Saturday, December 15, 2007

So much to do in so little time...

So on we go. We are absolutely out of our condo on Feb. 2, but at a meeting with our contractor this Friday, he didn't think that was going to be a feasible deadline. I guess we may just be moving into a lot of dust because we'll have no choice!

This weekend the concrete floors are getting stained and sealed. We met with Tom Cranley on Thursday night and he showed us a sample of the stain on the shower floor. This photo looks like a toxic dump because the process involed an acid reaction with the concrete. We were very pleased with the brown/rust color that resulted - I just forgot to take a photo. Anyway, it's a 3 day process, so we won't really get a good look at it until Tuesday.

A little "oops" - we forgot to have an outlet placed in the concrete for the kitchen island as required by code. Tim was able to cut a section of the concrete in a place that will be covered by the island and another section under the kitchen cabinets and then slide some conduit beneath the slab. This was a little nerve-wracking, considering that the slab is dense with radiant floor tubing.
Wiring is nearing completion in most of the house...this is the back wall of the kitchen where the sink and cabinetry will be located.

This is the plumbing/electrical for the master bath...2 sinks.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Do you have a provision in your contract by which your builder must pay a penalty if construction goes beyond Feb. 2?

In the houses we have built, we always made this daily penalty amount enough to cover living in a hotel.

Laura Tills said...

no. in retrospect, that would have been a wonderful idea.