A One Day Swing

We were only at the house for about 8 hours today. Leaving at 5am and getting back here at 5pm.

The stonework is complete, even on the inside around the fireplace, it really adds to the both the exterior and interior.


I will top the fireplace and the stoop seat in wood. Sometime in the next month, after I finish the handrails, finish the base and case, etc.

We don't have to worry about finishing the interior doors though, because that is what we did today.

We thought it would be at least a whole day job, but once we got started it took us about 3 hours to do ~16 doors. I have to say for pine doors, once finished in poly, they really have some character. We used the HVLP sprayer again. That is why we were able to progress so fast. The Scotch Brite finishing pads (fine) were also a real labor saver as compared to regular sandpaper.

Next weekend we will haul the doors up to the house, and place them by their openings so the trim carpenter can hang them.

Mike and Shawn finished the upstairs painting today and will complete the downstairs next Sunday.

I still haven't gotten the "good" camera fixed so these are not quite up to my normal professional standards.

Activity starts to turn up again this week. Monday the kitchen install starts. Also on Monday Jesse will be working on the ceiling liner. Thursday the counter fabricators will be in to make the templates for the granite countertops (kitchen, island, master bath).

BTW: the house is now locked up.

A neighbor stopped by this afternoon, who hadn't seen the house since Labor Day (pre-drywall), she was amazed at the progress in the last 5 week. This makes us feel better because we would have liked to have seen more progress during that time, i.e. last weeks post.