Water meter, trim carpentry complete

Juvee has pretty much finished up trim carpentry - we're now ready for Mick to come in for the last painting touches.  Meanwhile, Tony was in to install the water meter today.

Mudroom Installation

Shawn and the gang were in today to install the mudroom cabinets while Juvee was busy installing the shoe mold and door handles.

Jack of all trades

At this stage of the house, it's nice to have Juvee around.  I use Juvee for lots of different jobs at all of my sites - and here he's been working like a dog to install closets, vanities, some appliances, flooring and even the fireplace surround!  Thank you Juvee!

Basement almost complete

Juvee has made great progress in the basement.  He has installed the laminate flooring and most of the jambs and doors.  He should be done by Saturday so we can start priming then spraying the trim.

Bench

Mick has started prep upstairs... we should be ready to prime and spray finish the trim soon.  Meanwhile, here's a shot of Zachary's built-in bench that Juvee finished today.

More details...

Again, Juvee has done a great job.  Today, we collaborated (with Marlen and squealing kids on the phone and me at Lowe's!) and came up with a nice ventilation method for the built-in benches that we've added to Juvee's task list.  He also managed to put the rough frame of the fireplace together.

Details emerging

I love this stage.  The trim carpenter really brings out the final details in the house.  Juvee continued to work on the main floor and basement today, but I wanted to capture a couple of details he finished here:  A nice arch way that mimics the geometry of the shaker doors, as well as the exterior cedar porch ceiling.  Nice!

Paint, carpentry and railing frame

Mick continued paint prep and exterior paint outside while Juvee worked away at the trim elements on the first floor.

Meanwhile, Art Metal arrived to assemble (then take down!) the metal frame for the glass railing.  Their process is to fully assemble the railing pieces onsite, then take it back to their shop for factory finishing and reassemble when they come back with the glass.  It makes for a perfect install every time.

Landscaping and Carpentry

While Juvee continued to work away...

The landscape guys came to prepare the front landing and porch for flagstone and an interlock border along the sides of the driveway.

Finish carpentry progress

Juvee was making great progress on the doors upstairs today.  I love these solid, executive shaker doors from Victoria Strong.

Tile complete, trim started!

JSC Contracting arrived to start the trim and doors today.  We've gone with a back-band on top of 3.5" beveled casing, and a 7 1/4" one step beveled baseboard.  So far, so good!

Freddy was in today to finish off the master and basement tiled areas, installing the Caesar stone shower jambs in the master and finally, grouting all of the tiled surfaces.  He may have a few touch ups tomorrow and then he's done until we have the kitchen in.

Columns and porch

The hardwood guys finished this morning and began sanding the floors.  Meanwhile, Juvenal was in to work on the exterior porch and columns, as well as install the back stairs.  Once the columns get painted the exterior will be near completion.