A lot of finishing work has been done in the last 10 days.
Two of the three shower doors have been installed. The contractor assumed we would want clear glass since that is what modern houses usually have. We were both opposed although for different reasons. Ted doesn’t like the problems of hard water streaking on the glass, and Nina doesn’t like being able to see in. So we got some acid-etched glass, which turns out to be sort of greenish in color, which matches the apartment and master baths perfectly. It may not be perfect in the guest bathroom, but we’ll have to wait and see.
Ted laid out the front walk last week. It leads from the top of the bluestone staircase to the front door and then on to the deck stairs. It was given a layer of concrete during the last pour on Friday. The bluestone to cover it and the front steps will be delivered this week.
They have installed all the faucets in the bathrooms and kitchens except the guest bathroom.
They delivered the gravel and the plastic holders for the left-hand driveway a couple of weeks ago, but the contractor didn’t want to finish the drive until the final heavy concrete truck was gone. We are using a system called GravelPave2 for the new driveway. The plastic circles will be filled with gravel and any water that flows down the driveway will filter thru the gravel. The picture on the right is from the internet and shows people unrolling the spools of plastic.
new driveway.
Some of the railings for the various decks have been installed.
They finished all the bamboo flooring on the second floor and our master closet. The only undone floor is the interior staircase and the rug in our bedroom.
Once the flooring was in, the carpenters arrived to cut the floor moulding.
We have been a bit worried about people putting hands on the top of the stairwell wall. Although there will be a handrail to hold on to, the wall in many parts is a bit too easy to put your hand on. So the carpenters came up with a piece of wood on top of another piece of wood, which will mimic the look of the floor moulding. The bottom layer will be painted, and the top layer stained to match the mahogany doors.
Sometime in the last two weeks, the tile guys finished putting the stone on the wall of the great room behind the woodstove. It’s kind of an off-white color, but it looks more colored on my monitor.
As part of the last cement pour, they created a concrete bench by the kitchen door. This would be a place to remove your shoes before heading in.
