Opinions Wanted

What do you think about the tile layout in the foyer?  The surrounding flooring is carpet.  Do you think the tile should be as marked, going to the columns?  Or should we shorten the entryway and make the tile end at the foyer/office wall corner?  I guess I should mention that I'm not even sure that it's an option to make this minor change, but I'm trying to form an opinion here.

The purple lines are where we're thinking about making the end of the tile entryway (if changing it is even an option).  I'm really unsure.

You guys have been very quiet so far and I know you're reading this, so help me out.



Roof, Fireplace, & Oops!

Thursday, June 14
The shingles were put on the roof Thursday.  Nothing too exciting to report here.  Most of it was done between the hours of 7-10 am.  It probably helped that the felt and ice guard were already done.

Finished Roof!

Friday, June 15
Today the fireplace guy installed the fireplace.  The electrician just needs to wire it and someone else to run the gas line.

The Heatilator...who the heck thinks up these names?

Doug also finished spray painting the details on the subfloor.  It's a good thing he does this, otherwise we may not have caught an error.  In the kitchen, he painted the cabinet and appliance layout.  We thought the space for the fridge looked small and we knew it was supposed to be 39" wide.  My husband took his foot out of his mouth and used it as a measuring tool.  His foot is about a foot (12"), how convenient.  Turns out the doorway into the kitchen is in the wrong spot.  It needs moved about 10 inches towards the great room.  This will make enough space for the fridge.

Standing in breakfast room looking into kitchen

We are having the framing and electrical walk-throughs Monday morning, so we'll address the framing mistake then.  At least it was caught early!  We're also having a security company come out Monday afternoon to give us an estimate on a security system.

And here is our to-do list Doug left posted on the window.  Can you believe that the exterior should be done by the end of the month?

Windows & Doors

Today they finished prepping the roof for shingles.  The windows and doors were also installed. 

Breakfast room

Dining room & entryway

Doug was kind enough to add reinforcements above the fireplace for our TV.  He added the square block and another stud to each side in the middle.

They also added insulation in the bathroom walls behind the tub and shower.

Master Bath-garden tub area

Tomorrow the shingles will go on. The HVAC guys will also be in to cut the holes for the registers and do other HVAC stuff.

Yesterday (Monday 6/11), they didn't do any work on the house.  It was rainy and they were waiting on materials to be delivered today.  Tomorrow (Wednesday 6/13), they should do the roof, windows, and any left over framing.  Rough plumbing and electrical will be early next week.

Today, we stopped over and were pleasantly surprised that the shingles, windows, and master tub and shower were delivered.  Doug must have been there too and spray painted where everything is going, how doors will open, types of flooring, etc.  I love how organized Wayne Homes is. 

Dylan's Bathroom

The beloved laundry/mudroom.
I can't wait for my own washer/dryer again.

Office

 

More proof that this closet is all mine!

Master bath shower-tub is behind it

I can't wait to see the progress tomorrow!

Trusses

Yesterday, they finished the interior framing and put the trusses and OSB on the roof.  They started to put the roof felt and ice guard up too.

These pictures are from earlier in the day.

And these were at the end of the day.

Great room-kitchen on right, master bedroom on left.
I don't think I included a picture of the GR in the framing post.

Framing & PPI Warning

Today, the framers did all of the interior walls.  Here's a reminder of the basic layout.



The front porch is taking shape.



Looking to the front door-dining room on left, office on right
There will be a solid wall on the office side of the foyer.

Standing in great room, looking at kitchen.
The sink will be on the other side of this half wall.

This walk-in closet is ALL MINE!!!
My husband is standing in his WIC to take the picture.

Standing in kitchen looking at breakfast room.

Laundry/Mud Room off garage entrance

Lots of room to ride his bike in the basement during the winter.

12 course basement compared to my 6' husband
The floor is still gravel at this point, though.
The concrete will close a bit of the height gap.

They will probably work on the trusses tomorrow.  Next is the roof and the windows are to be delivered Tuesday.

We also had the well company come out today to see the site and get an idea of where it will go and start their permit process.  It will be about 11 feet in front of the office bump-out in the front of the house.  We should be able to hide it in the flower bed.

We learned our first hard lesson with PPIs today.  The excavating/backfill/construction drive work is more of a guessing game than we would have thought.  We were given an estimate on the amount of gravel needed to backfill the garage and on the stone for the construction drive and to "ramp up" to the foundation's finished level.  The estimate was for 45 tons of gravel, reality was 68 tons of gravel.  Additional stone for the construction drive was estimated at 15 tons, reality was 51 tons (not a dyslexic mistake).  The excavator has done a quality job, but it seems he under-estimated the job to win our bid back in March. 

All together, this is about $1,000 more than what we had as a PPI based on the estimate in March.  In some ways we understand what he is/was thinking, but at this point, it's too late to build that extra into the loan. We have $340 left over in our PPI amount from the land survey being cheaper than estimated.  Wayne Homes also builds in $1500 extra in the PPI totals for issues like this.  So the other $660 will come out of that safety net. 

As I've seen mentioned in a couple of the other current WH blogs, it's important to have cash savings for unexpected things like this that you may have to pay out of pocket for.  Some of the other items we have cash saved for are appliances, radon mitigation system, garage door opener, ceiling fans, window coverings, office furniture, table and chairs for the breakfast room, water softner, security system, framed mirrors for the bathrooms, reverse osmosis system for the kitchen sink, dehumidifier (required by WH), and extra insulation for the garage.  It all adds up so be prepared!

What A Difference A Day Makes

The lumber was delivered yesterday 6/5.  The framers started today 6/6 around 7 am and by 4 pm, they had a ton accomplished.  There were about 6 men working and they didn't stop. 

Here is the progress in pictures...Can you believe they did all this in 9 hours??

The trusses were also delivered today.