March, already!!

We were both away on separate trips this week as the final rough-in details were completed, allowing for successful inspections for plumbing, electric, gas, and today, the framing!

When we stopped by this afternoon to meet with the builder, we could see it was clearly crunch time... we're scheduled to have insulation installed on Monday, so making sure everything is just right now will help avoid any costly fixes as we work our way toward drywall in the coming weeks.

Inside, the crew was taking care of minor repairs, like replacing a section of subfloor that was damaged previously, and building out soffits that will top off built-ins around the fireplace.

Thanks to the need to move a floor truss, our upper-level subfloor was sporting two of these "trap door" openings to replace material that was damaged in the process

Quite a few crew members were crossing paths today. Add some ladders, odd pieces of lumber, compressors and nail guns banging away just for fun... don't get caught in the crossfire!!

Outside, work resumed on siding and trim, but a miscalculation left that team short on material mid-week, so another batch of cement clapboards was ordered, and just delivered this afternoon. This work should be completed next week, along with exterior staircases and other trim details.

View from rear corner of the home. Siding is about 90% complete as the week comes to an end. Posts and railings were trued and bolted down where needed.

We're still unsure about the whole-house standby generator, but we'll at least have some gas and wiring rough-in work completed to support one. We need to do a little more homework first, determining things like how it can be shut down if needed, knowing it will be on a platform 10' off the ground, along with the heat pump units (they all need to be installed above base flood level)...

Who knew when you say "white" cabinets you'd have no fewer than four to choose from, not to mention variations for different glazes available with each! Then there are the grays... we're going to use gray on the kitchen island and butler pantry cabinets, maybe even a couple shades!

Last for this week, we just received color samples for our cabinets, this afternoon, and our designer sent us a couple of paint palette suggestions by email. We'll be meeting in person next week to review the latter, but from first look we think this may end up being an easier process than anticipated! We'll see!!

That's it for this week.

Ron & Bonnie