Gauch Hollow: Interior trim and tile day 2

More inside work today. Baseboards are mostly done. Swing doors are all trimmed; openings with casings haven't been done yet. Windows have started and look great. We are using simple, flat 1x4 legs and slightly thicker 1x6 tops on both windows and doors. Most windows also have a flat wooden stool at the bottom opening. The trim looks nice and substantial. It may seem like a weird thing to be pumped about but the trim is something I've been most excited about! We are using a simple 5" cove molding for crown in all the rooms, except the study where we will have stained beams and the coffered ceilings which will have a smaller cove to trim out the coffers. Nothing fancy but suits our taste and we think it'll look great. It's hard to see in photos right now because of all the white mud from the drywall. Once rooms are painted it will stand out more.

Tile is down on the buddy bath, laundry room, and grandmas' bath floors. I am super happy with the tile we picked for these rooms. It's called Linden Point by DalTile and we got the Bianco color. We'll use a white grout with it. Same tile will be on the shower walls, too. The basement shower will have a "bubble" tile floor (mosaic of all circles). Master bath tile is also by DalTile called Avondale in "castle rock," which is a darker gray. That's still in boxes in the foyer but we look forward to seeing it installed.

There are piles of trim materials sitting around and new today is a stack of oak stair treads for the stairwells. Not sure how much work will get done tomorrow as we sit through a cold front+hurricane tomorrow. We're expecting somewhere around 5" of rain at last check. Since the house doesn't have HVAC running yet and still only using temp power/extension cords, it would be a damp, humid, gloomy work day. But we'll see.

Rusty was able to make it out with a load of gravel to top off the fresh grading in the driveway. That will at least help keep mud at bay.