Towel rack

Bathroom Floor Tile

Had to do a closeup so you can see it. We originally had a light gray grout in mind but now thinking we may go with white. Grout hasn't been set yet so we can sleep on it!
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TILE BEGINS

We thought about tiling ourselves to save money. but we then realized we were in over our heads. Whatever we thought we were going to save, we would be paying in messed up material and having to redo it. Jehovany recommended this bad ass guy. He leveled things that i thought didn't need leveling and prepped for one day. His words , "Tiling is all about prep" because once you lay it down it's too late. I am a more of a prep later shoot first. That's what got us into this mess. I am learning more and more every day.

BED ROOM- SHEET ROCKS!

Our inspector has a tattoo on his forearm that reads, "Never Again." 3 more inspections and then we will never see "Never Again" never again. The guys have taped and floated the back room and the inspector has signed off!!!

Ran out of tile-miscalculation

I counted the tile as if they were ballots for George W Bush. Complete miscalculation.

We have a tile guru at the house right now. He counted the boxes and
said we are off by 40percent in the kitchen!!! The problem is that they
might not be ready till Monday.

Back Room

After an inspection this morning, the guys were able to put in the insulation and they are starting to close up all the walls with sheet rock in the back room. Need to finalize a few more things and tile will go in tomorrow. The Mister also mapped out his surround sound today and we are off to find glass for two of our windows that got broken back in May.

Patching Towards the Finish Line

The guys have been patching and prepping the walls for us so that we can paint. When we went in today, we felt so good. The walls are smooth and no longer look like they were the unfortunate result of a frat party. Out kitchen and bathroom got hardy back a few days ago and they are ready for tile! So our home is looking like it's one step closer to the finish line. We got word today from our contractors that the tile will go in tomorrow. We are so excited!!! We will post pictures of the tile as soon as we see it go down. Our cabinets are being made as I type and we are supposed to go finalize their color later on this week. Things are moving according to plan and we couldn't be happier. We are so grateful to all the guys at TBG Construction for being so professional and for making our vision come to life.

OUR FIGS- LIKE JELLY ON A TREE

It's fig season and we have two of those bad boys. They are so good it is like natures own jam. Everyday i pick them and bring them home. Have you had grilled figs with bacon and goat cheese? My wife's grandmother told us how we can dry them, but we might have to wait. We had an ant problem last week at the apartment and we are worried they'll return

COCINA

The kitchen is starting to look like a kitchen. We can't wait to cook in it. Our fridge in our apartment keeps everythigng at warm 65 degrees. I bought 2 steaks to grill and by the next day they had turned. I can't wait to get out of this place and into our new home. Goodbye helicopters, Goodbye freeway, Goodby black soot. We were thinking about replacing the windows to the right, because they don't open and need weights, but i think we might keep them as is. I like the way they look.

THE LIGHT

There is land on the horizon. The bathroom has real form and it's coming together very well. The hardy back is down, ready for the tile. The electrical, gas and plumbing all got signed off on. The AC is hooked up and so is all the duct work. Our finish date was for the 15th, but we knew it was a bit optimistic. This week there were crews of at least 7 guys going at it. They really got a lot accomplished.

The building is up

Took out the ugly bushes from the root.

For our chandelier

Correction

We need to move the switch and the lights so they don't conflict with
the closet.

Electrical in room

The room

I am back on the roof! And this time I didn't fall through.

Framing Thieves

Today we are picking out where our windows should go. The framing is up and we have gone through 3 inspections without any problems. The subfloor is rock solid and leveled so that when we put our hardwood floor it will be flush with the rest of the house.

We camped out at the house last night because all of our stuff is there and if that would get stolen we would be sunk.

Hector, the worker who stays at the house during the week, told me that my neighbor is stealing buckets of water from my front faucet at night. We were going to confront them, but we decided it was a great opportunity to have some fun. We haven't singled out one particular plan, so we are open to suggestions. We did buy a faucet lock. The misses wants to jump out of the bushes with a covered panty hosed face and a camera. I just want to exercise my Texas right and shoot whoever is on my property.

INSULATION

We dropped of some stuff at the house. A couple of ceiling fans, the medicine cabinets and speaker wire. And we walked in to see Hector and Leon adding in the insulation to the back room.

His & Hers

I have never been so excited not to share. I think most couples can relate to how much it sucks sharing a bathroom sink. No more toothpaste/ beard trimming/ unidentifiable gunk for me!
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Fan-Tastic

Found this fan on sale so we picked up two. Our ceilings are low so we were limited on what fans we could choose from because most of them hang too low. You got 8 foot celings and add a fan that hangs two feet down and well you do the math. Besides it's just not nice to decapitate the guests. On second thought...
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Our Medicine Cabinets

We got two! These will be going over two metal console sinks in the bathroom!
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FOUNDATION POUR

This weekend we woke up extra early to greet the cement truck and watch them pour the cement into the forms. I never knew it was such a precise thing. The pressure has to be at 30psi, it has to be done quick so it cures evenly.

Here They Are

I can't wait to refinish these doors!!!

PROGRESS!!!!!!

We have been very busy.

Making some serious progress. My parents were in town this past week and my dad, the Architectural Engineer was on the job site several times this week. He said that they guys were doing a bang up job, using the highest grade materials and working their ass off. We got to select were the lighting fixtures and recessed lighting go. PLUS where to pre-wire for surround sound. ANY TIPS WELCOME!

Now we need to make a decision about clothing dryers, gas v electric.We know gas is much cheaper to run, but they are all very big in comparison with the smaller 24 inch European ones that only seem to run on electricity. We are thinking of the bosch axxis, because of their size. We need all the space we can get, so we have to weigh both options.



This week we have completed rough plumbing, gas line, and rough electrical, plus we have installed a NORTIZ tankless water heater . This thing is bad ass, it only heats up the water you need. So it saves tons of energy plus it qualifies for the 2009 tax rebate. We can run our kitchen sink, flush a toilet, take a shower, and fill up the bath at the same time without loss of hot water. HIRSCH plumbing has a special on them for $659! It should be between $800-$1000.

Here are some pics of the guys getting ready to pour the footing. Easy as 1/2/3.On the last pic, that thing is solid, you couldn't move it if you tried. and yes my dad tried to move it.