Sheet rock is akin to watching paint dry...

So they were 18 boards short and Haley's room was one of the rooms not finished. Here it is hung and finishing will happen this week. Then first coat of paint (samples already purchased to slap on the walls for Faith to decide), then tile, then hardwood, then trim, then......! Who knows, maybe we'll be in sooner than October 14th!

I dug the hole for the propane tank and the line to the house. 

Then had my trusty worker boy (dad) come over to help me bury it!

 

With needing to pour a concrete pad for the HVAC unit and underground power going to be connected to the home soon, I installed this gutter drain. Gutters will be installed this week as well. That's about it, I guess. 

Inspections passed!

We passed framing and mechanical inspections! So, we were able to move on to insulating. 

So as to hopefully keep the noise level downstairs to a minimum, we insulated the floor as well. 

And because those Arnold girls stay up way too late talking, I had them insulate the walls between the master bedroom and main living area! I doubt it'll make a huge difference, they're loud! 😉

Here's the barrel entrance with sheet rock applied! There will be a tongue and groove ceiling in the great room, which is why there isn't any sheet rock there. 

The master is taking shape! It only took one day to hang all of the sheet rock too! Everyone says how quickly our home is coming together, I can only say it's because we work the schedule to death and have great subs. It's the Brown Haven Builders way! Now it's time to slow things down a little and watch boring stuff happen.... 

Mechanicals & fireplaces complete

Things are going together really well. The schedule we use says we'll be done by October 4th, so I'm shooting for the 14th, which will be the Friday before Fall Break. That way Faith and Haley are out of school and I can be there to help get moved in! Other than the electrician taking longer than normal, because my job is lowest on the totem pole, everything has ticked along pretty good. I'm glad that we can be flexible with our house if another house needs more attention. It's all part of the deal I get with being an employee built home! No worries, mon!

 Mr. Jack, my electrician's father, and really nice guy. It's good to see old men working!

 The chimney shroud was installed.

 So, I may not nail a hammer, paint a wall or put down a piece of flooring in our house, but I have worked.

 My index finger is pointing at the orange wire that will be a wireless access point for internet. There will be two in the house on opposite ends, one of which is in Haley's room. We have fiber optic here, which is awesome, but just to make sure there isn't a breakdown in signal my Smart Home installer recommended we do this. They also pre-wired for security, speakers, and ran all of our phone and TV. The white squiggly line just above my finger is for the speaker that will go in the ceiling of the kitchen. We love listening to music in there and will be able to expand on the system throughout the house over the years.

 We have two electric panels but it's only a 200AMP service total. We separated the two so that everything in one box is designated to the generator, and the rest are non-essential. The orange "smart tube" is for the next HDMI, USB, Cable/Dish, etc. thing that may come out in the next 20 years. Granted, more and more things will be wireless, but there is always a need for hard wire and this will allow cables to be ran from the mechanical room to the attic.

 Dad just got home from a trip and I had to put him to work! I gave him the easy job, although hot without AC running, and I ran the mexican backhoe (shovel).... He brought dirt, I slung it under the porch.

 Tired and not a dry spot on my shirt.....

Thanks dad!

Exterior paint complete!

We got the idea for our exterior colors from our previous neighbors, Rory and Derinda, to use Hazy Sage for the main body and Morning Sun for the trim.

The ceilings turned out really good. Beaded 1x4 in the barrel vault, 1x8 square edge in the remaining porch ceilings. 

Terrace fireplace installed and both hearths were made. Once stone is applied stone will go to the ceiling and wrap both sides and the hearth will be 14" high. 

Although we are lacking rain this year, we're hoping for a miracle and our grass will start to grow. Momma wants to get her boy Bunky over here ASAP! 

Panorama view from the kitchen looking into the living and dining rooms. Electrical will be complete this weekweek and then framing/mechanicals will be inspected which we will hopefully pass on the first try! Til next week, by y'all!