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!!

We are closing this out..

So - Home Federal is being absolutely stupid and really putting a lot of stress on us.   We are highly organized and we have lined up everything, pre-purchased everything (hardwood flooring, tiling, trim, doors, kitchen appliances, etc) and they are refusing to give us any money.  Apparently they are accustomed to working with idiots who have no clue what they are doing.    They aren't using any common sense at all - and although WITH all of the purchased pre-purchased and us being only 'overdrawn' 1% - they still feel the need to persecute us.   Whatever.   We'll get it back.

So, that's my rant.

Here's where we are today - the painters are killing it ... painting like crazy.    They pretty much finished the house in 3 days.

Mike Pizzalongo is doing the stucco outside.   We are trying to get our paint done exterior but the rain is really hurting us.

Garage doors baby!!

I love them...

Sheetrock done...painting started

We are working on priming the house. Our guys should be done this weekend priming the whole house.  We are going to buy the hardwood tomorrow.

The sheetrock guys threw a fit... but we didn't really care...they missed several deadlines.  They good though.

We are also getting tile in master bath done.  Should be done tomorrow.

The fireplace on back deck

Came home from work tonight and framed up fireplace in the freezing cold with dear wife.   Got home about 10.  Got up next morning and Shae went to Home Depot to get osb cut to wrap.   I took kids to school and then we screwed the osb onto the frame.   Stucco guy will work on it today.   Job done.

Built the mantle

Shae and I built our mantle...  It was a lot of fun.  I had never done that before.   The mantle will end up being wrapped  in stucco.... So aesthetic aren't really all that important.   Just depth and details.   I can't wait to see to finished in a few weeks.