Operation Home Build: Part Dos

[NastyStang113]

The progress has hit the point where everything is going to start going really fast. Gonna be hard to keep up with the progress. Yesterday they had the garage doors up, driveway forms passed inspection, trim / doors started going in tomorrow. More trim, paint and pouring the driveway should be happening today.

Looking good. Big fan of how open the layout is!

The open floor plan and 3 car garage (and of course sizing) was why we chose this model. I love how if you're standing at the kitchen sink you can see almost everything. You have a straight shot to the living room, family room, 2nd bedroom, and the master bedroom.

Moving right along. How long until closing?

Probably around 30 days. I've got almost until the end of April in my current house so I should be fine.

 

[s8v4o]

Very nice. I really like the open layout.

 

[NastyStang113]

Just got back from the house today. Found out tile was going in when I walked in and almost stepped on wet tile. Here's some pictures from yesterday!

Driveway & sidewalk poured.

Entry.

Living Room.

Dining Room.

Kitchen.

Kitchen / Family.

Kitchen Bar > Master

Kitchen Bar > Living Room

Breakfast Nook.

Family Room.

Master Bedroom.

Second Bedroom.

Third Bedroom.

Fourth Bedroom.

Garage.

Very nice. I really like the open layout.

Thanks!

 

[Kenaizer]

So close!

Side note: what are you using to take the pictures? I'm liking the wide perspective.

 

[skwerl]

Color me jelly. The place looks fantastic!

 

[NastyStang113]

So close!

Side note: what are you using to take the pictures? I'm liking the wide perspective.

Nikon D90 with a SB700 flash and a cheap Sigma 10-20mm wide angle lense. It's impossible to take good interior shots with a standard lens, you can't get the perspective of the room size at all.

Color me jelly. The place looks fantastic!

Thanks man!

 

[Kenaizer]

Nikon D90 with a SB700 flash and a cheap Sigma 10-20mm wide angle lense. It's impossible to take good interior shots with a standard lens, you can't get the perspective of the room size at all.

Thanks! I'll have to pick up one of those lenses for the wife's D3200. Like you said, the camera on my phone just isn't cutting it.

 

[NastyStang113]

Thanks! I'll have to pick up one of those lenses for the wife's D3200. Like you said, the camera on my phone just isn't cutting it.

Definitely, the majority of exterior pictures I've posted are even with that lense. Helps to get rid of all of the street in the pictures.

 

[NastyStang113]

So, the exterior was painted on Friday. Stone went up on Saturday morning. Electrical started getting finished up over the weekend. They started on the light fixtures, got all the fans up, it's probably all done. I didn't go by Sunday.

Paint & Stone.

Master Bedroom. Need to move the pendants up a little bit more and move the one on the right slightly. They are set to go above our end tables.

Master Bathroom Shower. Still needs the enclosure, etc.

 

[NastyStang113]

Exterior.

Exterior Entry.

Entry.

Living Room.

Dining Room.

Kitchen.

Family Room.

Master Bedroom.

Master Bathroom.

Second Bedroom.

 

[Kenaizer]

Coming right along. I like the cabinet/countertop palette!

 

[NastyStang113]

Forgot to mention we need to adjust the placement of the kitchen pendants. They are a little off. Need to order some cabinet pulls soon. The builder didn't have a good selection and they were overpriced of course. Also bought a Moen Motion Sense kitchen faucet.

Coming right along. I like the cabinet/countertop palette!

Appreciate that! We went with upgraded cabinets and got granite in the bathrooms (kitchen is standard).

 

[Shaggy]

Nice! How big is your lot? A decent backyard? Do you have the walls going up or is it going to be an open backyard?

 

[skwerl]

I really like the master bath tile colors.

 

[Kenaizer]

The builder didn't have a good selection and they were overpriced of course. Also bought a Moen Motion Sense kitchen faucet.

It's crazy how much they mark that stuff up sometimes. The only things we had the builder put in were the door hardware, towel hooks and loops, and TP holders. Everything else (mirrors, lights, faucets, shower fixtures) was marked up so much that we had them install the standard and bought our own.

Appreciate that! We went with upgraded cabinets and got granite in the bathrooms (kitchen is standard).

Well worth it. Not only does it keep the flow of your house, it will be better for resale (if you ever go that route).

 

[joe_momma]

I really like the open concept. Looks great!

 

[NastyStang113]

I'm going to be adding a tile backsplash in the kitchen soon as we close. Gonna end up actually ripping up some tile, etc and having one of our guys go finish it up lol. We had them tile the wet areas in the tile we wanted but always planned to tile everything but the bedrooms. We buy our materials from the same place and the cost is about 300% cheaper for me to do it lol. I didn't feel like ripping everything up though and creating a huge mess in a brand new house so that's why we upgraded the tile in the wet areas to begin with. Here's a close up of the granite. Hoping my superintendent remembered to tell the granite guys to just barely put up the backsplash.

Nice! How big is your lot? A decent backyard? Do you have the walls going up or is it going to be an open backyard?

It's a 10,000 sq ft lot. Not huge but kind of "typical" of this area / neighborhood type. I've got the plot plan right next to me about to go talk to someone about the PVC fence.

I really like the master bath tile colors.

Appreciate it. We are thinking about adding the same accent tile to the tub when our guy goes in the house to finish up the rest of the tile.

It's crazy how much they mark that stuff up sometimes. The only things we had the builder put in were the door hardware, towel hooks and loops, and TP holders. Everything else (mirrors, lights, faucets, shower fixtures) was marked up so much that we had them install the standard and bought our own.

Well worth it. Not only does it keep the flow of your house, it will be better for resale (if you ever go that route).

I was really surprised with our builder. A lot of the stuff was really reasonable. Only a few things did we have to do afterwards. All of the faucets, etc were on point. They were a few dollars less than retail and then you figure in the work. Only reason why I bought the kitchen faucet was because I wanted the MotionSense faucet. Electrical wasn't a problem for us luckily because that would of definitely hurt with what we did. A few things we shook our head at just because it didn't make any sense but like I said, I was surprised. I'm happy with what I've had to spend on it.

I really like the open concept. Looks great!

Thanks!

 

[NastyStang113]

Exterior, gonna move the tree a little more to the left.

Coach Lights, etc. Need to mount security cameras still. Garage doors get painted as well.

Entry, had to order two night lights because the originals were a little too big.

Living Room.

Dining Room.

Family Room.

Kitchen, moved the pendants.

The brushed faucet will be replaced. I just got the standard one so I could buy a Moen Motion Sense faucet.

Breakfast Nook, still waiting on the light.

Master Bedroom, pendant adjusted.

Master Bathroom, had the vanity lights flipped.

Second Bedroom, unhappy with the speaker placement so I'm having them moved.

 

[NastyStang113]

Exterior, tree still needs moved.

Exterior Entry.

They cleaned the whole inside pretty good. Living / Dining Room still look the same all they need is the "temporary" carpet really.

Family Room.

Kitchen.

LED undercabinet lighting and outlets. Cabinets still need the lower light rail trim piece.

Master Bedroom still looks the same. Master Bath just got the shower enclosure done today but here it is from the other day.

 

[skwerl]

I'm interested in seeing the shower enclosure. I'm going to be ripping out my tub in my master bath and putting in a shower, I like the half wall thing you have going on there.