TX House Update

Oh, there are so many changes taking place at the construction site this week, or so I have been told. I promised our builder, Craig, that I would not visit the "Smith Haus" until the weekend. It's sort of hard to stay away, but he wants me to be amazed with the transformation that is taking place. Light fixtures are being installed, plumbing & electrical (heating & A/C) should be checked off the list by the end of the week, and they are installing hardware (door knobs, towel bars, etc.). The house is looking more & more like a home.

There was a wee setback this week, but everything should be resolved by Friday. The cabinet maker had a problem with some of the kitchen cabinetry, so they are rebuilding one or two cabinets. A few of the upper cabinets will need to be repositioned, which will result in the kitchen backsplash having to be redone. And it looked so pretty...

The following photos are from last week, but I never did get my blog updated like I had planned. We are trying to wrap up school, and do about 100 other things all at the same time. Who has time for blogging?!


The backyard is still all dirt (sod coming next week?), but a fence now outlines our property. The sprinkler system is operational -- ready & waiting. It appears that we will have a substantial landscaping project ahead of us for the next several years, or longer.

The cabinets above the cooktop are the ones that need a little tweaking, but things are looking nice in our kitchen. The floor is covered with cardboard to protect the tile, so you will just have to wait for the unveiling of the floor. I cannot wait to cook/bake in here, but I suppose I will have to wait until they install the oven & other appliances. And we will probably want to take off the protective coating on the countertops before we get cookin'.

I love the look of pride on our tile guy's face. He was quite pleased with how his projects turned out. We are pleased, too! It took a crew of four guys all week to complete the tilework. We made sure to "oooh & ahhhh" appropriately when we visited the house while they were working. We may have a slight language barrier to overcome, but the tile crew most definitely understood that we approved of their craftsmanship. A smile is the same in any language.


Construction sites are fun! Our resident ballerina just had to balance on the barricade that is normally used to keep the contractors from parking on our driveway.

"Anything you can do, I can do better." Millie has to keep up with her big sis, or at least TRY.

As we were leaving, we were treated to this beautiful sunset. We are looking forward to seeing many more views like this from our front courtyard.