More lighting & plumbing, appliances, wood floors, porch railings & columns, paver patio

Lots going on but little time to write it down. We had a hurricane; it could have been much worse for us (and it was a lot worse for a lot of people outside our immediate area).  The house was not damaged by anything, but a huge tree fell down on the property line right over the new septic field. It missed all the important stuff though, so not a big priority to remove it right now.  And with all the heavy rain we got the pond is no longer an unnatural shade of blue, so, silver linings and all that.

Electricians have been hustling to get all the outlets and switches and lights completed for inspection this week, after which we can actually turn on the lights inside. Most of the appliances were delivered the same week as the hurricane, but were installed in the last week or so. Fridge will be delivered Tuesday.

Wood floors were stained late last week and had the weekend to cure - we haven't gotten pictures yet. We were inside the house today laying down paper to protect the high-traffic areas. The engineered hardwoods in the basement were also installed last week, and they're a good complement to the main floor and stairs. It'll be easier to get pictures after we can turn some lights on.

Outside has had lots of activity. Painters are finishing up the exterior, mostly just trim left now. The front doors have been stained. Front porch tapered columns were put up and iron railings were installed, too. The paver patio under the deck/screened porch was done Thursday/Friday and looks good. Still waiting on the deck steps and railing. We have ongoing work on the driveway and final grading for the lawn areas coming up. Landscaping is giving us heartburn but we'll see how this week goes.

Going to be a very busy week ahead for both the new house and here at the current one. We're scheduled to move on the 29th.  We met with a realtor Wednesday, listed our current house Thursday, had multiple showings Saturday, received and accepted an offer today. Fingers crossed for that to go through smoothly.

Bathroom vanity

Master

Buddy bath

Front doors

Porch rails and columns

Pavers

More pavers

From inside basement

Current front view

One "fun" project we made time for is a street number sign for the driveway. New street is private and all the mailboxes are at one end, rather than in front of each house. Plus with a very long driveway we need to have clear street numbering by code. Matt had a plan in mind to DIY something and we went to the Reuse Warehouse in Durham on Saturday to find supplies. We bought a reclaimed 4x4 post and chunk of 1x12 and put it all together last night/this morning.