Stone and Trim

Took a stormy trip out to the house on Saturday and I was rewarded for my efforts. Stone has begun and it looks FABULOUS. After seeing a few homes with our same stone, our one worry was that they would be spaced widely apart. The good news is that the stone is grouped VERY tight and we think it looks fantastic. Really happy with the work so far. It is a little darker than we first though, but the contrast with the lighter siding is something we are really excited about!

They also finished our interior trim, including the crown molding and the chair rail. It really is starting to look like a house on the inside as well as the outside. Our granite countertop for the master bath was also in place!

Autumn Buckeye Fieldstone with Sandy Tan siding and Pebble Clay shake

Front porch. The horizontal pieces are for attaching the shutters to the stone. 

Dining Room

Stair Railings

Master Bath Vanity

Doors, Cabinets, Trim, and a Finished Deck

Another almost strictly picture update. Two days of progress yielding all our cabinets installed, trim mostly done, stairs finished in the garage, and the deck is complete! Looks like there needs to be some grading the back yard for the stairs but it all looks good! Very excited.

A Deck!

We have a deck! I plan on spending many an hour grilling and chilling on this deck in the years to come so this is one of the more exciting things to see going up. Not quite complete but certainly enough to get me pumped!

In addition, they also blocked up our steps, delivered our stone and missing siding, and put the first coat of paint on the house. Next steps are stone going up and trimming out the inside!

Deck!

View from the backyard

Stone delivered

Fresh Paint (I didn't go in because it was wet EVERYWHERE

With stairs up to the front

Siding Complete (Almost) and Decking Delivered

Stopped by the site with my fiance today and they are almost complete with our siding! There are some trim pieces that need to go up around the windows and on the main gable, and a little bit of siding and trim where the two roof lines meet, but other than that our siding is complete! Also, the pressure treated lumber for our deck arrived, so hopefully they will begin working on that soon.

As an added bonus, we ran into two sets of future neighbors and got to enjoy their company and tour their homes. One of them is a day ahead of us on closing time and their house is painted, with doors installed, and they were putting cabinets up while we were touring! Now we know what we have to look forward to soon.

Six weeks left till closing, but who's counting....

Siding and Drywall

Just a picture update of some of the siding work and drywall.

Left side

Morning Room

Rear of the house. You can see the cutout in the siding for our deck.

Great Room/Kitchen Panorama

Morning Room

Media Closet

Great Room From Kitchen

Up the stairs

Bonus Room 

Master Bedroom

Upstairs Hallway

New Ryan Homes Master Tub

In the process of our build, we were surprised to see bathtubs show up on site that are different from those in the model. As many of you know, Ryan Homes changes their standard suppliers from time to time. As it turns out we caught the new supplier cycle for tubs at the beginning. I have provided a picture of the master tub below as it shows the biggest difference. At first we were turned off by the new tub, but after doing a little research, and sitting in this new behemoth (believe me its noticeably wider and deeper and longer than the previous RH tube) we are definitely happy with the change. I've also hunted down the supplier and provided links to the products that we received as best I could, which I am assuming will become universal for RH in the near future.

Master Bath Tub

Master Bath Tub - Sterling Plumbing - Lawson 60" x 42"

Shower Pan - Sterling Plumbing - 48" x 34"

Shower Pan

Hall Bath

So Much Progress, So Little Time

I see it has been 12 days since my last update. While the outside of the house hasn't changed much, there has been a TON of progress on the inside.  All of the mechanicals are done, and a week ago we had a our pre-drywall meeting. It went great and all of our concerns were addressed. most of them had to do with cracks and holes, all of which were well sealed during the insulation phase. The pre-drywall was last Monday, then the insulation went in, we had our insulation and Energy Star inspections, and now we have drywall up and the first coat of mud on. In addition, all of our doors, cabinets, and trim have arrived, and siding has started going up! Whew, its been quite the week. I need to add my countdown clock as we are currently 45 DAYS FROM CLOSING! Now I'm getting pumped!

Morning Room Windows

Stairs up to the second floor

Doors and More!