Oct 23 Railings, more fences, painting

Oct 20 First coat of stain on the stairs

 Oct 23 Range hood venting installed.

 Second coat of stain on the stairs

 Entry door stained - there are a lot of dents!

 Bi-fold doors all painted and drying.

 The cedar fence on the west side of the house was finally installed.

All the railings were installed. This is the basement suite entry.

 Back porch railings

 Grates by the window wells for safety.

 Garage door finally installed.

 All the railings.

 And a double gate. All the protective tape was removed from the windows and the windows were washed.

Oct 17-19 Finishing, painting & kitchen cabinets revisited

Oct 17 The shower glass was installed this evening. The shower head and controls will be changed as it's not what we ordered - we'll be getting a rain showerhead and sleeker controls.

 The finisher's been busy the past 2 days installing the baseboards.

Oct 19 Today he built the fireplace mantle - I was explaining what I wanted over the phone to D who explained to the finisher, but he still didn't finish it exactly the way we wanted (i.e. just straight side posts, no trim at the bottom, but as it's all going to be painted white, we'll just live with it).

 He finished the window sill going down to the basement.

 The floor person has set up the stairs for staining.

Today the kitchen cabinet installer returned to replace all the main kitchen doors and replace the pantry with a narrower one. He also had a lot of touch-ups to do. It took him and a helper the whole day.

Oct 12-13 More lighting, posts, gutters, stair finishing

Oct 12 Granite around the fireplace in the living room

 Dining room hanging light installed. We'll need to ask the electrician to move it 12" towards the window as it's too close to the kitchen.

 Hanging pendants over the island and the hood fan installed.

 Ensuite lighting - the hole will have to be repaired.

 Second bathroom vanity lights.

 Detailing around the stairs. He was busy for 2 days. The painter has a lot of painting to do!

 Oct 13 The finishing detail was added to the posts, all to be painted black. They also installed all the downpipes from the gutters, just in time for the first heavy rainfall of the season.

Oct 11 More landscaping, tiling & mirrors

We now have a lovely green lawn.

 And space for a vegetable garden

 Bathroom mirrors were installed. Here's the powder room.

 The ensuite

 Shower glass installed.

 Granite laid in the back and front.

Oct 6-9 Exterior, flooring & baseboards

Oct 6 Some self-levelling cement applied.

 Preparing for the carport gate.

 The two front posts were installed. The finisher will dress up the posts.

 The framers also installed the back porch stairs.

 Oct 7 & 8 Main floor engineered hardwood installation. It should be finished tomorrow.

 Oct 8 Today the finisher installed the baseboards in the basement and LWH.