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.

Flagstone Base

Thom's crew was working away at the flagstone prep today.  They poured the 6" concrete base yesterday, and have started laying out the flag and setting the copings along the stairs.  The front of the house is going to look great when they're done.

Basement flooring, landscaping starts

Danny was quick to pull the trigger on the basement flooring, and he picked a good one.  Juvee started installing the floor in the basement so we get a good finish when he installs the jambs and doors.

Meanwhile, Thom was back at it.  We are adding a concrete base and flagstone to match the porch as the landing between the stairs and the driveway.  Also on task is the interlock border on each side of the driveway.  We'll be paving in about a week and a half.

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.