be centered between them with the switch conveniently located on His side ;)

Access panel removed -- underside of the whirlpool exposed.

Progress on Door Trim

Well, I was able to get the inside of all 6 closets (3 kids bedroom closets, entry closet, linen closet, and master closet) trimmed today, and it doesn't look too bad either.

I then got brave, and started in the master bedroom -- did the bathroom frame and the French doors that lead out to the deck.  My real motivation was to get the doors done where I'm putting wainscoting, so I can get that done next.  It will be nice to have all the walls in the master bedroom finished, and in the process, I'm also getting the trim done.

I have not yet braved a window sill and trim, but that will be coming soon...  I have to notch out the sills to fit in where the extension jamb was -- took that out so the sill could fit all the way to the window frame to make it a little stronger.

No pictures tonight -- it's dark, and my wife doesn't seem to trust me with her camera...  I wonder why...

Maybe pictures tomorrow!

Finished Interior Doors and Started Trim

It has been a while since I have posted, and really, much progress has been made.  We have 99% of the electrical completed -- lights, outlets, etc.  There are a few things not working, but I think they just didn't put a breaker in for a few things.

My parents came to visit a little more than a week and a half ago, and we planed and sanded the window frames down to be flush with the wallboard, so that will make the trim work a lot easier.  The house wasn't quite to the point where they could actually stay overnight here, so they stayed in a motel.

My brother, Terry, came to help me put in the interior doors at the end of this past week, and we were able to get all the doors set, and two of the five pocket doors cased in.  After he left yesterday, I was able to finish the pocket door casing, and also put in all 5 of the cased openings (we like the open feel)...

Today, I decided to try some of the trim around the inside of the closet doors, and I was able to get three of them done.  Let's just say, I'm not a pro at trim, but it looks respectable.  There are a few cracks showing, and I'm not sure I want to do all the doors that are visible all the time.  I'm sure I'll get better as I go, so maybe I'll just do it anyway...  My wife and I have decided that we're not going to be as picky as we may normally be...

I am currently unable find my camera, so my wife took some pictures with her camera...  If you think there are too many, you'll have to blame her ;)

Looking from the dining room into the family room...

Looking from the dining room into the living room...

From the laundry room door looking across the kitchen toward the road...

From the kitchen looking at the coat closet in the entry way...

One of the seven ceiling fans...

The master bedroom (wainscoting not yet finished)...

Master bedroom looking toward the bathroom, with the closet door opened (on the right)...

Same as above, but with the pocket door of the bathroom vanity mostly closed...

One side of the closet in the master bedroom -- my clothes are starting to get dusty down in the basement!

The family room light...

The closet doors in one of the kids bedrooms -- others below ;)

The linen closet doors in the hall bath (pocket door partially showing leads to the toilet / bath area)...

Same as above -- looking from the hallway...

From the living room -- looking at the entry way on the left, and the dining room on the right (there I am -- typing my blog)...

Chandelier in the dining room...

One of the many sconce lights (we like these a lot)...

Family room French doors (looking across the messy table)...

Is that enough pictures for one day?  Thank you, Sweetheart, for taking pictures today :)