A lotta house stuff!

Every day they get closer and closer to finishing. Which, I guess, was inevitable since we move in in 18 days. Whoop. Whoop!

Check it out!

Grading and site preparation ✓

Foundation construction

Framing

Installation of windows and doors

Roofing

Siding

Rough Electrical

Rough Plumbing

Rough HVAC

Insulation

Drywall

Texturing

Trim

Tile 

Painting 

Finish electrical

Bathroom and kitchen cabinets

Counter installation (ordered)

Finish plumbing

Wood floor installation

Carpet installation

Fencing & landscaping

Finish HVAC

Hookup to water main

Hookup to sewer or installation of a septic system

Final walk - through (October 14, 2013)

I love our fireplace. Like love love love love love! I am so excited to decorate the crap out of that mantel! 

A simple fall wreath.

My brother surprised his wife be making over their door while she was out of town. I don't have after pictures quite yet, but I thought I would share the wreath I quickly threw together for their door. After getting to his house and finding out he did not have a hot glue gun, I had to make shift with the bow, but it will be fixed soon! :)

I got all of the materials at Michaels. 

Flowers: $5.99 x 3 = $18 @ 40% off $10.80

Wreath: $3.99

Burlap Ribbon: $9.99 with a 50% off coupon from Michaels.com $5

Total: $19.80

Much cheaper than buying a tacky plastic wreath at Michaels. 

To place the flowers in the wreath I just cut the ends, wiggled the wire back and forth, and broke them off and stuck the stumps into the wreath. If you live in a very windy city, you might want to consider gluing them. My brother has a storm door so this wreath won't see wind!

Keep an eye out for the whole set up in the next week - with a command hook instead of the ugly wreath hook! :)

More check-offs.

Tile work is still going on down at the house. It is looking so good!!

The boys' bathroom...

I swear our house isn't leaning, but apparently I am... :)

Our bathroom...

Our HVAC was also finished and the air-conditioning was installed! 

Grading and site preparation ✓

Foundation construction

Framing

Installation of windows and doors

Roofing

Siding

Rough Electrical

Rough Plumbing

Rough HVAC

Insulation

Drywall

Texturing

Trim

Tile (in progress)

Painting 

Finish electrical

Bathroom and kitchen cabinets

Counter installation (ordered)

Finish plumbing

Wood floor installation

Carpet installation

Finish HVAC

Hookup to water main, or well drilling

Hookup to sewer or installation of a septic system

Final walk - through (October 14, 2013)

I leave early Friday morning to go see my best friend in California, so I may or may not have pictures to post of things that happen today and tomorrow. I might go there tomorrow just to shoot some pictures! But I am going to schedule some posts for the time I am gone! 

Oh oh oh! We also ordered our table. Round won. We ordered five chairs, but those are going to be a surprise post when they come and I get them decorated! 

I LOVE this table! The chairs that come with it are not the ones we ordered! 

Tile time.

Today I was having a really rough day. It would take me a novel to write why - but long story short - my parents (where we are currently living until we close) are selling their house. While my husband is at work and mom is out of town on business I have to relocate both children (that miss nap time), an 85 pound dog, keep the house clean and in show condition, find something to do with my children during showings that do not involve abandoning my dog in the car, worry about school work and that lack of sleep that comes with it as well as the short fuse attached to no good schedule for my kids. I am sure there is more - but let me tell you - it is a real joy of a time. Twenty. five. more. days. Typing that out feels like an eternity with the chaos of my daily life.

But alas, today we have tile. We also have exactly three weeks from today that the house needs to be finished. Our first walk through is October 14th, so it needs to be done by then!

Grading and site preparation ✓

Foundation construction

Framing

Installation of windows and doors

Roofing

Siding

Rough Electrical

Rough Plumbing

Rough HVAC

Insulation

Drywall

Texturing

Trim

Tile (in progress)

Painting 

Finish electrical

Bathroom and kitchen cabinets

Counter installation (ordered)

Finish plumbing

Wood floor installation

Carpet installation

Finish HVAC

Hookup to water main, or well drilling

Hookup to sewer or installation of a septic system

Final walk - through (October 14, 2013)

This is not tile. but it is just the laundry room. We will do tile eventually, but it was around $500 for tile in this TINY area, which we did not think was a fair price. So we will do that one later on!

There were a few outside siding pieces that needed to be replaced. Also, the ceiling in the porch needed to be completed.

Hope everyone had a good Monday!