Almost....

The house is done!....well ALMOST!

The kitchen still needs to be assembled, and the kitchen plumbing needs to be installed. Other than that there is just one tiny little outstanding item - WATER!

Yes, still there is no water to the house. Without water, we are unable to obtain our occupancy permit. We have decided to drill a new well, and we have a new well driller tentatively scheduled for mid-June. I am crossing my fingers, my toes, and anything I can that it is a smooth process that finds us some good quality water at a depth without methane, sulfur or any other issues.

The bathrooms are complete now - the taps are installed, and the low-flow, dual flush toilets have been installed as well. You can't use them yet though...these are waiting for the water too.

The septic tank is now installed, so once we have water, we're all set to go.

Everything but the kitchen sink...

Okay, well maybe not everything besides the kitchen sink is done, but things are coming along slowly but surely. The big outstanding issues are: the kitchen, the bathrooms, and the well. (unfortunately these are the pieces that it is impossible to live without!)

The tiling is complete in the upstairs bathroom. We just need the toilet to be hooked up, the vanity / sink to be installed, and the rain shower and taps for the tub. Thanks to our friend Donna for helping to clean and prepare all of the tiles!

Here is a picture of the vanity for the upstairs bathroom, waiting for the sink and tap to be installed. The vanity is actually an antique from China, circa 1900.

The juliet balconies have been installed - can you imagine standing here and calling for Romeo?

Here is a view of the juliet balcony from the outside.

This beautiful railing at the top of the stairs was designed by C. and created by Tom Mourgas (The Iron Man - http://www.wroughtironman.com/index.html).

Another exciting design feature is the octagonal hallway that joins all of the bedrooms and the upstairs bathroom. It is hard to capture in a photograph, but you can see the skylight and a peek into two of the bedrooms.

Bamboo Floors Complete

The bamboo floors have now been installed on the second floor.

The painting of the drywall walls is complete, and now the doors and trim are being stained. This is after one coat, one more to go!

Here is a picture of the bathroom - prepped and ready for tiling!

The Chimney is In

The Fireplace chimney has now been installed (through the roof), and the skirt roof is complete.

The drywall is ready to be painted, and the cement floors have been stained.

This coming week: Painting and tiling begins!

Drywalling Continues

The drywalling continues - we are now in the final stages of the mudding / sanding process. Once this is complete we can start with the finishing of the floors. Hopefully it will start this coming week.

The gable roof has now been added, and it is being completed this week as well.

Another new neighbour

Yet another photo of some new neighbours awaiting our arrival.....

New neighbour

Our future neighbours have sent us a picture they captured of another new neighbour just waiting for our arrival....a rare BLACK fox.