Nearing Completion

The carriage house is almost done...sort of.  We estimate it's about 85% complete--all the major construction pieces (other than the pouring of the driveway) are done.  Most of the interior has been painted, as have the trim around the windows and baseboards (although there will be some touch-up required).  We still have to have the outside painted (the color will be very similar to the color that's on siding), the bathroom tile needs to be installed, the kitchen cabinets need to be installed, the switches and lights need to be wired in, and then flooring needs to go in.  While this sounds like a lot, it's not too labor intensive; it's more of a waiting game for the supplies to arrive.  But before we have any pictures of the carriage house, I thought I'd show a nice picture of Joey who's been surviving in the heat.

 The outside hasn't changed much, but the brick is all done, and the crew cleaned up the grounds around the exterior.

 This is the garage; the walls and ceiling are painted, and the trim around these windows is done.

 The door going up the stairs was installed and it looks great.

 This is the view just on the other side of the door in the previous picture looking up.  Note the trim is installed around the various items.

 Note the trim around the windows, the floor, and you can see the shelves in the closet.  The doors were installed, but the painter removed them to do some painting.

 Here's a look from the far side just next to the front windows.

 The bathroom is painted, and just needs the tile to be installed.  The vanity and commode have been delivered, and I think we are just waiting on the shower hardware.

 This is where the kitchenette will be; the door is to a large pantry and storage room, which will also house the furnace/air conditioner and the water heater.

 This is the front side of the structure that faces the street.

 This is the back; the door leads to the stairs that either go up to the apartment or down to the garage.

 This gives you a better view of the back-side stairs; the railing still needs to be installed.

 Below is what we see from the front-door of our house; it's not a bad looking place.

Here's hoping the next update shows a little more of a finished product :-)  Pleasant week to all.