This week was one that seemed like more should be completed! Having said that, interior painting was finished, save for some needed touch-up, and electricians started in earnest with the trim-out work, so we actually made good progress. Just not as much as we wanted!
It's great to be seeing our lighting fixtures installed; especially some that we stressed over, excessively! We've mixed things up with a combination of antiqued brass, bronze tones, antiqued silver, and chrome. The notion that "anything goes", more or less, seems to be a trend. Unfortunately, a few fixtures are on backorder so it will be a few weeks before we see if that theory holds!
Once electrical work is complete, and inspected, we can turn on the power. That's a big deal, because a lot of remaining finish work will be done after the wood flooring is installed, and the flooring won't be installed until the material sits in the air conditioned space a few days to ensure humidity levels are in harmony, prior to installation.
On the acquisition trail, we finally ordered hardware for our doors, which necessitated some counting... 34 doors! 14 deadbolt locks! We think our floor plan is fairly open and flowing, but access to porches, elevator shaft, ground level access, etc., really adds up! We ordered a couple of tables, too, so we chipping away at our furnishing needs, slowly but surely.
While weather wasn't a big factor this week, we're experiencing intense afternoon storms that seem to arrive at just the wrong time! On Wednesday a storm interfered with delivery of our generator for a few hours, and made a handful of people generally miserable in the process. Thursday we were hit with another that took the crew by surprise, dumping a large volume of water, and delivering some of this, courtesy of 60 mph winds, right through a few of our open doors and windows! Fortunately there was no damage, but clean-up work caused an unneeded distraction...
Cabinet hardware, an area of procrastination for several weeks now, should be on order in a matter of hours! The kitchen and pantry areas will use a polished nickel finish to complement the plumbing fixtures, and antiqued brass in the family room will complement the articulating-arm lights to be installed on the bookcases. Chrome will be used in the bathroom and laundry, and it should all make sense once plumbing, lighting and other finish details are completed!
Now the press is on to get power connected by end of next week! The builder has called for the electrical safety inspection on Tuesday.
Assuming all goes well, we'll still have about three weeks of finishing work to complete after that, so our plan to move by mid-August is on shaky ground. We'll adjust, and we aren't going to stress about it. And we'll keep telling ourselves this until we believe it!
That's it for this week!
Ron & Bonnie
It's great to be seeing our lighting fixtures installed; especially some that we stressed over, excessively! We've mixed things up with a combination of antiqued brass, bronze tones, antiqued silver, and chrome. The notion that "anything goes", more or less, seems to be a trend. Unfortunately, a few fixtures are on backorder so it will be a few weeks before we see if that theory holds!
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| Copper lanterns (4) on the upper front porch are of the same style and construction as the gas lamps that will flank the front door on the lower porch below |
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| This brass and glass globe is one of two that will light the way in the upstairs hall |
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| A single pendant centered on the farm sink will shed light on the dish-washing situation! |
Once electrical work is complete, and inspected, we can turn on the power. That's a big deal, because a lot of remaining finish work will be done after the wood flooring is installed, and the flooring won't be installed until the material sits in the air conditioned space a few days to ensure humidity levels are in harmony, prior to installation.
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| After the first coat of clear finish, the wood grain on the mahogany front door is really making itself apparent, and it looks great! The installed hardware is temporary... we just order the "real" items this week, which will be finished in Venetian Bronze |
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| Here the fir French doors are being stained a red mahogany color to complement the natural finish on the front door |
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| View from inside the Study, which at the current rate will be furnished with two rugs and an ottoman when we move in! |
On the acquisition trail, we finally ordered hardware for our doors, which necessitated some counting... 34 doors! 14 deadbolt locks! We think our floor plan is fairly open and flowing, but access to porches, elevator shaft, ground level access, etc., really adds up! We ordered a couple of tables, too, so we chipping away at our furnishing needs, slowly but surely.
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| This simple brass knob will be installed on the majority of our doors, with levers adorning the exterior French doors, and a more decorative handleset reserved for the front door. |
While weather wasn't a big factor this week, we're experiencing intense afternoon storms that seem to arrive at just the wrong time! On Wednesday a storm interfered with delivery of our generator for a few hours, and made a handful of people generally miserable in the process. Thursday we were hit with another that took the crew by surprise, dumping a large volume of water, and delivering some of this, courtesy of 60 mph winds, right through a few of our open doors and windows! Fortunately there was no damage, but clean-up work caused an unneeded distraction...
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| Typical of some of the small storm cells we've been seeing. We think this one, seen from our apartment porch, is the one that made its way to Rushland Island and slammed the neighborhood yesterday afternoon! |
Cabinet hardware, an area of procrastination for several weeks now, should be on order in a matter of hours! The kitchen and pantry areas will use a polished nickel finish to complement the plumbing fixtures, and antiqued brass in the family room will complement the articulating-arm lights to be installed on the bookcases. Chrome will be used in the bathroom and laundry, and it should all make sense once plumbing, lighting and other finish details are completed!
Now the press is on to get power connected by end of next week! The builder has called for the electrical safety inspection on Tuesday.
Assuming all goes well, we'll still have about three weeks of finishing work to complete after that, so our plan to move by mid-August is on shaky ground. We'll adjust, and we aren't going to stress about it. And we'll keep telling ourselves this until we believe it!
That's it for this week!
Ron & Bonnie
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