Can we say progress?

Yes - we can definitely say progress! Things are really moving along. We got the whirpool, shower pan, tub faucet and shower faucet all delivered. This allowed the plumber to come back and rough in the fixtures and we were able to get the rough in inspection completed. The new a/c unit is up and running as well! We also got some our windows in - we had a small snaffu with Home Depot - they didn't order a few of our windows correctly so 4 windows had to be installed at a later date but they are all in now! The house has been insulated and the sheetrock is up as well! It won't be long before we get it taped and floated.



Rodney and I picked out the door hardware for the house and got those ordered. We were able to put the new deadbolt and handle on the french doors to our room. Now the house is once again secure! Of course gadget girl had to order push button cypher locks...they are super cool.



Last week the brick showed up! A big semi dropped off the pallets! I had been slightly worried - ok extremely worried that we were not going to be able to find a brick to match. The guys that are going to brick the house came by and knew exactly what brick we had but wasn't sure if they would find any to match. They went to Elgin to the brick place and found one that is very similar. Our brick is from when they built the hemisphere in San Antonio and they don't make it any longer...this new brick is almost the same color...it just doesn't have the small flecks of yellow in it. I'm very happy with the match. I think that it will blend nicely. We found out today that they won't be able to work in their schedule to brick the house until the first part of January. So that is going to be a small delay but it won't be bad.

The wall from the house to the new addition has been knocked down! Thursday night all of the sheetrock was down and the studs were the only things left. Friday morning our contractor jacked up the wall, took out the studs and added the header. By Friday afternoon we no longer had any division between the two areas.

This weekend Rodney with the help from Robert took down the remaining panelling and sheetrock that was in the soon to be dining room and they also took down the ceiling. Rodney worked a little bit on the plumbing for the existing guest bath - we are converting the tub into a tub / shower.

Today they took out the window final window in the old guest bedroom and put in the new french doors. It is really windy today so it was quite a challenge.

The house is looking fantastic! We have picked out the tile that we are going to use for the master bath and we ordered the bathroom cabinets...those should be ready within the next week or so. Once we get those installed we will figure out exactly what kind of top that we will get. We did pick out the upmount sink that we wanted as well as the faucet...and those both came in without any problems. (I'm always a little worried when I buy over the web.) We also ordered the wood flooring - we purchased enough for the new addition as well as the existing house. I cannot wait to see that put in. On Black Friday we were able to purchase some carpet that we will be using in the bedrooms. I'll be picking it up from San Antonio when they are ready to install it.

There are just a few more items that Rodney and I have to pick out but we are super happy with how things are moving along.

Moving Right Along!

The framing is finished and the roofing is also completed! Everything is looking amazing. The roof looks so seamless that you can't even tell that we have added on. The electrician came out on Thursday and Friday and he has most of the house wired. We added a new breaker box inside the house and we made sure that we would have enough expansion room for the future. Darrell started taking out the old sheetrock that was the outside of the house. It's not an attractive picture but it is great to see the progress.


Monday the guys are coming to work on the air conditioning. They are going to add all of the new duct work and then tie it into the existing duct work. They are going to bring in a new larger unit that will replace the old one. I think there will be a couple of days that we will be without heat or air...but it is definitely worth it! Rodney took out the shrub that was next to the old a/c unit to make room for the new unit!

This past weekend Rodney and I went to San Antonio and we went to Greg's office to look through tile samples with Mary. We had a great time and we were able to pick out a color scheme for the master bath. After that we went to Home Depot to look at whirlpools, fans, lights and all that other stuff that we are going to have to pick out for the addition. We picked out and ordered the faucet for the shower. On Monday I ordered the whirlpool tub - but we found out that it is backordered so we picked out a different one. We still have to order the shower pan and figure out what we are going to do for the sink area, but we are excited with how things are coming together.

The progress will look slower over the next couple of months, but we are still on schedule. We hope to have the addition completed by Christmas!