February 1 - The brick mason is prepared to lay brick on the main chimney in the Great Room of the Main House. The brick surround goes up about 5 feet or so. There are also brick hearths on both sides of the pass through fireplace.
February 1 - The beam goes around the Brays Room. It doubles as a shade pocket on the window wall (right).
February 1 - Kitchen cabinets are being installed. The gap on the far wall is for the range. The refrigerator will be installed in the cabinet on the right side. Upper cabinets have not been installed yet.
February 1 - The sink wall cabinets are installed. The sink base is in the center. The opening to the left of the sink base is for a compactor. The opening on the right is for the dishwasher.
February 1 - The base cabinets are installed. The wall cabinets have been unpacked and sorted. They will be installed soon.
February 1 - From the Kitchen, four of the five beams on the ceiling are visible. The fireplace will be brick up to where the wood begins.
February 1 - The Master Walk in Closet has crown molding. The shelves and rods have been marked on the walls to aid the carpenters.
February 1 - This is the end of a set of shelves. Small pins go in the holes to adjust shelf position. This end is 16 inches wide.
February 1 - The closet in the short Hallway to Julie's Office (across from the bath) has two shelves. it will also have a rod installed in it.
February 2 - Closet shelves are being assembled in the Jr. Master Walk in Closet.
February 2 - The hall closet across from the kitchen has an open area on one side (for brooms, vacuums, etc) and adjustable shelves on the other side.
February 2 - The pantry has 'U' shaped shelves. The back set is being installed now.
February 2 - The Master Bath crown is installed as is the casing.
February 2 - The base cabinet on the wall across from the sink are installed.
February 2 - These cabinets are on the wall across from the sink.
February 2 - The tall cabinet on the left has a place for a warming oven and a microwave.
February 2 - The refrigerator goes in the cabinet on the right. A wall cabinet will be installed adjacent to the refrigerator cabinet to match the one on the left.
February 2 - Here is a view of the cabinets from the dining area. There are several cabinets (not in the photo) on the right.
February 2 - The brick fireplace is being built. The masons have reached a point where they need to stop because the mortar is not stiff enough yet. If they add too much more weight (bricks), it can make the mortar collapse. Tomorrow, the fireplace should be pretty well finished.
February 3 - The Kitchen island is assembled and in place.
February 3 - This shows the relationship of the island, the cabinets across from the sink and the warming drawer / micorwave oven cabinet.
February 3 - There is a four foot (approximately) walkway between the sink cabinets and the Island.
February 3 - This is the view from the Hallway door.
February 3 - This view shows the clearance along the range cabinets.
February 3 - Look carefully and you can see the corbels which will support the mantle. The fireplace will get one more row of bricks around the top. The hearths will be laid soon. They will be brick like the Guest House.
February 3 - The fireplace in the Great Room of the Main House should be finished by the end of today.
February 6 - Fill blocks are being laid for steps off the Jr. Master Screened Porch. The blocks will be covered with brick. They will have handrails on both sides.
February 6 - The front steps are also being laid. The mason built a model against each wall. They will pull a string from wall to wall to get the bricks nice and straight. There will be one step and then an apron on the front.
February 6 - Cabinets are being installed in the Brays Room. The grill will go in the center base cabinet. It will be supported with brick. The hood goes between the wall cabinets. The white box is a gas hook up for grill.
February 6 - The Jr. Master Walk in Closet shelves are being built. They are in a 'U' shape. The left and back portion is visible in this photo. The shelves will be adjustable.
February 6 - This is the right and rear shelves in the Jr. Master Walk in Closet.
February 6 - The pantry shelves have been started. They will be in a 'U' shape also.
February 6 - The Great Room fireplace will have three more rows of brick on the top.
February 6 - This is the Dining Room side of the Great Room fireplace as viewed from the Kitchen.
February 6 - The Service Yard posts have been set in concrete. The fence and gate will be built soon.
February 7 - The front steps have been laid. There will be a four foot apron at the foot of the steps and then a walkway to the drive.
