Yesterday evening they finished installing the kitchen cabinets.  We were told that one of the doors to the corner cabinet (the one with the lazy Susan in it) was on backorder.  It is supposed to arrive April 2nd.  The installer told us that when he returns to install the doors to the cabinet he can also install all the drawer and cabinet pulls (knobs) for free.  He said it was part of their service.
Janice called the counter top folks this morning.  They will drop by on April 2nd to measure so they can cut our counter top.  They'll also measure the sink we bought to cut it out as well.  Janice wants an undercounter mount in the kitchen.
Everything will be happening April 2nd.  The cabinet guy returns and all the appliances will be arriving.

The sink is under the window.  To the right of it
will be the dishwasher.  There is a thin cabinet for
her cookie sheets and things like that.  To the right
of the thin cabinet is the refrigerator space.

The space is for the Range and Oven and above it
the range hood and microwave oven.

This kitchen won't tire Janice out.  I look at it
and try to imagine a rectangular table with four
chairs in the kitchen area.  I can't wait for
the appliances to arrive on April 2nd.

A couple of more pictures.  The blog gets finicky sometimes and lets me download only three at a time.

Janice's kitchen cabinets.  There's a large box
outside on the porch.  The box was too big to
fit through the front door.  They'll have to remove
the cabinet from the box in order to get it in.

The 250 gallon propane tank.
It's going to service the kitchen range,
water heater, and HVAC heating.

The regulator they installed on the carport wall.  It's
connected to the gas line going inside the house.

We finished the floor yesterday evening.  We were able to lay two coats of sealer.  One was just a sealer and the second coat was to protect the floor from heavy traffic.  I think we'll do one more coat after the baseboards and kitchen cabinets are in.
The kitchen cabinets arrived today at about noon, I was at a doctor's appointment.  A giant semi called Janice from our gate and asked her if they were going to fit under the crossbar over our gate.  She told them yes.  They also wanted to know if they could turn around to get out once the cabinets were delivered.  She again told them yes and explained how they could do it.  Two guys unloaded all the kitchen cabinets.  They will be installed tomorrow.
The propane folks surprised me yesterday.  They put in the tank and installed a line with a regulator from the tank to the carport.  They told me that a person will come by to fill the tank and finish the installation.

Janice's kitchen.

The Formal Dining room.

The Master Bedroom.

We finished preparing the floor today.  Janice and I dabbed stain on the areas that I had filled yesterday and on some chips in the concrete floor.  It's ready for buffing and sealing tomorrow morning.  I am planning on taking some pictures of the floor tomorrow after the sealing. 

Deputy Cooper, Ranch Security

Janice and I are working in the house getting the floor ready for buffing and sealing.  Today we got the closets, bedroom, bathrooms, and hall.  Tomorrow we'll do the dining, living, kitchen, and mud room. 
The electrical should be finished this coming weekend.  Most of the lights, outlets, and switches are in.  I'll take some pictures and post them tomorrow.

We bought most of the lights today.  Tomorrow we have to go back and get ceiling fans, the bath lights, and the exterior lights.
The doors are almost all installed.  The ones that are left to install and trim are the door to bath 2 and the Master closet.  They are coming out pretty nice.



The Pantry.
(Check out the sunset on the walls and doors. 
Janice's silhouette can be seen.  She's standing
at the front door.)

 

Door to Bedroom 3 and closet doors

Door to Bedroom 2 and closet doors

Master Bedroom door and door to Master Bath.
The door to the Master Bedroom is 36 inches wide
and the door to the Master Bath is 32 inches. 
Both measurements satisfy ADA guidelines for
wheelchair accessibility.  Hard to believe I planned ahead.
The guy installing the tile in our shower asked me if I
would like for him to install grab bars since he knew where
all the 2X4's were located.  I told him no, that I'd do it
later.  I don't know how to take this.  I know I'm getting
up there in years but I didn't think I was old enough for
the grab bar club yet.  Heck, maybe I am.

 



The trim is coming out pretty good.  Janice and I will have to clean the floor, buff it with a fine sandpaper, and then seal it.  After that the baseboards will be installed.  The electricians are coming this weekend to finish out their work.  We have to select and buy the lighting.  After all this, the interior painter will give me a bid.
Don't forget to pick the pictures to get a bigger look.  It's hard to see the detail when the photos are this small.

Formal Dining

Window over the Kitchen sink

Master Bedroom

The joints-a-jumpin' today.

The trim around the windows is being installed.

This is the doorway to the Master Bath.  The door dimensions
are in line with the ADA's accessibility guidelines (as is the
door to the bedroom).  In other words, a wheelchair will fit through
the door.  I never thought that I would one day design a bathroom
for our future.

The window trim in the Formal Dining room.

I plan to download some pictures this afternoon.  Much is happening.  Marco the tile contractor has been consistent in his work.  He comes everyday to work on the tile in our bathrooms.  He took a picture of them with his phone to show his wife and she was thrilled with the work he had done.  I think that he has turned our bathrooms into a sort of work of art for him.  He asked me yesterday if it was ok for him to take some days off this week so he could take his family to Dallas this Spring Break.  I, of course, told him that he could.  I told him that we would take our kids somewhere every Spring Break when they were growing up.
The trim contractor arrived to unload all the lumber he would be using for the trim.  Janice and I had set aside yesterday to remove all the floor protective covering that we had put in so the trim could be installed.  We were surprised to see three people come in and remove all the floor covering.  Janice and I are just sweeping and vacuuming the window areas.
This morning I let the dog out to do his business.  I heard, as I often do this time of year, a flock of Geese making their way north.  I usually see them flying south for winter and back up north in the spring.  I heard them but couldn't see the flock.  When I finally spotted them I noticed that it was only about fifteen Geese.  I kept hearing many more to my right and saw that a very large flock was circling in the air.  The large flock waited for the fifteen Geese to catch up to them and then formed a "V" and continued their trek north.  I am constantly amazed by the things I see and hear out here.

The painters finished the exterior yesterday.  We couldn't believe how many guys ended up working on the house on Sunday.  When I saw all the cars, vans, and trucks I knew they wanted to knock it out that day, and they did.  Settled up with the paint contractor yesterday evening after Janice and I did our inspection. 
Now it's time for the trim and installation of all the interior doors.  When the paint contractor comes out again after the trim and doors are in to give me a bid for the inside I am prepared for the high bid.  The bid will be for him to stain and varnish all the trim and doors and then paint the ceiling and walls.  The interior will be three colors, four if you count the trim.  All the paint bids I get will be high.  However, having all the inside painted and stained will be fantastic.  Janice and I have toyed with the idea of doing all the painting ourselves to save money.  Memories of the slab staining, squeegeeing, and sealing to save money come to mind.  I think it would be faster and better for our health if we hire a paint contractor, especially since we want so much to get into the Ranch House.

The Front Elevation.

The windows at the Formal Dining room.

 

In back looking at the windows in the Master Bedroom.