Tiled kitchen backslpash!!

Wow.  This weekend we tiled the backsplash in the kitchen.   It was an all day job on Saturday ... like, 11 hours.   We got it done and it looks great.   It's a grey glass tile.   Was very frustrating to cut.   I don't look forward to the next time we get to work with glass.

Sunday we cleaned the house - top to bottom.  Vacuumed and mopped floors and changed air filters.  We will probably have to do it again ... but, it's the first step to getting all of the construction dust out.

We are eagerly waiting good weather so that we can get the driveway and patios poured.

Boys Bathroom and cabinets

Because of how unreasonable Home Federal is acting - the tail is wagging the dog.   I'm having to completely screw up my schedule just so that I can get paid - so we're cherry picking stuff that can get done to appease the bank.   To say the least, we are really frustrated.

One of the challenges is that we need to get wood floors put down - but to do that - we need  heat.  To get heat, we need final grade done in order to get the gas installed.  To get final grade it needs to stop raining so that our excavator can do his thing.  We also need electric (same challenge).  So, this week we are pushing to get rough final grade done so that we can get the ditches dug for gas/electric/water.  Then the grunt work begins - picking up crap around the house and cleanup.

Oh, I bought a sweet Dewalt table saw today too!  Should be in the mail soon.

Imma gonna cut something.

So have the tile done in the boy's bathroom ... and we are setting vanities today (Tuesday).  It looks awesome.

 We have the kitchen cabinets all set as well.    We are so thrilled because tomorrow appliances are being delivered and installed (and, yeah, i have to install them - because the bank is acting like a spoiled child.)   I would do that later, but I need the 3 points.

Tile Floors in laundry room...

Wow.  We are really loving the tile floors in the laundry room ... I'll include a couple of pictures with the cabinets in there (I'm catching the blog up).

The tile was laid in a "chevron" pattern.   Shae and me did the backer board and her and Jeff did most of the tile while I laid backer board in the other bathroom (Colson/Colin) and the mud room.

on 12/10 the following picture was taken showing that we are done grouting and the cabinets are set.  We plan on getting cabinets and our washer/dryer on flush so that we can put a counter top there.   It'll be pretty awesome!!