February 7 - Side boards are going up on the service yard. The opening will have a gate. The backup generator will be in the service yard.
February 7 - The outside of long side of the service yard is getting finished. The end on the left will also have the horizontal boards on it.
February 7 - The steps off the Master Screened Porch are being laid.
February 7 - The steps off the Jr. Master Screened Porch are larger than the Kitchen Porch.
February 7 - Closet shelving is being built in the Master Walk in Closet. There will be rods, shelves and drawers.
February 7 - The fireplace in the great room is finished. The hearths will be laid on Saturday if all goes according to plan.
February 7 - This is the view of the Great Room fireplace from the Kitchen.
February 8 - The front steps are finished. The front porch will be tiled.
February 8 - The steps off the Master Screened Porch are taking shape. There will be hand rails on either side of these steps.
February 8 - Brickwork on the steps off the Jr. Master Screened Porch is finished.
February 8 - The Jr. Master Porch Steps look like this when viewed from the porch. These steps will have hand rails also.
February 8 - The masons are now working on the Guest House front steps.
February 8 - The Service Yard walls are up and the carpenters are working on the access gate now.
February 8 - The service yard is about six feet high. The white pipes on the left are condensate drains from the HVAC unit in the attic.
February 8 - The Master Walk in Closet standards are installed. Face frames are being installed. Next are the shelves.
February 8 - This is the left side (as viewed from the doorway) of the Master Walk in Closet. There is a drawer bank that will be installed when it is built.
February 8 - This is the Jr. Master Walk in Closet. Shelves will be adjustable as they are for the other closets.
February 8 - The Brays Room Island is being assembled. It will have seating room for 3 on the long side and one at each end.
February 8 - The cardboard is protecting the cabinets during assembly. The surface on the right side will be several inches below the surface on the left side. The light colored wood is the utility chase. A sink will be installed towards the center of the right side.
February 8 - The apron will stabilize the legs and help support the granite.
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February 9 - The other side of the Walk in Closet also has built in shelves.
February 9 - This is the other end of the builtin in the first photo on the 9th.
February 9 - The left side (standing in the doorway) has cabinets the full length. Notice the dryer hook up access panel in the lower right of the photo.
February 10 - The breezeway now has steps over it. This step is on the driveway side of the breezeway. The breezeway will get tile before long.
February 10 - This is the service yard side of the breezeway. The garage is to the right; the house, the left.
February 10 - Looking toward the garage, both steps are visible. The driveway side (left) is almost hidden by the column.
February 10 - The Service Yard is completed (except for paint, obviously). The gate hardware is stainless steel so it will not rust. The horizontal 'boards' are cement board because paint will adhere very well.
February 10 - This is inside the service yard. It will house a standby generator and other items. The large white box on the right is one of the tankless water heaters.
February 10 - The Brays Room Island is complete. The lower part (not visible in this photo) will have a sink.and beverage cooler. The island will seat five people (1 on each side and three on the front). In the distance, the hood goes between the two wall cabinets. The grill goes between the base cabinets (where the pipe is standing).
February 10 - The sink side (right) of the Island is visible. The diagonal brace on the right side is to stabilize the far wall until the counter top is installed.
February 10 - The Laundry Room now has wood wainscot.
February 10 - These are the Jr. Master Porch steps. There are some unused bricks stacked on them.
February 10 - These are the Kitchen Porch steps. Both sets of porch steps will have handrails.
February 14 - The Outdoor Kitchen Island has electrical boxes on it. There is also wiring for the beverage cooler and disposal. The outlets will be centered in the vertical granite backsplash.
February 14 - The Gun cabinet has decorative corner pilasters. Once the granite top is in place, the pilaster along the wall will continue up to the top of the cabinet.
February 14 - This is the gun cabinet. The center portion is where the hand gun display will be. It has been removed to facilitate wiring of lights. Two drawers are not installed in the photo.
February 14 - The entertainment wall is being assembled. It is not wall to wall like the gun cabinet because of the door.
