Noel was able to enjoy this beautiful weekend outside starting our garden (thanks my daaaa'ling) and watch them put up some siding on the house. So really, no major action this weekend.
You can barely see it in this picture but we have shake siding on the top part of this domain. You know, just to add a little character.
And on Monday...the monsoon...
But on Tuesday, our rock masons were back on the job site covering the cinderblock base of our garage. (We decided to do this after we saw how good it looked on the house and how much cinderblock would be exposed on the garage. Folks, it wouldn't have been pretty!) The guys got this done in a day. The only project they have left is to rock the interior fireplace of ours. The fireplace chimney is prepped on the interior with a fireproof board to protect the house if any stray sparks fly out of the double-interlocking piping (which hopefully will not happen), and the actual fireplace insert is almost in place.
Much to my surprise on Tuesday, I saw the rock work, and I walked into our kitchen and there were cabinets! I just couldn't believe it! The bathroom cabinets were also there. We were still missing the cabinets in the utility room, which will probably make an appearance once the tile goes down in that room, and a small cabinet set in the kitchen, which was built 10" too big.
Kitchen cabs. On the wall, will be our range hood and range. On the island, will be our sink and dishwasher. And, yes, the island is a faint sage color believe it or not.
Microwave and double-oven, meet your new home.
Noel's primping domain.
And mine. (The cabinets in the upstairs bathroom are the same as in the master.)
On Wednesday, Noel stopped in to see the progress and provided this blog with the pics you see. He's so obedient. At that time, Stroop's had brought the actual geothermal units for under the house and was also working on connecting the piping for the wells in the front yard. Indy told Noel that once Stroop's gets the units hooked up they will get the interior of the house to a constant temperature then start flooring. Once those floors are down we're going to feel like it's getting finished.
Excuse me, would anyone mind explaining why our front yard is a disaster? Yes, you, geothermal guy in the back. This is how the geothermal tubing is connected (soon-to-be underground).
On the agenda, Indy's going to start working on the pillars for the porches. Dad, you can breathe now. He is terribly bothered by the fact that the front porch roof and back porch roof, which happens to be one of the upstairs bedrooms, are propped up by a couple of 2x4s. It truly is a wonder those 2x4s have held.
