pink sheetrock with details

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here are some pictures of additional details of the home including the main beams travel from inside out of the home, the recessed main mirror in the master bath and the level 4 drywall finish, which explains the pink mud on the wall. next up, flooring.

light me up!

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the brick on the fireplace has been installed, and it is nice to have an earth tone color in the home now to warm things up a little. the brick on the fireplace against the commercial type windows looks great. it make it look like the brick goes from outside-in just like the main beams of the house. additionally, the main beams have been painted its light gray color. these beams pop nicely against the soft white exterior. a few more swipes of the mud on the wall, and paint and wood floor will be put in.

gypsum it up!

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in a day the gypsum board crew put up the sheets lightning fast. the shape of each room is finally taking shape. additionally, the white color of the boards really give a sense of how the finished rooms lightning level will be. this house has a great glow during dusk as the sunset light streams into the home through the three clerestory windows that were a late addition. stay tuned for additional mud and tape of the Sheetrock and the installation of the brick on the fireplace.

no more echo

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additional progress has been made over the past two weeks. the exterior has been caulked, primed and painted. exterior has been painted a soft white, while the beams are painted a light gray. the galvanized flashing around the brick and main beams are left exposed, while the flashing near the panels have been painted the same color. inside, speaker wiring and conduits have been run, and insulation installed. hopefully all has been put in order now, since the drywall will go up this week. this will make a very large difference when on the inside.

brick and mortar

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it has been a few weeks since my last update, work has been keeping me very busy. since last time, the brick has been installed. additionally, the galvanized trim and flashing have been installed as well. there is just a little bit of finish work on the hardi panel and planks before everything is ready for prime and paint. i'm very happy with the choice of brick...made by lakewood, called light grey. thanks to the Aker house in the kessler woods development in dallas for the inspiration. next up is finalizing the mechanical and framing inspections before drywall is installed. it is crouch time now for finalizing appliances, tiles, flooring. going fast, so hang on tight.

siding and colors lay down

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new updates for this week are the paneling on the courtyard facade has been installed. the fire sprinkler system has been installed. paint color has been finalized. the brick is still scheduled to be installed over the next week or so pending inspections. drywall is just around the corner once we get all the wiring, plumbing, and other rough-ins finalized. soon enough we will have a hvac system up and going. upcoming will be the installation of the tankless water heater. one large heater will be able to service the whole-house. additional "green" aspects of the home are the foil-backed OSB boards on the ceiling/roof, the commercial type windows with argon gas middle and a thermal layout that keeps the hot west facing portions of the home low and unexposed.

oranger - primer?

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Today the painter primed the majority of the soffit and facias on the home. additionally, he also primed the main structural beams on the home. having the same color on these areas has helped us see how the home will eventually look...no longer the factory color of the panels. the roof is coming to a finish, the tpo guys were working hard again, hopefully we will have a few dry days for them to finish up. we need to decide on paint colors, hence the few sample colors. not easy to decide, but luckly, paint is always something that can be changed later so we will try not to lose too much sleep over it. something to not lose sleep over, is the interior fire spinkler system that is currently being installed. you will see orange piping through out our home right now. becuase the home is built so far deep into the lot, the fire code require sprinklers. this was an expense we did not originally budget, but in the short term, the cost will be recovered by the small discount in insurance, and of course, the peace of mind sure doesn't hurt.