In-Floor Heat

Last weekend we were able to get the in-floor heat put in on the main floor. This covered 3 areas--the ensuite, the main floor bathroom, and the mudroom. Those floors were a little bit chilly with the colder weather we have been having.
We had to snake the pipe through all the floor joists in the basement, but we were able to get that all done on Saturday. Todd then worked at insulating the ensuite area, so it is ready to go. We still have to insulate the other to areas, but we have turned the system on, so it is making a big difference.
Todd also put up closet organizers in the main entry closet, and back in the mud room. We were just stacking our coats in a big pile before that, so it is nice to have that finished!

More Steam Shower

Here are more pictures of the work they completed yesterday on the steam shower. So far, I think it is looking pretty good. Shower bench.

Steam Shower and Lights

This is the work being done on the steam shower. The tile work should be finished by the end of the week, and then we will have to order a glass door, and the steam unit itself.

These are the new lights in the kitchen and over the table. The only fixture we have left to put up is the fan up in the TV room.

We will continue to work on baseboards, casings, etc this weekend.

We continue to stay busy--we are working on baseboards, casings, headers, or chair rails any given evening--I guess I shouldn't say we, because it is Todd that is doing all that!!!!

Our kitchen cabinets are now 100% complete. They came down on Wednesday to install the toe kicks, as well as seal up all the edges, and adjust any doors, now that things have settled slightly.


All our dirt piles have been flattened. We can actually see out of all our windows now. Our driveway is in better shape. We will still have to have some gravel brought in in the spring, and probably have to smooth it out again. We will be planting grass and trees in the spring as well.


Grandma, Grandpa, and Auntie were here helping this past weekend. Todd and Dad started to work on the front deck, while Eliza and Mom finished painting the lower level of the house. All we have left to paint are the dormers, which Todd is working on this afternoon.

We had Jaywest Construction back in to finish up the corner boards (The white strips at all the corners), as well as to put soffit on the covered porch areas. They also install all the eavestroph and down spouts.

We still have to paint the back wall as well.

We have been busy here, but it is all the fine finishing stuff we have mostly been working on. We only have one more door to install, and then we need to start to work on closet doors. Todd is having to make all the headers for above the doors and windows, and he will also been using chair railing to create a similar look on the bottom of windows.

We moved the great room furniture into position, and put out our plants--it actually looks somewhat finished in there!!!!

Todd continued painting today. The siding crew is coming back tomorrow to put up the corner boards on the exterior, so we wanted to have all the corners painted so that we don't have to cut in. We also had to paint the corner boards--Ultra Pure White. We are also having someone in tomorrow to start on the dirt work--he will do the backfilling around the house, and also slope the dirt away from the house (for drainage). As well, he will also get our driveway in good shape and ready for some gravel. We are hoping next week we will be able to get a grass seeding company in to get the the whole yard tilled up, and then get grass seed down.

Not too much is new around here. The flooring was finished over a week ago, but they need to come back and replace a few boards of the hardwood. One is not sitting level, so you catch your toes on it when you walk over it. Another board has a chip out of it, most likely from the nail gun, so that needs to be replaced as well.
We will be picking up our special order doors tomorrow--they are the same style as the other ones, but are 2 x 6 frames rather than 2 x 4 frames, as they are being put in support walls, which are framed out of 2 x 6's. We (I) still need to pick up the paint for the doors, which I will try to get to this week.
We are slowly getting the garage emptied out, which is good, because I am sure the snow will be coming soon.
Someone may be starting on leveling out the lot on Monday, but I'm not sure if Todd heard back from him regarding the cost..... This guy will also make a smooth driveway--won't that be nice compared to the bumpy path we have now!!!!
We've had the dishwasher in for a little over a week, and I am really liking that!!! I was sick of having to wash all the dishes!!! My mom and dad helped me to bring in the fridge last Saturday, so that is really nice as well. Before that, I was having to run out to the garage for everything.
My mom and I helped my dad to move the construction stairs around to the front door, so that is nice as well. If anybody came to the house previously, they had to come around to the back (if I didn't see them drive in), or knock on the front window.
Well, that's about all for now. I will take some more pictures this week, and get them posted on the weekend.

Hardwood, Doors, and Paint

Todd worked on painting the exterior of the house again this weekend. The colour has turned out great!

This is the door style we are installing through out the interior of the house, as well as the door handle we will be using on all the doors. This door happens to be the upstairs bathroom and shower door.

Hardwood throughout the great room and into the kitchen. They started at 7:45 this morning, and should be finsihed by mid day tomorrow. So far it looks great--needs to be cleaned, but still looks nice.

Exterior House Colour

Here is one picture I grabbed of the exterior paint. Not the best, so I will try to get some better ones tomorrow. The colour is Lost Summit.

Finally some pictures!!!

So I finally found the camera cord, so here are a few pictures...


These pictures are of upstairs. The one with the railing in it, is looking from the top of the stairs into Josh's room. The other two are of the upstairs bathroom.










These are the pictures of the ensuite. There are two vanities in there--this one is Todd's.




Pictures of the cabinets. They turned out great!!!





The carpet that Todd and Jacob picked out!!!!

Moved In....

We have been living out at "the Land" for just over 1 week now. We spent last Saturday through Thursday in my parents holiday trailer. Friday night was the first night we spent in the house, in our own rooms. We now have water, although it is only cold water. The boiler panel will get hooked up tomorrow, and then we need Dad H to hook up the electrical parts so that the fan coil works, and such....hopefully Dad H will be down tomorrow as well. We have carpet in, cabinets in, are continuing to work on jambs and doors--we have hung 5 doors so far. They still need to be painted, and some door handles picked out, but overall, they are looking good. Hardwood is still set to go in tomorrow and Wednesday. We should have phone and internet at the house on Thursday.
The boys seem to like living in the new house. Even though there are no doors on their rooms, they have been going to be great, and sleeping in quite late--8-8:30........
I probably won't get a chance to post pictures until later in the week, as I need to find the cable that allows me to download the pictures from my camera.....
Thanks to Mom and Dad L who were down for part of the day to help out!!!

Jaywest Country Homes Is The Best!

First of all, a big thanks to the siding crew at Jaywest Country Homes! No only did they finish the job ahead of schedule, they did it on budget never once complaining about anything. I would definitely recommend them for any project you're working on and have already asked for a quote on the eavestroughing for the house.

Another big thanks to Coulter at Jaywest for honoring the Viceroy policy of having enough material for the project. We were told several times that Viceroy guarantees the amount of material required to finish your home to lock up. However, when I submitted my receipts for a few extra sheets of plywood and some other lumber, I was told that it's unlikely they would reimburse me for those materials. Rather than have to go to bat with Viceroy, Jaywest simply reimbursed us for those materials and saved us lots of phone calls and emails that would have likely gone nowhere.

We are officially moved, and living in a trailer, down by the river.....

Lots has been done over the last week. The siding has been finished, other than the caps that need to go at the edges once we have painted the exterior siding that is up. The hardwood flooring was supposed to go in yesterday and today, but they didn't get started today, and then they said the humidity of the wood was too high today. They may try again tomorrow, but I have a feeling it won't be until next week. We are still set to get carpet in tomorrow. The cabinet installers (Ponoka Cabinet Makers) arrived this morning and started unloading the truck. They should hopefully have all the cabinets installed by tomorrow evening. The appliances were delivered yesterday afternoon. Our water, toilets, sinks, and such all get hooked up on Friday. The boiler panel will be hooked up on the following Monday (Sept 10th), and we should get phone service out there on Sept 11th--I think we can actually keep our same number.......