Sunday, November 24, 2013

Drywall Tape


Taping the drywall and kerfing the windows. Kerfing the windows is when a slot is carved into the window trim (must specify when ordering windows) and the drywall corner trim piece runs directly into window. This means the windows don't need extra wood trim moulding.



taped drywall-
the garage- wood rectangle on ceiling is a pull down door with ladder for access to storage space over garage


detail of kerfed window frame
window kerf detail before texture


kitchen/dining area


taped drywall
living room


detail of drywall kerf at window
more detail of window corner and edge


same window from further back


taping drywall
main hallway


ceiling skylight and air vent


drywall installation, taping drywall
master bedroom


view from Thomas's closet to Houston's bedroom at the end





Comparisons


Here's the original house drawing from the online house plan that I ordered with my modified drawing, and the actual house so far.









Home Sweet Home So Far




 




Saturday, November 23, 2013

Time Lapse


June 6, 2013- November 21, 2013


time lapse of house being built
time lapse of house being built
time lapse of house being built

Some Stuff I've Bought

Some of the appliances and things I've bought for the new house.


The boys' bathroom was running short for cabinets because of the required distance from the toilet to the cabinet so I decided on a fun commercial type sink by Kohler called the Brockway. I purchased the 4 foot version with two Chicago Faucets that are similar to the Kohler faucets below but are polished vs. the brushed finish seen in the sink below. Some people paint the bottom of the sink but it comes in black. I ordered mine from build.com and am very happy with their customer service.




Chicago Faucet from Build.com



Some examples of the sink installed in homes:










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The stove I chose is the 36" Wolf Duel Fuel. I purchased it at Spencer's Appliance.





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The range hood is by Proline and is the 36" Pro V








 with a stainless full size chimney


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 The refrigerator is by Marvel an Aga company, the pro 42. It's 42" long, stainless interior with glass door on refrigerator side.


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 a Thermador dishwasher





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Built in microwave by Summit will go in the island cabinets


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and a beverage fridge

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Drawings of kitchen cabinets by my cabinet maker. the only upper cabinet is to the right of the fridge. I don't really like upper cabinets and I made all the wall space in the kitchen windows right down to the counter-top. The perimeter cabinets will be white shaker style with black granite and the island will be dark espresso cabinets with a light granite or marble top.