Saturday, July 19, 2008

Flooring = Done

Well I wouldn't say all the flooring is completely done, but the Hardwood and Carpet are now installed.
Here is the dirty carpet. I took my shoes off so I could walk on it barefoot. Nice and comfy to walk on. I actually felt bad wearing shoes on it even though the place is under construction, and I can see dusty boot prints on the carpet.

Here is the almost finished Kitchen. Hardwood is complete, plumbing is all in, electrical outlets and lights are all installed. The Doorbell is actually already in and working as well. You can kind of see the Range Hood is in , and to the right the water line for the fridge is there.

This is just a closeup of the backsplash. I guess it would be called semi-custom? The large tiles come in sheets, but have tiles with designs on them every once in a while. They took the random swirly designs off, and added the subway line of multiple colour tiles 1 row up from the counter top.

All the bathrooms are complete except for a mirror on the wall or medicine cabinet. Come to think of it, I don't know if they install those or not, I guess I should ask.

Here's the main washroom, again everything is complete except a mirror. All the towel racks and rings are already in , as well as toilet paper holders. I think there is just trim and paint touchups to do otherwise. The En suite is where they threw all the pails of carpet trimmings and underpad pieces so it was a mess in there. I did see the shower is now together , and complete to the same point as the other washrooms.

Just a shot of the Loft with the carpet in. Good thing we aren't paying the power bill, all the lights were on when I went in. As I went around the house I turned them all back off. No idea why they would be left on, seems wasteful to me.

One issue though that is kind of scary, WATER IN THE BASEMENT!! We noticed a pool in the basement the last time we were inside, but it looked form the water marks on the floor that someone left a basement window open and it came in. Unless someone keeps leaving windows open during rain, we may have a leak to be looked at. I can't imagine how a brand new foundation , waterproofed properly could get water in it. The only thing I could see is that it was pooling at the bottom of the stairs near the wall. I hope when they put the basement stairs in they didn't somehow crack through to the outside membrane. We are dealing with the exact situation at work where water is coming through cracks created by installers drilling a bit too far. I guess this would be why they have new home warranties.

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