Showing posts with label drywall. Show all posts
Showing posts with label drywall. Show all posts

Wednesday, July 20, 2011

Christmas in July!!!! and Pictures (taken 07/20)

We pulled up to a garage full of goodies...everywhere you looked there was stuff.  Cabinets, columns, window screens, doors, mailbox, light post, shutters, siding, etc.  It was like Christmas morning, we just wanted to unwrap everything.


columns, window screens....



siding, cabinets, doors, etc.



columns


doors



kitchen counter tops
Red Montana (3470) Formica


mailbox

Drywall in the main living area is done and they are working on basement....



dining room and bay window
taken from living room


living room
taken from dining room


kitchen
taken from family room

kitchen
taken from family room

kitchen (pantry on left, space for refrigerator)
taken from morning room



morning room
taken from family room

laundry room

family room
stairs to 2nd floor


family room
taken from kitchen


family room
taken from 2nd floor


foyer
taken from 2nd floor


master bedroom
taken from hallway


master bathroom
taken from master bedroom


master bathroom
shower area


master bathroom
tub area


end floor hallway


detail on main stairs


main stairs
taken from living room

...and the brick work continues and looks awesome. 


back of house
brick to grade; siding will go up next week


Solarium
brick to grade; siding will go up next week


front
taken from street


front/side view
taken from street



side view
taken from street
 We are soooooo very please with the progress and our hearts go out to the worker bees for working soooooo very hard in this unbearable heat.

Tuesday, April 26, 2011

PAINT / SCREWS vs NAILS

We are still a few weeks away from breaking ground and we received some advice from a friend who recently built a house (not with Ryan Homes) and that builder used flat paint on the walls.  It has only been a year and they are currently in the process of getting quotes to repaint their walls.  Our RH rep. confirmed that flat paint is the standard paint used on the walls and semi-gloss on the trim. 

Also, the same friend informed us that their builder used 4 screws and the rest were nails to attach the drywall.  Now they are dealing with nails popping.  Our friend suggests that we request that RH use all screws. 

Just curious on other bloggers thoughts and advice.