February 14 - The Wine Bar cabinetry is being installed. There will be base cabinets (and an ice maker) and wall cabinets.
February 14 - The trim in Julie's office is complete. Once the walls and trim are painted, it will look like panels.
February 14 - The hearths did not get laid on Saturday. The mason was sick. They should be finished in the next few days.
February 14 - Flags (arrows) have been placed to mark the location of trees. These trees will close the access road behind the garage.
February 14 - More trees are planned for the 'second drive' in the front of the house. Nine trees (pines and Myrtles) are planned. The transplanting should happen within a week (depending on the weather).
February 14 - The Guest House has one front step.
February 14 - The Guest House step is about 8 feet wide. No hand rail is needed since the distance to the ground is less than 30 inches.
February 15 - The chimney has corner boards. The hearths are being built, but were interrupted by the power outage.
February 15 - The Wine Bar wall cabinets are installed. The cabinet crown did not match the room crown material, so we cut a new crown for the cabinet out of spare stock, stained and finished it. It is in place. The room crown has not been installed yet.
February 15 - The Wine Bar cabinets are in place. The left opening is for a wine cooler. The right opening is for an ice maker.
February 15 - The entertainment wall of the study is being assembled. This is the full width of the center. There is plenty of ingress into the room.
February 16 - The electricians put tape where they cut holes for electrical outlets to protect the cabinet finish. This is the Main House Kitchen island. It has four outlets (2 on each side). Right now they are just running wires to the outlet locations. Boxes and outlets will be installed later.
February 16 - The Master Walk in Closet has two banks of drawers. This one is on the right as you stand in the doorway. The boards leaning on the drawers and walls are shelves that are adjustable.
February 16 - This drawer bank is on the left side (from the entrance door). The window bench is visible on the middle right of the photo. More shelves are in this photo.
February 16 - The entertainment center in the Study is now assembled. The center portion will have decorative panels that cover the wall. The cabinet at an angle has been pulled out for wiring.
February 16 - Once the cabinets were installed, baseboard had to be cut to fit. All of the baseboard is down now.
February 16 - The entertainment cabinet does not interfere with traffic into or out of the Study.
February 16 - The yard is getting empty. The mixer and blocks should be gone this week. Landscaping should begin in the next few days.
February 16 - The Kitchen Island in the Guest House will have two outlets: one at each end.
February 16 - This is the Living Room end of the Guest House Kitchen Island. Granite tops should be installed in the Guest House in a few days.
February 16 - The view out the Brays Room windows is very nice. It is difficult to walk by without taking a photo.
February 16 - The hearths being laid. Work stopped yesterday when the power failed. They should be finished by the end of the week (today or tomorrow).
February 16 - The gun cabinet is tall. The blue step ladder is an 8 foot tall stepladder. The ceiling is about 12 1/2 feet high.
February 17 - The base cabinets are now in the correct location. There is a filler between the right cabinet and the shower knee wall. The upper cabinets will be relocated in a week or so.
February 17 - The Master Bedroom has been emptied and looks nice and large. The view is pleasant over the marsh and water.
February 17 - The Main House Master Walk in Closet is ready to template. Shelves are built and ready for paint.
February 17 - The Linen Closet has a fixed shelf and five adjustable shelves ready for painting.
February 17 - The hallway has chair rail and doors hung. The lumber is a bit of extra poplar for trim.
February 17 - The Main House Kitchen Island has been wired. It is much easier to do the rough wiring before the granite is installed.
February 17 - The Brays room is ready for templating. The wall cabinets will have crown to the ceiling. The hood will interface with the exhaust pipe between the wall cabinets.
February 17 - This view shows the lower portion of the Brays Room Island. The diagonal board holds the right end straight until the granite is installed. There will be a beverage cooler in the right opening. A sink and disposal will be in the cabinet in the center. The vertical back splash between levels will be granite.
February 17 - The Hearths in the Main House Great room have been finished and are being cleaned. Notice the blue tape has not all been removed when the photo was shot. The hearth is flush with the wood floor.
