Saturday, December 29, 2007

interior paint and smooth subfloor

The only thing new to report here is that the sheetrock was finished and the tape, texture and paint has been completed as well. Although the paint color that was used was incorrect and the painter is going in to repaint the entire house. I chose a very white white and the color they used is a creamy white - not at all what I wanted. I had to prove to him that it was the wrong color by bringing in a paint chip of the color I gave him and let him hold it up against the wall to see for himself. They actually should have repainted it already. I just haven't been out there to see for myself yet. Here are some shots of the interior. It is starting to look pretty clean. There are definitely some nice spaces in the house. The natural lighting in most of the rooms is great.

view of dining room from kitchen

view of kitchen from dining room

view of living room from entry

Also notice the nice, smooth floor. I had Nevada Gypsum Floors come in and put self-leveling lightweight gypsum down to allow us to have a smooth subfloor on which to lay carpet, tile, and wood. The intent was to have the kitchen, dining room, living room walkway and master bedroom and bathroom done, but when I came back the next day they had done the entire house. This is a huge bonus because one of the biggest hurdles we were going to have to face down the road was how to get a nice level floor to put down the flooring. This is all solved with the lightweight. It looks great. In a way I wish that the lightweight could serve as the finished floor. If it were up to me I wouldn't mind a concrete floor in a house. But the lightweight gypsum is very soft and sensitive. Flooring should start this next week. Things have been moving slowly on the pinkHAUS simply because of the holidays. Not a lot of work getting done on my part or any of the subs, for that matter.