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Lord Residence: January 2009

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January 2, 2009 -- More of the top cabinets were installed in the kitchen today. For the most part, all that is left is the trim around the tops.


January 7, 2009 -- Here is some of the door trim. This opening is between the gallery and the kitchen.


January 7, 2009 -- Here is a view of the same opening down the length of the gallery.


January 7, 2009 -- This is the backside of the gallery opening.


January 7, 2009 -- The crown moulding is being finished in the master bedroom. Here you can see where it continues around the room.


January 7, 2009 -- Here is one of the windows fully trimmed out in the kitchen/great room. Notice the wood panelling below the window.


January 7, 2009 -- This is one of the exterior doors of the great room fully trimmed out.


January 7, 2009 -- The beaded board panelling is started in bath 2. Some of the other trims have to be finished before the top rail can be installed.


January 7, 2009 -- This is the finished tile in the shower of bath 3.


January 13, 2009 -- Color swatches have been painted on the walls to aid in the interior color selection.


January 13, 2009 -- All of the fireplace wall trim is installed with the exception of the mantle. It will be installed after the stone around the firebox.


January 13, 2009 -- The large crown moulding circles around the entire great room. Good progress has been made on installing that this week.


January 13, 2009 -- This is the crown moulding in the study. It was challenging to run down the slope and along the angled ceiling, but we did it.


January 13, 2009 -- The crown moulding has now been run in the master bathroom.


January 13, 2009 -- The master bath shower tiles have now been finished and grouted. They will have a wood trim around the top edge and down each side.


January 13, 2009 -- The laundry cabinets were installed today. They will have Corian counter tops on them.


January 13, 2009 -- This is the laundry sink cabinet under the window.


January 13, 2009 -- The brick step is now built and the columns finished. The front facade is now complete.


January 15, 2009 -- The laundry cabinets are finished up now and ready for their countertops.


January 15, 2009 -- The powder room vanity has its plywood top and is now ready for the tile guy to install the tile.


January 15, 2009 -- The computer desk and hutch have been installed and are ready for thier countertop and finish.


January 15, 2009 -- This is the storage cabinet above what will be the mud room bench seat.


January 15, 2009 -- The linen cabinet in bedroom 3.


January 15, 2009 -- The linen cabinet in bedroom 2.


January 15, 2009 -- The trim continues to go up! This is the opening from the great room to the foyer.


January 15, 2009 -- The crown moulding is up in the north gallery.


January 15, 2009 -- The crown moulding in bedroom 2 is a simple two piece crown.


January 15, 2009 -- This is some of the crown moulding in the dressing area of bath 2.


January 15, 2009 -- The crown moulding is going up around the foyer. It is the same as the large crown in the great room.


January 15, 2009 -- The crown moulding is up in the entry way as well as the rest of the master bedroom suite.


January 17, 2009 -- The grouting is now finished in the shower of bath 3. Epoxy grout was used so that it would not stain, crack or mildew.


January 17, 2009 -- The floor of bath 2 is now redone and grouted. This also has epoxy grout which makes cleaning a lot easier.


January 17, 2009 -- The tiled countertop in the powder bath is now finished. It is a little dusty now but it will clean up and look nice once its copper sink is installed.


January 19, 2009 -- The opening into the great room from the foyer is now all trimmed out.


January 19, 2009 -- The crown moulding and window casing in bedroom 3 is finished now.


January 19, 2009 -- This is the awning window to the screened porch all trimmed out now.


January 19, 2009 -- Here is another view of the trim in bedroom 3.


January 19, 2009 -- The garage workbench was completed today. It will have a refrigerator on the left and a sink on the right. A shelf will go in the middle eventually.


January 20, 2009 -- The studio tub/shower unit was installed today. A wall and drywall will have to be built around it to finish it.


January 21, 2009 -- The high windows in the great room are trimmed out now.


January 21, 2009 -- The windows in bedroom 2 are now trimmed out.


January 21, 2009 -- The sink and counter in bath 2 were installed today.


January 21, 2009 -- The sink and counter in the master bath room was installed today.


January 21, 2009 -- The master bath tub surround was built today. There is an access panel to get to the plumbing on the left side.


January 21, 2009 -- Here is another view showing the curvature and the access panel. The access panel is the flat area on the left.


January 26, 2009 -- The front yard has been cleared and cleaned in anticpation of the beginning of landscaping.


January 26, 2009 -- The trim in the foyer is coming along nicely. The wall "panels" are almost complete.


January 26, 2009 -- Here is a view of the interior trim at the front door.


January 26, 2009 -- Here is another view of the trim work in the foyer.


January 26, 2009 -- The wainscot is completed now in bath 2.


January 26, 2009 -- Here is a finished trimmed casement window in the master bath ante room.


January 26, 2009 -- The stair skirt and risers are installed and ready for the treads as soon as they arrive.


January 28, 2009 -- The pantry cabinets are in the process of being built.


January 28, 2009 -- Here is one of the dormer windows in the studio all trimmed out.


January 28, 2009 -- This is a gable window in the studio. From here you can see the fly fishing pond beyond (as well as our temporary construction fencing).


January 28, 2009 -- Here is the finished trimmed window above the master bath tub.


January 28, 2009 -- Trim was added around the top of the master shower giving it a stately finished look.


January 29, 2009 -- The closet shelves are finished in the master bedroom. These are sweater "cubbies" in her closet.