Day 11-10-9-8-7-6-5 House Update

Day 11

They started painting the trim. Nothing on inside had been touched.

Day 10

They did part of the backsplash in the kitchen. LOVE LOVE LOVE!!!! They also finished the trim, but not the garage door.

Day 9

Garage door painted. Brick fixed. Nothing done on inside. But it looks SO pretty!

Day 8

Thanksgiving.

Day 7

Nothing done.

Day 6

Plumbing hardware put on everywhere but master shower and tub. We have toilets! (lol) They also put in the mirrors.

Carpet installed. Not really sure why since baseboards have not been painted, and men in work boots will still be tromping through there to work on master bath tiling and plumbing. Not thrilled with that decision. 

Master Bath

 Guest Bath

Kitchen Hardware

Day 5

Nothing touched on inside or outside. We now have 4 days (110 hours!) until we are scheduled to close and this is what their to-do list looks like:

1. Install the master tub and sinks
2. Tile the guest bath, master bath shower, and kitchen backsplashes
3. Put in all the plumbing fixtures, door fixtures, electrical outlet covers
4. Put in inside AND outside lighting and smoke alarms
5. Put in granite counters
6. Paint the walls
7. Paint the house trim and dormers and garage door
8. Put in floor moldings
9. Paint the moldings
10. Put stone around fireplace (and island wall) and connect it to gas line
11. Put in appliances
12. Put in our blinds
13. Put in tile floors and carpet
14. Brick the house
15. Install garage door windows
16. Put in the driveway and walkway
17. Put in the landscaping
18. Put in the front sidewalk
19. Put up our fence
20. Put up mirrors
21. Complete electrical box and give power to house
22. Clean
23. and Inspect.

We have asked them about 10 times if they are SURE they can still finish on time and they have all but made fun of us for being skeptical. But all of our friends who are building and close AFTER us have houses that are fully complete. And they have changed the closing date now 3 times. And Jay has spent hours on the phone scheduling deliveries, movers (which you must do weeks in advance in Midland), and utilities to be turned on. I had to take a personal day to get a sub for our moving day (which is no small feat in MISD since you have to ask permission of not one but two bosses 10 DAYS IN ADVANCE...don't get me started on that one). DR Horton, please don't pull a Midland on us :(

Day 13...

They only did a couple of minor things on the inside today....couldn't do much considering that around the house was nothing but mud that went about 2 feet deep.....eww! Thanks rain! :p

Custom Stacked Stone on Island! LOVE!!!

Stacked Stone Around Fireplace

(No mantel because we didn't like theirs; having a custom one put in later)

Finished Repairing Drywall in Master Bath

 And a Better Photo of Our Sinks

Some More Interior Lighting Done This Past Week

And here's where we stand:

1. Install the master tub and sinks
2. Tile the guest bath, master bath shower, and kitchen backsplashes
3. Put in all the plumbing fixtures, door fixtures, electrical outlet covers
4. Put in inside AND outside lighting and smoke alarms
5. Put in granite counters
6. Paint the walls
7. Paint the house trim and dormers and garage door
8. Put in floor moldings
9. Paint the moldings
10. Put stone around fireplace (and island wall) and connect it to gas line
11. Put in appliances
12. Put in our blinds
13. Put in tile floors and carpet
14. Brick the house
15. Install garage door windows
16. Put in the driveway and walkway
17. Put in the landscaping
18. Put in the front sidewalk
19. Put up our fence
20. Put up mirrors
21. Clean
22. and Inspect.

JUST 2 MORE WEEKS!

DAY 14

Since they put up the frame of the house, the one question B has wanted to know the answer to is "When are they gonna put on the brick?" Well, buddy, it's finally done!

"We Finally Have Brick!" 

 First Time in House Since Flooring Installed

(think he likes it?)

Today, they put in sinks and some exterior lighting.

They completely finished the brick, but they messed up the decorative circle :( So that's got to be fixed, and they started fixing the problem in the master bath (they made the water closet too small).

Oh, and they put in the shelving in the master bath linen closet!

AND, they installed the garage door windows! So pretty!

And, here's where we currently stand:

1. Install the master tub and sinks
2. Tile the guest bath, master bath shower, and kitchen backsplashes
3. Put in all the plumbing fixtures, door fixtures, electrical outlet covers
4. Put in inside AND outside lighting and smoke alarms
5. Put in granite counters
6. Paint the walls
7. Paint the house trim and dormers and garage door
8. Put in floor moldings
9. Paint the moldings
10. Put stone around fireplace (and island wall) and connect it to gas line
11. Put in appliances
12. Put in our blinds
13. Put in tile floors and carpet
14. Brick the house
15. Install garage door windows
16. Put in the driveway and walkway
17. Put in the landscaping
18. Put in the front sidewalk
19. Put up our fence
20. Put up mirrors
21. Clean
22. and Inspect.

Day 15...

This was a day we'd been waiting for: 

GRANITE COUNTERTOPS!

And I realized I hadn't updated on the guest bath even though they have updated it:

11-17

And, today there were even more updates with it:

And, in the master bath:

Water closet is Too Small! Will Fix!

Ohhhhhh, and they did a little more brick ;)