The Mitchell House

More or Less - Finished!

I'm not sure what constitutes finished - because I imagine there will always be stuff to do! BUT - this evening, after I got through caulking and painting the mantle, and Andrea got through vacuuming  and mopping the floor, and after Chris finished up some electrical stuff, the house was pretty much finished. 

Yeah, there are some odd and end things to do.  But for the most part it is finished. I don't have any new outdoor pics showing the concrete outside, and it was dark when I took these - but these pics are from inside tonight!

The freshly painted mantle and surround.

Across the living area from the kitchen.

The kitchen area - pretty much hooked up!

Looking across to the dining room area and foyer.

From the kitchen looking toward foyer and dining room.

Master bedroom with carpet freshly vacuumed.

Master closet looking in to the left.

Master closet looking right.

Garage from Kitchen area door.

Garage looking back towards kitchen area entrance on
left.

Some Almost Done Pics (day before Thanksgiving)

Completed Master Shower

Carport is walled up inside. We are using it for a cabinet
shop for a day or so while we build closet shelving.

Carpet is installed in all bedrooms. Will show more of those
later.

Cabinets and appliances almost complete!

Every Piece You Nail Up is a Piece You Don't Have to Nail Up Later!

Well, it is getting done - but it is sort of in this "stew" right now!  Today I had to go pick up toilets. I think we have everything pretty much lined up to get the plumbing connections done this weekend.  We got started just after lunch - and the rain gave us a bit of trouble - but we built a saw bench on the back porch. 

We got all but two of the window casings installed.  Of the two left, we have the box built for one-  and we are out of trim for both.  So, 6 of 8 windows look incredibly better!  More caulking and nail-punching to do!

The marble thresholds we had to get to transition between tile and carpet are installed - along with a tad of tile work! Robert did that in about 45 minutes tonight.  

We have all but one door up - the other door is just not here yet - and we have to get door-knobs and door stops - SOON. 

Thursday's (tomorrow's) list!
We are going to work on the casings for our large openings in the house.
The cabinet people are supposed to come back to finalize the cabinets - mainly putting a countertop on the island.
The marble people are coming to install the poured vanity in the master bath.
Not sure about the glass door guy!
We may get some plumbing work done Thursday evening.
We will install baseboard wherever we can.
When time permits (and it may not) I will work on nail punching and filling nail holes in trim.

As tired as I am of working out there this week, I plan to stay late tomorrow working on the trim.

Cabinets / Doors / Trim

The last couple of days and the next couple of weeks are moving full-speed ahead.  My cabinets were installed this past Thursday - and the island counter-top will be put in on Monday.  We also finished all the grouting! Now we are mopping to get the "film" off the tiles. We have put up nearly all the crown molding. We only lack the tray (which has a few cuts that will take some time) and over the kitchen cabinets where we have to do a little mixing and matching. In the pics below you will note that we have not yet caulked, covered nail holes, or repainted the crown mold.

Above: Crown in Kelsey's room!

Crown mold in the dining room.

Crown Mold in the general living area

View of the kitchen cabinets and island. The cabinets are
"pickled" and the island is a stain. The counter top for the
island comes Monday.

Just a closer view of the cabinets!

Our bath vanity (will get the cultured marble top that matches
the shower next week) and crown next week.

view from the shower!

Tile Work is Underway!

We had a good day today (friday) and as they say - we made a good showing.  We were able to tile our Master bath, master closet, the utility room , and Kelsey's bathroom.  We have just a little early morning work on Saturday morning to finish up the "potty" room in our Master Bath.  There is one other bathroom to finish. 

Hope to post pics tomorrow. (actually - now it is today)

Sheetrock is underway!

My sheetrock guy is going full blast today. I know this by phone since I am in Tupelo right now. Also, my brick guy called and said he would be starting this afternoon. Here is a pic or two I took of some of the sheetrock work before I left.

I CAN'T BELIEVE IT!

I was home around 6:30 pm tonight! WOW! A lot got done at the house today, but I did not have to be there. I am in a solid of run of "hiring out" work right now!  Yahoo! 

We got insulation done this morning - the duct work is pretty much finished, and the vinyl and metal are completely done on the south side, half-way done on the front - and the dormers are finished!  I don't know how I managed to not take a picture of the dormers, but they look REAL good!  I will have to wait for the love bugs to leave to get the second coat of paint on them - but then it will all sparkle!