Interior finishes are starting, brand new beautiful metal roof is leaking.

Our wood floors were installed last week and the tile people started this week.  The finish carpenter started Friday and will hopefully be working this week.  Because of the weather last week, we were lucky to find a roof leak.  Hopefully they can pinpoint it and fix it before we are ready for paint.  I think the spray foam is saving a lot of sheetrock, the only place the water is coming in is above the master bedroom doors.  I think the water is working its way down to the 1st available place without foam, which happens to be the header above the door.  Even though it is frusterating to have a leak in our brand new house, I guess I need to look on the bright side.  It could be worse. 

Leak

Upstairs Shower

Upstairs Bath

Wood Floor

Basement Bath

Starting Sheetrock

The exterior is mostly finished.  The sheetrock is started on the inside.  So now it comes the fun part, we get to pick finishes.  Of course we are right on the edge of our budget and finishes can add up, so we can't go too crazy.  I think we have to give up on flat panel doors, the molded raised panel ones are fine, right?  I like simpler finishes, square not too ornate.  Seems to me like that is easier, but apparently it isn't.  Flat panel doors are about 3 times as much as raised panel and we have 28 doors in the house, so it adds up.  I think this is only the 2nd thing that we have compromised from what our ideal is, but I am afraid it is only the begining.  Can I change my mind now about that extra insulation?  Just kidding.  

We have started looking at tile.  I think we want white hex tiles for the bathroom floors and subway tiles on the shower, with maybe a row of glass mosaic tile for a border.  Sound like it should be less expensive than stone doesn't it?  It doesn't seem to be, but I am still shopping.

The final meeting with my cabinet maker is Monday.  Did you know you have to have your appliance specs for the cabinet meeting?  I guess it makes sense, but it was funny to me that all double ovens are different sizes.  So we have to finalize our appliances choices now.  I was hoping that I would run across a killer deal last minute.  I might have to give up on that plan.

Future Home Theater

Front

Back

From the street