Floored by Counterstrike

Our house now has gutters front:

And gutters back:

The cabinetry and island are now attached to the walls:

Somewhat less impressive cabinets and such are now setup for the upstairs laundry room:

Last but not least flooring is going in. Looking stunning in well-dusted dimly lit rooms ;)

Almost done!

Driveway!

We have a driveway!

Actually I guess we have two.

Also some concrete paths around the sides and such. And spots where stairs seem like they might be reasonable.

Hoping to see flooring go in soon!

Yellow Moulding?!

Still kinda the same on the outside ;)

Mouldings are going in:

The mouldings and paint in the main open area are not, contrary to what these images might suggest, yellow:

And concrete for the walkways around the outside is just about ready to go:

And that is more or less all that has changed.

Fake n' Shake

Fake n' Shake's are going onto the front now. The front will at some point be painted so no need for alarm at the white blotches everywhere.

Tiles have been selected, ordered, and are now being placed.

Finally, doors are starting to appear everywhere!

Flooring has been selected (well ... probably, assuming we get the price we want) and should go in soon! Starting to feel close to done, though a number of horribly slow steps (kitchen...) remain.

Nothing changed ... wait a second!

WTF ... nothing changed since last time!

Wait a second; there is siding on the side!

And on the back!

And come to think of it that somewhat-more-than-250-square-ft deck wasn't there last time either! We were really excited to see the deck was on; it is one of our favorite features of the entire plan and we think it has turned out marvelously!

You can see out too; this is from on our sides deck:

The master bedroom deck sits above and slightly behind the downstairs deck:

It even looks like we have a little bit of yard left behind the deck. Pavan wants to have a greenhouse in that space somewhere:

Last but certainly not least, the gas hookup for the barbecue; we shouldn't need to worry about propane tanks whatsoever :)

Starting to feel like its almost done!

Dry walls!

Insulation (see post) is more or less done. Drywall is in the early stages of installation:

The addition of drywall definitely makes it feel more like being in a house. Curiously it actually makes some rooms 'feel' much larger. The half-wall looks more half-wallish too.

Looking out from the dining room, over the half-wall:

The fireplace in the greatroom, over which the tv mount will likely go, is now apparent:

In the greatroom the final ceiling shape is now apparent:

Heading upstairs, we can see the vault in the master bedroom, and once again admire the weird L-shape of the neighbor:

Oh and evidently we have running water:

Apparently drywall and mudding and sanding and other related tasks will take a couple of weeks. The optimistic estimate for move-in is end of November.

Insulation

We've got insulation!! You can see it in the right-hand garage below:

Or in the dining room:

Or when looking out from the dining room over the kitchen/breakfast nook/great room:

Even when looking up from the kitchen/breakfast nook towards the dining room:

Heck, even the master bedroom deck is insulated!

As the walls become more solid some things become more noticeable. It's a walk-in pantry as long as nothing else is in it (it bears mentioning it's not actually *supposed* to be a walk-in pantry):

The vault of the ceilings in the upstairs rooms is more apparent now. It makes them feel much larger than they might otherwise:

This is the way to the garage:

And that is all! Coming soon: drywall!