Final Inspection Count: 3 Down, 1 To Go

I was home when the electrical inspector came by yesterday and we passed! Way to go electrician. The final termite treatment is scheduled for Tuesday. I also called the building inspector to give him a heads up on my "sparse" kitchen. He said that it should be fine. He'll just add a note to my records. All of my paperwork is with the bank and they will have the appraiser call me so that I can schedule it after I get my C.O. Last but not least, I put together the permit for my internal privacy fence. The end is near.

Here's a picture of power tools I do not have, nor know how to operate. The guys at work think it is funny that I post pictures like this and of material deliveries. Late last night, Dave and Charlie finished up the floors. They glued and nailed down the floor. Have I mentioned that it looks fabulous! I have some extra boxes and we decided not to go with the stair shoes, so I'm going to return those today. My quarter round was on back order, so I'll pick that up too.

Also on the to do list this weekend is:

• A trip to the Big Box Store
• Painting the Wood for the Stair Risers
• Staining the Stair Treads
• Fixing the Doorbell in the Main House
  

Status - More Driveway Gravey (aka I-4/408)

Here's the latest progress. Thank goodness we are primarily working on the interior. We have had rain non-stop the past few days courtesy of Faye. Walking to work in puddles reminded me why things were so stinky in NYC. You were bound to get wet walking to and from the subway station. I don't know when he did it, but the electrician installed the last few fixtures and wired up the box yesterday.

On a side note, I'm starting to think that the scale of my chandelier is off - given all the open space.

Installing My Grass Floor

Yeah, yeah, yeah. Technically, bamboo is not wood, but a grass. The installation progress has begun. There is no way in holy heck that I could have done this myself. We hit a few roadblocks before we started. First and foremost, there were NO manufacturer installation instructions in the box. I called Lumber Liquidators to try to get a copy and all they did was refer me to their website. Really. Even IKEA has little cartoon, non-verbal instructions. After lots of sanding (be sure to tell your drywall guys not to splatter mud all over the floor) and vacuuming, the glue went down. A last minute phone call to Dave confirmed that he purchased VOC compliant glue.

If Hurricane Faye doesn't get in the way, we should make more progress tomorrow.

Flooring Choices

...and the winner is vertical natural bamboo by Morning Star at Lumber Liquidators. Not that I have a tendency to over analyze things, but this purchase was based on aesthetics, compatibility with the floors in the main house, cost and availability. I loaded up the minivan yesterday and Tim, Nan and Tina came over to help unload the goods. It is recommended that you allow the flooring to acclimate in the installation area for 3-7 days. Well, we made it into the garage.