Wednesday, September 24, 2008

Construction update

The construction of our house is moving right along. Yesterday Chris met with the builder to show where we wanted cable outlets, phone jacks, and surround sound speakers. He said the installers were there doing it as he told them where. This afternoon we had to go back over there to meet with a flooring guy. We've decided that we're going with stained concrete instead of tile in the hall/bathrooms/kitchen/dining/utility rooms. We found a few colors that we like and the installer said he will put them all down on a bedroom floor (that will be covered with carpet later so it won't matter) so we can see them to make a decision. He acted like that will happen very quickly, maybe next week. The house also now has shingles and some trim paint. The walls are being prepped for stucco which should begin being put on on Monday. They are putting up a black weather resistant barrier and then some kind of wire mesh which is what the stucco will stick to.The bright white trim around the porch and windows is not yet painted. Our trim color is the one by the roof. Our house will be part limestone and part stucco. We're leaning towards a dark chocolate brown paint that will be really dramatic with the whitish limestone and trim.

2 comments:

Sara said...

That would be gorgeous! I can't wait to see what it all looks like!

Joanne said...

It's really starting to look like a house! I've already told you that I love the colors. I can't wait to see it as the outside (and inside) get more and more finished!

I'm so jealous. If only we knew where we'd be long-term enough to build our dream house. Sigh...