The ongoing saga of trim and tile....

The Ongoing Saga of Trim and Tile....

January 7th and 8th -- Everyday more of the detailed trim work and tile work is done, and while there are clear signs of progress, it feels like there are so many details that I can't even imagine when everything will be done.

The latest signs of progress can be seen in the baseboards in these next photos taken in the guest suite....

Here is the baseboard around the wall that separates the dining room and the kitchen...

And here is the baseboard along the west wall of the master bedroom near the door that leads to the covered deck.






There are so many new walls and pieces of baseboard that have to be installed that it is staggering, but the finish carpenter are making great progress.


The cleats for the shelving in the pantry are up, and the boards that will be the shelves will be cut soon.

 There are still windows that are being trimmed, and the brown molding along the edge of the white mill work below is being added to each window and door to make the mill work more "period appropriate" to match the age of the house.

 

The pocket door in the bathroom has been hung

 

And the fireplace and mantel in the master bedroom is taking shape

The head finish carpenter and I discussed the design of a "semi-built-in" chest of drawers that will be built to fit into the space between the fireplace and the west wall of the master bedroom in the spot shown below.  It will be "semi-built-in" because there needs to be access to an electrical switch on the side of the fireplace to operate the fireplace and there is an electrical outlet on the wall below that would be difficult to access with a built-in.  The chest of drawers will have 3 deep drawers, two smaller drawers on top, and will match the height of the fireplace.  The advantage to it being "semi-built-in" will permit me to move it if I ever decide I want to.  It would be too difficult to find a chest of drawers that would be the right height and width to fit in this spot.



The tile work continues in the master bathroom, with the sub-way tile installed in the shower

   

The tile floor has been laid where the toilet will be installed



And the tile is in progress around the soaker tub: 

Here is the tiled bench inside the master shower that will have granite on the top of the seat

The fabricator started to create the template for the granite that will be the kitchen counter tops, and here is a better peak at the sink, which will be under-mounted

All of this progress is great, but the house is such a mess with table saws set up all over the place that a table saw and a tile saw are competing for space in the master bedroom

 And another table saw sits in the dining room.

While the original claw foot tub awaits re-glazing, it sits between two saw horses in the guest suite.

In addition to these saws, there are air compressors, piles of lumber and trim, tools, tools, and tools everywhere.

The two finish carpenters who are spending the most time working on the trim are great to have around -- they are pleasant and funny, especially as they make up lyrics to the country-western songs that are blaring on the radio.  Often their made-up lyrics have to do with the work they are doing on my house that are actually pretty hilarious, such as "I love my job, but this house is killing me," which is likely to appear at the top of the country-western charts on a radio station near you.

But, among the laughs, I look around and simultaneously marvel at the progress, while being horrified by the saw dust, dirt and "stuff" everywhere.  I can't help but wonder if my house will ever be clean and return to normal?   

I keep telling myself that at some point in the future all of this will be a repressed memory.