Category Archives: House Project

“Hardscape” is what they call it now. “Landscaping” involves putting in the plants and trees and grass and all that. When they are putting in patios and walkways, they call it “hardscaping”. That is what they were doing at the … Continue reading →

The Devil is in the details. That is what they say. In our case, I think that it is a bit of the Imp instead. Our builders are always leaving us with little surprises of details that they have done. … Continue reading →

Some of the floors are in. The tiles have been glued down in the plant room. The floor isn’t dry or grouted yet, but the tiles are down. Take a look. Here is the other side of the room. Gorgeous … Continue reading →

They have started to install the trim. The slider in the sun room has trim around it. Yikes! The walls really are not pink. I don’t know how to do a proper White Balance yet. You can just barely see … Continue reading →

No, not like the poem…. these are the bathroom vanities. They have been installed in the bathrooms. Only one of them has a top so far, but the vanities are in place. Here is the small one in the downstairs … Continue reading →

We have lights in the house. Check out the front porch light. That looks pretty friendly and welcoming. The lantern by the back door is working too. You can’t really see the lantern, but that is the fault of the … Continue reading →

Well, actually, even the kitchen sink is here. This is a beautiful sink. It is huge! And something else arrived too. Those boxes contain our Toto* toilets. Those are the toilets that will flush… although not for a while yet … Continue reading →

Part of the house has been plastered. The walls now look more like walls and less like a battleship. Below is a photo of the closet and bathroom doors in the master bedroom. Those things in the far left corner … Continue reading →

They put the front steps on today. Look at this! That is going to be really nice after they put the railings on it. I kind of like the white door and the white posts and the white risers. That … Continue reading →