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