Excavation & Granite Appointment - July 27

So excited to start excavation today!  We finally have a footprint for the house! I'm all nervous and excited at the same time!  I also met with Christine at Northwest Natural Stone.  I was so pleased that it looks like we can do granite in the whole house!  Also, after talking to her I might be changing our flooring a little also!  One step forward and two steps back!  :)  At least I'm locked in on my appliances and cabinets.  Only flooring and plumbing decisions left. 

Field Mowing - July 25

Well we got the field mowed today and it looks so much better, thanks to Tom's Handyman Service.  Poor guy hit a wasp nest and got stung while he was up there! 

Cabinet Estimate - July 19

So I am going to do a little scrambling and try to figure out how I can pay for all the cabinets I picked out!  They look great and I am so happy with them.  Now after getting the cabinet estimate and changing the floor plan a little more I need to redo my flooring and granite estimates.  I feel like when I take one step forward I really end up taking two steps back.  Maybe getting some more flooring estimates will help me break even with my cabinet costs.  Fingers crossed.  I still have to meet with the plumbing people to pick out sinks and faucets and I already now I will be going over the budget there, someone's awesome husband deserves a rocking shower with the rain shower head and body jets!  :)

July 8 - Purchasing Appliances

 



 

 

 So today I purchased the appliances for our house. We decided to go with the Professional Series by Frigidaire.  We purchased the 36" Induction Cooktop, Double Ovens, Built-In Microwave, Built-In Warming Drawer, Dishwasher, 36" Hood, Beverage Center, All Refrigerator and All Freezer.  The guys at Manchester Brother's were great and even managed to get me a 20% rebate on everything.  They were a huge help and put up with me changing my mind a million times. Also, they are storing the appliances at their warehouse until the house is ready for them to be installed, which is a huge bonus for us!

July 7 - The Call I've Been Waiting For..........................

Well today around noon I finally got the call I've been waiting for!  Our building permit was approved.  I actually thought I was going to cry when Clint told me!  Hopefully, things will start happening in the next couple of weeks.  Clint mentioned we might actually have some excavation work going on the end of next week.  Check back for pictures!  Kent will be home in 19 days for two weeks and Clint also mentioned we will probably have some framing done!  Wow, after a year of waiting for this I can't believe it's finally happening!

July 5 - Cabinet Appointment

Okay, I don't know what I was thinking making an appointment at 9:00 am an hour away the day after the 4th of July.  I was so sleepy.  Lars, at Northwood Cabinets, was great to work with.  I came in with my folder full of things I really wanted in the kitchen, bathrooms and bars cabinetry.  After talking and planning for 2 1/2 hours I think it's going to be gorgeous!  I can't wait to get a drawing of it but I can wait to get the estimate (I'm hoping I didn't go over budget too bad - I love everything I chose so much I don't know where I would begin cutting back).