Parade home update

The drywall contractor has completed all the taping and beading and has finished the hand textured walls and ceilings. The cabinets are all built and will be ready to install soon. The floor tile was ordered a couple of weeks ago and is scheduled to be delivered the first part of the week and the tile contractor will arrive soon.  The patio screen contractor came in on Friday and installed the remote screens. These are what in my opinion makes an outdoor patio a usable space. How many times have you tried to be out on your patio to eat or relax, and the flys, or mosquito’s try to take over. I have these screens on my patio and believe me they are one of the best investments to make on a home if you really like to spend time outdoors.  I will have photos of these as soon as we get the screens powered up. The last 2 weekends my wife and I have been looking at the types of appliances that we will install for the outdoor kitchen area that we are doing in the parade home. If you have not ever looked at  these outdoor items you are in for a sticker shock. This stuff is expensive to say the least.  We will try to keep within our set budget on this but it will be tough as I did not budget what these outdoor experts are quoting us.  Even building a house for a show home much like when we build a custom home sometimes their are areas that you just feel you will upgrade on and this may be an area that we do, however we feel like it will make an area that any future homeowner will be proud of.  The dryvit contractor will be coming into to do his work as we have a front formal dining room wall that we will install this on to add a different element and texture to give visual interest. We are beginning to get excited about showing the house as it is starting to really come together.  We hope to see you out soon.

Parade home update

Well just a quick update on the progress of the home we are building for the 2008 Central Oklahoma Parade of Homes in the beautiful Stone Mill subdivision in Yukon, Ok. The brick contractors finished up all masonry work on the exterior this week. The beautiful custom built entry door out of White Oak and distressed has been installed and I must say it does make a statement. You will see what I mean when I get some photos uploaded. Our in house carpentry crew built some wood beams to go up in a step up ceiling in the living room that matches the front door. They have a real nice rustic feel about them.  The drywall crew came in this last week and installed all the sheetrock. The tape and bead contractor is now in there and will be texturing the walls with a hand troweled texture on all walls and ceilings. I have got all shop drawings made for the cabinets and built ins and my brother and myself went over and made all field measurements so we could start the construction of the cabinets.  The kitchen cabinets we have chose to build those all the way up to the 10′ ceiling height doing a set of glass doors along the top with some nice architectural carvings placed in some highlighted areas. We will be doing flush inset cabinet doors with a beaded edge giving us a real nice look.  The tile contractor will be in at the job site in about a week to start laying the floor tile. Stay tuned for more updated information.