February 17 - The foyer beams look nice. There will be a 1x6 trim board below the beams and above the existing band.
February 17 - The Jr. Master Walk in Closet has shelves and a bank of drawers. It is ready for prep and paint.
February 17 - The Jr. Master Bedroom is clean and ready for painters.
February 17 - The brick border for the front step apron has been laid. In the photo, the joints have not been struck yet.
February 17 - The Island of the Guest Kitchen has also been wired.
February 17 - The Guest House Great room is ready for prep and paint which will begin on Monday.
February 17 - The Guest Fireplace Hearth is raised slightly. The HVAC thermostat will be mounted once the walls are painted.
February 17 - This is the view of the main house from the Guest Screened Porch. Once the screen is installed, it won't be quite so clear. The landscaper's Bobcat is to the right of the house. They are scheduled to continue grading and leveling next week.
February 17 - This is the Guest Kitchen. The opening on the far wall between the door and windows is for a small dishwasher. A compactor will be installed in the island. Rough wiring has been done on the island.
February 17 - The Garage which was once full of the 500+ boxes of cabinet components, lumber and plumbing fixtures. The large stack on the right near the window is cardboard.
February 21 - The small cabinet to the left of the entrance door now has a granite seat. Trim will go on the upper cabinet where there is a gap above the granite. The door casing was temporarily removed so the granite could be placed. It will be reinstalled soon.
February 21 - The kitchen cabinets are installed along with the back splash. The opening to the left of the sink is for a compact (18in) dishwasher.
February 21 - The gap in the cabinets at the far end of the room is for the range. The yellow wire at the end of the bar is for an electrical outlet.
February 21 - The bar has a seating area and cabinets (along with a compactor) on the right side. Each end of the bar will have an electrical outlet.
February 21 - Granite was delivered for the shower seat and threshold as well as the shower shelves. The shower granite will be installed by the tile contractor. There are four shelves on the seat. Two are for this shower and two for the shower in Bath #2.
February 21 - The lavatory and counter top along with splashes is installed in Bath #1.
February 21 - Shower #2 has granite ready for installation. We will not install the shower granite until the main house showers are ready -- probably a couple of weeks.
February 21 - Bath #2 has the counter top and lavatory installed.
February 21 - The guest kitchen sink is installed and ready for plumbing. This sink will have a disposal. The center hole beyond the sink is for the faucet. The hole to the right is for the disposal switch. The hole to the left is for a water dispenser.
February 22 - The painters are caulking and filling nail holes in preparation for painting.
February 22 - All joints are caulked.
February 22 - All nail holes (and screw holes) are filled.
February 28 - The tree truck is planting wax Myrtles and pine trees.
February 28 - The unofficial drive behind the garage is now closed.
February 28 - The landscaper is installing catch basins and drains to control water flow from the roofs. This one is beside the garage.
February 28 - There are two more basins in the yard. One is just below the center of the photo; the other near the house at the right end of the front porch.
February 28 - The Guest House has two catch basins installed.
February 28 - Painters have covered cabinets in preparation for painting in the Guest House.
February 28 - The Guest House windows are covered with a masking product that can be removed easily. The trim will be sprayed.
February 28 - Side fillers were cut for the Jr. Master cabinets. The kick and shoe was also installed on this cabinet.
February 28 - The rest of the Jr. Master Bath cabinets have kick and shoe molding. The cabinets have been templated for counter tops
February 28 - The Jr. Master Bath cabinet over the toilet has been cut down so it does not extend from the wall too much. It has a finished plywood bottom and simple trim at the top.
February 28 - The Powder bath cabinet has also been reworked (shown) as has the master bath cabinet (not shown).
February 28 - The Laundry Room wall cabinets are being raised to the new height (on the left in the corner). Fillers will be added to either side of the left low cabinet to center it over the washer & dryer opening. All of the wall cabinets in the Laundry Room will be raised to the new height.