7/16/15 - The Home Stretch!

After work today I stopped by the house like I usually do and to my delight, I found that there had been quite a lot done.  I know I've posted a ton of pictures that probably look very similar to these, but oh well lol.  I tried to put them into some type of order so I can go through like a bit of a walkthrough.

This is from the front door looking into the great room from the foyer.  As you can see, there is the beginnings of the final electrical install.

To the left is a coat closet and a half bath/powder room

From there, to your right is the dining room

And to the left are the two staircases

Straight ahead is the great room

From there, the kitchen is to the right, and all our appliances are here as well as all of the plumbing is completed!!  We went with an appliance upgrade that was three or 4 levels (I can't remember which) above what came standard.  We wanted the whisper quiet dishwasher as well as the upgraded range which is gas (also an upgrade)

We also did in-ceiling audio in the kitchen/morning room with a volume control mounted on the wall

Off of the kitchen is the morning room.  We opted for the additional windows here as well to give us as much natural light as possible.  The left wall that you can't see has sliding doors that will open out onto a 20'x30' deck that will be built after we move in.

Next is the finished basement downstairs.

At the bottom of the stairs is a large storage room.  It's unfinished, but does have electrical and HVAC

On the right is a full bathroom with a walk-in shower

Then there is the main living area in the basement

The sliding doors from the basement walkout lead to a small platform/deck with steps down to the back yard.  Since the house is built on a hill, we opted to do it this way rather than having the yard back filled to make it a true walkout.  This gives us a much more useable back yard.

And here is a shot from the morning room doors looking down at it.  You can get an idea of the back yard too.  The wooded area past the sod is our property, but it's an RPA so it has to be left alone for the most part.  (Ignore the screwed up sod.  it rained like crazy about an hour after it was laid and they haven't come back yet to straighten it out)

To the right of the main basement area is the theater room and off of that is the mechanical room that houses the HVAC equipment, tankless hot water heater, sump, structured wiring cable and data panel,  and all the wiring for the multi-room audio, surveillance cameras and the theater system.

Across from the mechanical room is the 5th bedroom/ the kids playroom

Now we move upstairs..

First is the Master Bedroom.  We did the standard bedroom layout, but we added the tray ceiling and some extra outlets/ceiling fan rough-in

Walk-in closet in the master

Next is the master bath.  This is an alternate/upgraded layout with a shower stall and a soaker tub, as well as the tile and the expresso vanity

From there we go to bedroom #2 which will be the guest bedroom

Next is the hall bathroom, again with the expresso vanity

Across from the hall bathroom is the laundry room.  This is one of our favorite things in this house, our old house had the washer and dryer at the back of the garage and it was such a pain to do laundry.

Down from the laundry room is bedroom #3 which is our son's room

His room also has a walk-in closet with a window.  We plan to remove the door and put his desk under the window to give him a little sitting room to do his homework.

And lastly is bedroom #4 which we be my wife's scrapbooking room and our office.

I think that covers most of it.  It's still got a little ways to go, but it sure is coming together nicely.

14 Days to Go!!!