Week 26 – Windows and Doors

Week 26 was a flurry activity as the landscaping guys finished the 140′ retaining wall, the trim guys continued working on the massive tongue and groove ceiling work, and the framed windows and exterior doors got installed.

The BEAUTIFUL front door from Eco got installed.  We bought a piece of scrap mahogany to test turquoise stains.  More on that to come…

 

Two troughs were dug on the west elevation.  One for additional french drain as we had a little flooding in the basement after a torrential two-day downpour, and the other for the grinder pump

 

All windows on the west elevation are installed!  Looks great!

 

Close-up of window corner in master bedroom

 

Another view of the master bedroom windows.  They had to meet egress codes so they are larger than I would have initially figured

 

View of the north elevation.  Tongue and groove almost complete.  We are going to stain the beams a different color.  Most likely a medium brown.  We sent a ceiling sample to the architect to get his input.  On the back dark brown should look great against the wall of glass and the “Bark” color posts.  In the front, the brown beams could get lost in the dark brown siding, so we have to chose the solid stain carefully

 

Another view of the northern elevation.  The tongue and groove extends to the eaves of the house.  Love it!

 

East view of the large eaves on the rear deck

 

Tongue and groove in the family room

 

View of T&G and the trellis.  Still waiting on trellis beams to dry before applying solid stain

 

View of back of house from kitchen

 

Another view of back of house from kitchen island (not yet installed)

 

Beautiful light coming from the newly installed patio door

 

Close-up of patio door.  Glass is laminated for privacy, and GREAT light

 

West elevation with newly installed Weathershield windows

 

Shot of kitchen and dining room beyond.  The trim guys did a great job around the ceiling fixtures and skylights

 

Outside view of patio door

 

East elevation with new patio door

 

The $2,500 grinder pump <sigh>

 

View of massive (and finished) retaining wall.  Still need to finish waterfall area

 

Another view of the curvy retaining wall

 

Retaining wall curves

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Area where water feature will be installed

 

Anne enjoying some phone scrolling time….

 

Tongue and groove in the “grand hallway”.  The gap is due to the ridge framing not being perfectly lined up.  The trim guys strung from ridge to ridge and made adjustments with all the pieces on either side.  We will need to install trim pieces to get rid of the gap

 

Another view of the big gap (really only about a 1/2″)

 

The only nail-on fin window gets installed in the guest bedroom.  Under the “trellis to no-where”.  Originally, the trellis was to cover a patio area, then when the house was flipped and the topography sloped, it was going to cover a deck.  When we axed the deck to save money (and because we knew we would never use a street-facing deck) the trellis now serves no purpose, other than to look AWESOME!

 

West elevation full of windows

 

Big, aluminum clad windows

 

Master bath windows.  Can’t really see they are obscured from this angle

 

Trough for grinder pump

 

One of the three big basement windows

 

Still plenty of tongue and groove left to install

 

Laundry room looking great!  All slanted surfaces received the T&G treatment

 

Master bedroom ceiling

 

Master bath looking toward the new corner windows

 

Shot of master bath with tile and windows installed

 

Laundry tile

 

Ridge view from kitchen

 

Lot’s of ripping has been going on.  Stacks and stacks of tongue and groove EVERYWHERE

 

I hate to see this kind of waste, but it’s the nature of the beast

 

Coming up:

– Tongue and groove install continues

– The “Space Tub” as our contractor calls it (Self-contained steam shower) has arrived and install should start if and when tile can get grouted

– Exterior siding “may” start

– Grinder pump get’s installed (water was turned on last week!)