Our checklist continues to be the focal point towards getting the house complete and ready for CO. Some of the last things here are being finished. Here’s a shot of the fireplace surround. It’s made from steel and had to be glued on on to the boards surrounding. Russ had to make some 2×4 contraption to hold it in place. Sorry I don’t have a shot here, but it was very MacGyver.

In addition we were cranking on the bathrooms, installing our Ikea sinks and cabinets. We had a terribly tough time with our tile guy. Good guy, but not the right guy. At the end of the day he should not have taken the job as he wasn’t skilled enough. Working with 1″x1″ tile is not easy as everything has to be level, even and on mark. He wasn’t level, even and on mark. In addition he had grout color issues – you can probably see in our picture below. The grout wasn’t matching up which made it even look worse. No matter how hard this guy tried it didn’t get better. We decided he was done and he would not be receiving the rest of what was owed to him as it will eventually cost us than his entire fee to fix the problems in the future.

No, we’re not idiots as it may seem. This guy was even recommended!! I guess we just expect too much for the price we are paying. Our budget has dictated this the entire time and no matter how hard we try we still keep going over. 

Brian was making other things happen such as the ceiling above our lower landing. The walnut adds a nice touch and mirrors the floor below. We like that.

Here’s a shot of the double sinks going into the master bath. Kelly’s idea to have these two large sinks. I have to agree that it works the best.