Day 34 - 10/11/2010

It's the first day of Andy's vacation and unfortunately not much he can do yet in the new area. 

The trim guys are here installing the interior doors, door casings, baseboards and window sills. 

Sample of the trim work... Andy was wondering how they were going to handle the rounded corners.

Our next step is to start the painting which is around 4500 square feet of ceilings and walls.  But have to wait until the trim is in.  Andy is planning on a Wed start and has enlisted some help so hopefully that will proceed fairly quickly.  Andy and Monica decided on the paint colors.

The colors for the new areas.

The primary wall color downstairs will be a neutral gray to go along with the black and white tiles.  However, the downstairs will have accent walls of a crimson red color.  All the ceilings, downstairs and upstairs, will be a very light gray color called touch of gray which is really a gray tinted white.  Upstairs, the nook and the storage room will have the gray as the primary wall color with an accent wall in the nook of easton blue.  The office will primarily be the easton blue with an accent wall of the gray.  The entry will primarily be gray with the red and blue accents to tie it all together.  The entry will look like a big Texas state flag.

The brick layers showed up nice and early on Monday... however the brick did not.  Two pallets of brick did arrive just after noon but they did not start bricking today.  We're guessing that they decided it was too late in the day to get started and will get an early start on Tuesday.

Palettes o' brick.. they look kinda lonely.

We got another AWA for painting the entire outside of the house.  We've been here since 1997 and haven't painted so the entire house is in sore need of that.  So, more $$$ kaching $$$.  By the time we are totally finished only two bedrooms and the guest bath will not have been touched.  Of course, at Andy's work pace, that just might be in time for the next labor day cookout!!