Big Changes

Went out to the casa late today to find some very obvious developments...

Second floor is up as well as the stairs. They're still working on the roof and are probably finished putting up the zip-wall. I didn't get a good picture of it today, but the house is covered on the back and sides with that green board they started to put up last time. I'll have better pics tomorrow. Chris hopes to be finished by Thursday because he's going on vacation Friday-Monday. If not, he'll finish on Tuesday next week. No biggie.

We've run into some issues with the plumbing we picked. We had to change our order for the tub units to ensure we have a left-handed and a right-handed tub for the two baths. Good catch. We're still working on the right-handedness of the jacuzzi tub and may need to call Bill the plumber about it to make sure it's ok. We also need to make sure Chris plans on framing up the corner for the tub in the master as well as the island in the kitchen. I'm sure he knows, but always better to make sure now. Erik will finish out the frame for the tub probably to match the door casing molding he's planning on doing.

We've also gone through a day of questioning the oil rubbed bronze fixtures, but I think Erik has finally settled it on the ORB. The main issue was that most of the styles we can find in ORB are a little "old world" and too ornate for the craftsman look that we're trying to go for throughout the house. But it's better if everything matches, so if the door knobs must be ORB, so must the fixtures. We'll find something that works. On eBay where they are cheaper. But we must also work out the valve issue that comes with buying just the trim kit. Perhaps those plumbing suppliers will come in handy afterall...

We also need to pick paint sooner than later...Sherwin-Williams is having a sale this weekend, so that might work out well.