Today the last pieces of the interior trim were expertly installed by the Boughens. It's ready for final paint and then the tile.
It's COOL!
-grampa dan
Final trim
The last area of the inside of the house to get it's trim is the entry. After weeks away on other projects the Boughen boys are back for two days of the final work. I had precut and routed the larger pieces, leaving the final fitting to Brent and Jesse. With the windows on either side of the door being oval it is pretty tricky work, but things are looking great already.
Tomorrow the boys should be done with our painting crew close on their heals. Once they are done I can lay the last of the tile. I'm sure looking forward to that! :)
-grampa dan
Not straight or narrow.
As the last details are added to the front of the house it was time to start getting serious about the first stages of the landscaping. The final grades were first established and then we dug in the planter areas. No straight lines were allowed.
Once the edges were established we carefully placed the bark mulch. It sure cleaned things up in a hurry! The ginat trees looked like they had been growing there forever.
The concrete sidewalks, patio and carport and paved driveway will wait until spring to allow everything to properly settle. While we may put in a few of the major shrubs in the next weeks, much of the planting will wait until spring as well. In the meantime the weeds are gone and things look a whole lot neater.
It's looking less and less like a construction zone all the time and it sure feels good!
-grampa dan