Over the weekend we sent an email with a couple of pictures of the wall paint to the architect, along with our preference for the Sedate Gray.
The insulation inspection occurred on Monday and it passed. The builder was hoping that the sheetrock guys would start working right after lunch. He expected the sheetrock to go up in a day or two, but expected the tape and float to take the rest of the week.
We are going to send an email clarifying exactly what we want done with the countertops (including if we want the drainboard - still undecided) in the next couple days to make sure that the builder "places the order", and that the materials including the sink are available once the cabinets are installed. We also need to select a sink faucet and the cabinet hardware.
We flew back into town Monday evening, prepared to evacuate in the morning during the messiness of sheetrock installation.
Apparently all they did with the sheetrock was to deliver it to our house. We took some pictures of the walls with insulation stuffed in them.
There was some more collateral damage to the bathroom wall, probably when the framers moved the laundry/kitchen pocket door frame. The wall kinda buckled and cracked. At least the tiles are still intact.
TUESDAY
The builder and I briefly discussed the overall schedule this morning, at which point it became clear that he didn't realize that they were going to have to paint the living room walls (he was wondering why I put up paint samples all over the clean living room walls). He had thought that they were just going to paint the ceiling. I pointed him to the note on the drawings that called it out, and it seemed that we were on the same page. Of course, now all the bids he got for the painting are going to be wrong, and as far as we understand it, the sheetrock guys are the paint guys, and they're pretty much working on-site already.
The guy from the cabinet shop came by to finalize the order for the island with the builder, and take some more measurements, particularly as it related to the undersink cabinets.
I went by a design center and was able to pick up a couple samples of the cabinet hardware that our architect suggested - Omnia model 9153.
http://www.omniaindustries.com/cabinet.html
They put up all the drywall between 9am and 3pm. It looks SO MUCH better - it just makes you feel good, even though we're not really that much further along.
The doorway to the laundry room.
Wall where the fridge and pantry will go.
The framed out windows and the new door.
The walls where the sink and range will go.
Inside the laundry room with the exposed vent pipes.
Tomorrow morning they're hoping to get the drywall inspection done. As soon as that passes, they'll be taping and floating, which will require 2 passes, and will be followed by applying texture.
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