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Lord Residence: December 2008

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December 1, 2008 -- The screen wire was installed on Monday. Tuesday the hardware cloth on the bottom will be installed.


December 1, 2008 -- Here is the screen wire on the owner's screen porch.


December 1, 2008 -- Drywall finishing began on Friday. They could not do more finishing on Monday because Drywall compound dries slowly when it is cold.


December 2, 2008 -- The hardware cloth has now been installed on the bottom sections.


December 2, 2008 -- Here is more of the drywall finishing. A really wide area was mudded to make the wall smoother where the joint is.


December 2, 2008 -- Here is the drywall in the studio.


December 2, 2008 -- Here is the great room looking towards the fireplace.


December 2, 2008 -- This is the front door with one coat of spar varnish on it. It will be sanded and recoated to give the final finish.


December 2, 2008 -- This is one of the gable brackets that has been stained to match the front door. It will get spar varnish on it over the stain soon.


December 2, 2008 -- This is the front gable with all three brackets stained. The masking tape will stay on until they varnish the brackets.


December 4, 2008 -- The screen porches are finished now. You can see that all of the trim is now installed over the screening.


December 4, 2008 -- Here is a back view of the screened porch.


December 4, 2008 -- This is the completed owner's screened porch. The screened doors are ordered and will be installed once they arrive.


December 4, 2008 -- This is one of the eave brackets under the garage roof. It has only stain on it now. Soon it will be coated with spar varnish.


December 5, 2008 -- Drywall was completely finished today. This is a view into the kitchen.


December 5, 2008 -- Now that the drywall is finished the next step is priming the drywall. This is a view of the fireplace wall.


December 5, 2008 -- Here is a view of the rear of the great room. Once the primer is on the walls and ceilings the interior trim will start.


December 5, 2008 -- The studio above the garage is all finished and ready for primer and trim.


December 12, 2008 -- Some of the interior trim lumber arrived today. There is over 8,400 linear feet of trim all total. The rest arrives next week.


December 12, 2008 -- The revised and much improved owner's entry walk is now formed for concrete. There will be tabby concrete bordered by bricks.


December 12, 2008 -- Forming to provide a brick ledge is a complex task. All of the different boards define the form of the concrete as well as the ledge for brick.


December 12, 2008 -- The floor of bath #2 is now prepared for tile.


December 12, 2008 -- The floor of bath #3 is now prepared for tile.


December 12, 2008 -- The wood for the painted pine floors has arrived.


December 12, 2008 -- The floor of the master bath is now prepared for tile.


December 12, 2008 -- The floor of the foyer is now prepared for slate.


December 12, 2008 -- This is some of the wood for the antique pine flooring. The installers are cutting them to length and sorting them by width.


December 12, 2008 -- The fireplace wall is now prepared for the trim and wood paneling. It will be quite detailed when complete.


December 16, 2008 -- This is yellow pine flooring in the laundry room. It will be sanded and painted eventually.


December 16, 2008 -- Here is a view of the tobacco wood flooring from the owner's entry towards the gallery.


December 16, 2008 -- This is the unfinished tobacco wood in the owner's entry.


December 16, 2008 -- Here is a view of the gallery from the foyer.


December 16, 2008 -- This is the tile floor in bath 2. It is set now and will be grouted later.


December 16, 2008 -- This is the yellow pine floor in bedroom 2. This will be painted and then distressed to appear old and worn.


December 16, 2008 -- This is the tile floor in bath 3. There is a lot of detail here with the border and diagonally set infill.


December 16, 2008 -- Here is the walnut flooring in the great room. It was installed yesterday in preparation for the cabinet delivery.


December 16, 2008 -- Another view of the great room. The cabinets were delivered today and installation will start tomorrow.


December 17, 2008 -- The powder room flooring was installed today.


December 17, 2008 -- The south gallery flooring was installed today.


December 17, 2008 -- The kitchen cabinet installation began today.


December 17, 2008 -- This is a side cabinet in the kitchen. It will have a wooden top and wood pilasters eventually.


December 17, 2008 -- Wood installation has started in the master suite. That will be finished tomorrow.


December 18, 2008 -- The kitchen island cabinets are almost complete.


December 18, 2008 -- This is the other side of the kitchen island.


December 18, 2008 -- The master bedroom flooring was installed today.


December 18, 2008 -- This is the master bedroom looking towards the bathroom.


December 23, 2008 -- The wall tile of bathroom 2 is now installed. It will need to be grouted next.


December 23, 2008 -- Boxing was built down from the ceiling in the kitchen for the cabinets to finish against.


December 23, 2008 -- These two cabinets in the great room are set in place. The base and top trims still have to be installed.


December 23, 2008 -- The vanity cabinet in the powder room is installed. It will be finished off with a natural stone top.


December 23, 2008 -- Here is the linen cabinet in the master bathroom.


December 23, 2008 -- The master bath vanity cabinets are installed now. They still get base trim after the tile floors are installed.


December 24, 2008 -- The service yard and owner's walk have been poured now with tabby concrete. There will be a brick border installed around the perimeter.


December 29, 2008 -- Baseboard installation has begun. We are installing it first so that the baseboard outlets can be installed.


December 29, 2008 -- The trim is started in the master bedroom. There will be panels below the windows once finished.


December 29, 2008 -- The slate has been laid in the foyer. It has yet to be grouted. Notice the baseboard is installed here as well.


December 29, 2008 -- Seats have been built in the showers out of concrete. Tile will be laid on them soon.


December 29, 2008 -- Bath 2 tub walls are now mostly grouted. A little touchup on the left and it will be complete.


December 29, 2008 -- The master bath floor tiles are well on their way to being laid.


December 29, 2008 -- The master bath shower was started today. It will be finished soon.


December 31, 2008 -- More top cabinets have been installed in the kitchen now.


December 31, 2008 -- The cabinet in bathroom 2 is mostly installed. It will get legs and a shelf underneath after the floor is finished.


December 31, 2008 -- The interior trim is now well on its way. These windows in the master bedroom are nearly complete.


December 31, 2008 -- The master bath floor tiles have all been set now.


December 31, 2008 -- The master bath shower tiles are now all set and ready for grout.


December 31, 2008 -- The brick borders around the owner's entry walk and the service yard are now complete.