Don't worry the tile is not that yellow or shiny and the grout is not that white. I'll add after pictures.
Thursday, February 21
An exercise in grouting
We decided to tile under the refrigerator after we realized that if we didn't, we would never get the fridge out again. So we had to tile and grout that area and put the fridge back. It looks so nice with grout! I can't wait for the rest of the floor to be grouted....not to mention for the whole project to be done! I'm tired of prying screwdrivers, wrenches, trowels, and other miscellaneous tools out of Gigantor's hands as he goes strolling through the kitchen. Plus it's so much easier to clean up messes when there aren't 1/4" gaps everywhere....like when the dog peed all over the tile yesterday when Andy came to visit.
Don't worry the tile is not that yellow or shiny and the grout is not that white. I'll add after pictures.
Don't worry the tile is not that yellow or shiny and the grout is not that white. I'll add after pictures.
The Kitchen Floor Torture Project
In the beginning there was linoleum and carpet, in the end there will be tile. For a long while there was concrete and debris. We chose a porcelain tile after realizing that the premium travertine we posted about months ago would be more expensive than a wood floor! We decided to keep with the offset pattern because it's cool looking and a little different. Not to mention it's easier to install than the di
My parents came to visit for a week along with my brother. They were put to work ripping out the carpet and linoleum.
The membrane layer is down, and Dave is ready to lay down the very first tile.
After my parents left (in excruciating pain), we enlisted Dave's parents in the Kitchen Floor Torture project. Andy even came by with beer to surpervise.
My parents came to visit for a week along with my brother. They were put to work ripping out the carpet and linoleum.
The membrane layer is down, and Dave is ready to lay down the very first tile.
After my parents left (in excruciating pain), we enlisted Dave's parents in the Kitchen Floor Torture project. Andy even came by with beer to surpervise.
Monday, January 21
Paint
We agonized over paint colors all weekend, but finally settled on a color. We couldn't agree on an accent color so we are just having the house painted all the same color for now. Eventually we will add some accents ourselves...perhaps when we do the crown and windows casings.
We went and bought a queen mattress today for the guest room since we are going to have guests this weekend! We took it by the house to drop it off and check out the paint. It looks great! I am so happy/relieved with our choice. The original color we had chosen was more brown and I didn't think went as well with the staircase. The new color is more taupe and I think it really looks good with the wood on the staircase. It's going to look great once we get all the trim in.
The color we chose is Oat Straw by Behr, but mixed by Frazee. Here is the staircase with the hall half done, so you can get a better idea of the color.
BEFORE
AFTER (I didn't bring the good camera, but you can really see the difference if you look at the casing around the laundry room door)
BEFORE
AFTER
We went and bought a queen mattress today for the guest room since we are going to have guests this weekend! We took it by the house to drop it off and check out the paint. It looks great! I am so happy/relieved with our choice. The original color we had chosen was more brown and I didn't think went as well with the staircase. The new color is more taupe and I think it really looks good with the wood on the staircase. It's going to look great once we get all the trim in.
The color we chose is Oat Straw by Behr, but mixed by Frazee. Here is the staircase with the hall half done, so you can get a better idea of the color.
BEFORE
AFTER (I didn't bring the good camera, but you can really see the difference if you look at the casing around the laundry room door)
BEFORE
Saturday, January 19
So when do we move in?
We closed escrow in the 18th just before 5pm and got our keys shortly after. We checked our mail which was sadly all junk. We went out to Costco and bought a mirror, fire extinguishers, and a carbon monoxide detector - the usual first purchases, right? We also bought a couple of baby gates and knob covers for the stove which didn't work.
Saturday we selected the paint color and epoxied the garage floor. I should say everyone else did and I watched Ethan. And the best part of owning a house...I got to pull weeds in the front yard. We also had our refrigerator, washer and dryer delivered. Unfortunately none of them were installed! The cabinet for the refrigerator came down too far, the gas line connector was too tight so we couldn't hook up the hose, the washer pan was too close to the wall so that hoses in the back of the washer tipped the washer forward so that it doesn't sit flat. Fun!
Tomorrow we are going to pick the paint color for the family room, measure for ordering tile, and if we have time install baby gates. Dave actually has some work work to get done so I'm not sure how much will get done tomorrow. I just can't wait until we actually get to move in!!!
Garage floor while applying the epoxy:
Garage floor complete!
Saturday we selected the paint color and epoxied the garage floor. I should say everyone else did and I watched Ethan. And the best part of owning a house...I got to pull weeds in the front yard. We also had our refrigerator, washer and dryer delivered. Unfortunately none of them were installed! The cabinet for the refrigerator came down too far, the gas line connector was too tight so we couldn't hook up the hose, the washer pan was too close to the wall so that hoses in the back of the washer tipped the washer forward so that it doesn't sit flat. Fun!
Tomorrow we are going to pick the paint color for the family room, measure for ordering tile, and if we have time install baby gates. Dave actually has some work work to get done so I'm not sure how much will get done tomorrow. I just can't wait until we actually get to move in!!!
Garage floor while applying the epoxy:
Garage floor complete!
Tuesday, January 15
Walk-Through
We had to reschedule it because Dave was really sick on Monday. We went through today and Gigantor was screaming and throwing himself all over the place. So one of us watched him while the other went through the orientation and switched often. Gigantor immediately found the knobs on the stove and started wiggling them around. So one of the first things we need to do: buy baby gates for the stairs and buy knob covers for the stove.
They refogged the stucco (stucco isn't painted anymore) and the outside of the house looks nice and clean again. They repainted the walls and touched up any marks on the walls and baseboard. It looks like the carpets were cleaned too. We found a few things that needed to be addressed, but all in all it looks good.
We got a call from our Escrow people and are getting ready to make things official.
They refogged the stucco (stucco isn't painted anymore) and the outside of the house looks nice and clean again. They repainted the walls and touched up any marks on the walls and baseboard. It looks like the carpets were cleaned too. We found a few things that needed to be addressed, but all in all it looks good.
We got a call from our Escrow people and are getting ready to make things official.
Sunday, January 6
Plumbing in...finally
We have the master bathroom tub and various toilets installed. The laundry room sink is installed and everything seems complete except shower heads! We have our walk-through on Monday morning so at that point it should be very close to done.
We should be signing papers soon because we move in next week!! We hired painters to do the common areas since Dave has a long list of projects starting with tiling the kitchen floor and landscaping the backyard.\
Master bathroom tub
Powder room
Guest bathroom downstairs.
Laundry room
We should be signing papers soon because we move in next week!! We hired painters to do the common areas since Dave has a long list of projects starting with tiling the kitchen floor and landscaping the backyard.\
Master bathroom tub
Powder room
Guest bathroom downstairs.
Laundry room
Monday, December 31
No visit this week
We didn't visit the house this week since there wasn't anyone in the sales office to let us in. Instead we ordered some sample paint colors and picked up a few samples of some tile for the kitchen floor. Apparently Sundays are not good days to look for tile because most of the stores are closed! While we are not getting the premium travertine I love (it's just not practical with kids and dogs), we did find some nice porcelains. A couple of weeks ago, we got a tile saw too. It will cut a 18" diagonal, but not we might do an offset pattern like the premium travertine was laid out.
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