July 27-28 LWH drywall

Drywalling of the LWH was finished on Friday. Taping and mudding will be done this week. This is the garage.

 Kitchen corner

 Living area

 Skylight

 Bathroom with waterproof drywall

 Bedroom

Application of scratch coat complete. It will be at least 3 weeks before the next layer is applied.

 The painter used clear stain on the cedar and door frame. He was busy painting all the outside trim this weekend. He'll be applying primer to the interior this week and start painting the ceilings and walls at the end of the week. We finalized our paint colours today - will be grey tones.

July 26 LWH insulation

The LWH was insulated today, drywalling will be done tomorrow.

Met with another company for a flooring quote. It looks like we'll be going with glued-down engineered hardwood in the house, vinyl planking in the basement suite and laminate flooring in the LWH. We've also started looking for countertop suppliers and fabricators - we're using quartz countertops in the kitchens and for the bathroom vanities. 

July 24 Mudding & LWH bathroom

LWH bathtub installed - American Standard Colony, 32" x 60" - nicest one of all our bathtubs which are Acritec brand.  

 Pocket door to LWH bathroom. LWH insulation will start tomorrow, drywalling on Friday.

 Mudding of drywall joints in the house. The drywaller is using a fan to help the drying.

Met with one flooring company today and got a quote with some options to consider. Will meet another on Thursday.

July 19-20 Scratch coat & taping

The first layer of scratch coat applied to three quarters of the house.

 Taping of wall edges by the drywaller started on the main floor on Friday. We're now getting quotes for engineered hardwood. It's going to be expensive. Will have to consider laminate vs vinyl planking for the basement and LWH, both for price and durability (water resistance, wear and tear, slip-resistance). Spent Saturday afternoon cleaning up the drywall dust on the main floor - it's dusty! Will clean up the basement and 2nd floor today.



July 17 Some decorative work

Cedar planks installed in verandah roof and entry gable. They'll be stained with natural stain.

Trim in the gables.

The drywaller was busy taping the whole house. He'll start in the LWH early next week. Today I'll be getting paint samples and finalizing accent tiles.

July 16 LWH electrical

Last Saturday the wiring for security and data ports was done, electrical done today. Potlights and switches installed. The inspector also came by and there are a few deficiencies in the framing to be fixed (missing bolts, additional reinforcing boards, nuts, etc).

July 14 Basement drywall finished

Basement drywalling finished today. Below is our basement spare room.

 Basement suite kitchen corner

 From another angle, the dining/living space.

 Basement suite bedroom #1

 Bedroom #1 closet, hallway storage closet to the left.

 Suite bedroom #2

 Suite bedroom #2

 Our basement storage closet

 Suite bathroom

 We went to yet another tile store to look for accent tiles. We liked this one for the kitchen, but at $50/sf, we won't be choosing it! Engineered hardwood floor at far left, cabinet sample, white subway tile that will be used in all the kitchens.

 We like this one for the ensuite bathroom, $29.99 sf. The light grey tile will be used on the ensuite and LWH bathroom walls, with a dark grey on the floors.



July 11-13 Concrete, LWH framing and more drywall

Back porch concrete

 Front entry and verandah concrete poured

 Main floor drywalling completed today - kitchen below.

 Dining room

Family room

 Living room

 Study/den

 Powder room

 Drywalling started in the basement - basement suite kitchen.

 Basement suite bedroom #1. Basement will be completed tomorrow.

 Stairwell to basement

Mesh and paper almost complete

 LWH concrete poured on July 11 and framing done yesterday. Below is the bedroom.

 LWH bathroom at far end - will have a pocket door. Some utilities before entering the bathroom - stackable washer/dryer will be on the left, hot water tank to the right. They'll be hidden by bifold doors.

 LWH kitchen - sink will be by the window, stove against the wall, fridge will be front right.

 LWH living area. We met with the electrician today for placement of lights and switches. Also met the drywaller who'd like to complete the LWH by next Thursday.

Single-car garage attached to LWH