We're dreaming of a white January

We are assuming the snow has frozen any action at the house this week. Ha! We're sure the driveway has been a bit impassable but Noel is going to brave it today. Nevertheless, we had some excitement before the white stuff showed up -- our low-E exterior doors and windows. Because they are low-E, we get a tax credit! Being a tree-hugger does have it's perks! Well, we are still waiting on a few windows because four were sent with grills in them and two for the living room are being custom made. We couldn't be happier about our 8-ft front door. It and our patio door are absolutely beautiful.

Windows in the kitchen and the patio door.

I have no idea what those wires connect to.

Drum roll, please....our front door! You've got to take a leap to get in or out of this one.

Can lights in the living room and a transom window to let in a little light.

Our hearth. It's looks cozy but it's terribly cold in that house right now.

Top o' the garage.

Noel met with Joe, the geothermal dude, last Friday. Joe and Noel discussed locations of air returns, the geothermal wells, and the units under the house. As it turns out the pad that was poured under our house for the units may actually be too small. So now we have a place to store each other when Noel gets on my nerves or I get on his. On the bottom floor, the vents will be in the floor because the unit will be under the house (somewhere). On the top floor, the vents will be in the ceiling because the unit will be in the ceiling. 


And we are back to cabinets and countertops. We braved the flurries on Saturday to pick out granite at OHM in Nashville, a massive granite/marble/soapstone warehouse. If you can't find something you like there, then all hope is lost. Initially, we were not going to use granite; however, granite has become so comparable in price (but more durable) to solid surface and is cheaper than Silestone. The decision made itself. We have three samples of granite now. We have chosen a white-ish color for the bathrooms and part of the kitchen, and we have two darker choices for the other part of the kitchen. I am finalizing cabinets tomorrow. We hope!


And if we ever get out of this winter wonderland, we'll get a roof on this house of ours. We might even get Builders Supply to pick up some of this excess lumber so we can get a credit placed on our bill. 

A couple of parting shots: a shivering pair of almost homeowners

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