Much needed toilet!

Hope you enjoy the plumbing photos.... I sure am! :) A running toilet and functioning washroom was very much needed! Thanks to Daniel Caudle and his brothers! We are up and running!

It may be little... but it is wired like a biggen!

We wanted to catch everyone up on our electrical! Our home is wired and lights are on!!! WOOHOO!! That has been a huge step for us! We may have more outlets needed but we won't be running extension cords. :) Running the wire was a task and I can't be more thrilled that it is behind us.

 

Once we figured out where the HEART of our home would be... we placed the electrical panel and started the most pain ordeal... running the wire through the walls. We did this before we had the insulation sprayed but I forgot to post it! :)

Kitchen

3 Light switches

4 Recessed Lights

11 Outlets

Washroom

2 Light switches

4 Recessed Lights

8 Outlets

Living Room

3 Light switches (2 for lofts)

13 Outlets

Master Bedroom and Bath

4 Light switches

6 Recessed Lights

14 Outlets

5 Outside outlets around the house

2 Porch Lights

1 Pull chain Light under house

Each loft has 10 Outlets and one Recessed Light and Light switch. The light switch will be a 2-way switch so that the kids can turn the light on or off down stairs or as they are going up into the loft, etc. 

Pine beneath our feet (only ended up at 1.25 sq ft)

 We wanted flooring that would last our lifetime. Flooring that gave us a solid feeling and a sense of old school. We decided to use Southern Yellow Pine 1x6x12. Overall, after screws and A LOT of hard work.... we ended up with $1.25 per sq ft!! The floors turned out perfect!!! We wanted to stain the floors but decided not to... for the main reason of time so we just coated the floors with a Water Base Polyurethane. The floors got 3 coats of the polyurethane and it gave the floors a great shine! We wanted to make sure the coats were thick around the bathtubs for any "spills."

The Polyurethane went on smooth and easy! It was a thin milk type texture and look and then dried clear. The gallon said "Fastest Drying" and it was! It only took an hour for each coat to dry.... that was for us to walk on it. We let it dry overnight before we did heavy work on the walls and ceilings. Overall, it was easy and we are pleased!