day 299: lots of progress

the pocket door to the pantry is finished now that it has a door pull, and the Steves trimmed out the kitchen window, which might have been the last window. The countertops on order won't be installed for quite a while, so they opted to put in some OSB temporary counters and get the sink hooked up.


Overall kitchen view with temporary plywood counters and completed toekicks and cabinets. Looks like it just needs a few pulls installed.


Most of the trim work is complete, so the Steves started outfitting the closets. (Left) the linen closet in the 2nd bathroom, and (Right) a coat closet in the entry foyer.


Progress continues on the fireplace stone and mantel.


the excavator laid out a parking lot and brought in some ground-up blacktop to give everything a solid base.


dad painting the rooflet and the built-up driveway


smoothed out lower yard


the door at the back of the garage now has a stoop. this is one of the unearthed concrete slabs.

day 297: dirt yard

The excavator has been grading around the house lately. and the eaves have finally been painted white.


the north slope is built up. and white eaves. didn't know if that would ever happen.


most of the work lately has been filling in the giant hole in the yard and transitioning the ground down from the house into the pasture, now the yard. it still needs some smoothing.

day 290: backyard

the backyard is mostly graded. dad reused a big slab they dug up as a pad for the propane tank.

day 266: dirt + pot

Uncle Paul built a base for the island cabinets in the kitchen


the master bathroom has a toilet!


Rich, the lead plumber, working on the master shower.


Body sprays installed.


The excavators have been bringing earth over to the north side of the house and smoothing out the area west of the house. It's a nice view up the hill too. Inspector Dave is in the background, as always.


i had to laugh; it looks like someone used drywall screws to mount this decorative grill. It looks nice now that Dad painted everything black behind the grill.