House of Bricks
This entry is part of “The House Files”, a series of articles detailing the phases of construction on our new home.
Before we started researching homes last year, I hadn’t put much thought into the process of building a house. For example, it never really occurred to me that most home features were selected as options. I suppose I thought they just came that way. You know, like babies from the stork, all nice and clean. Nicole, on the other hand, informed me that she had wanted a Corian countertop since shortly after learning to walk. Which either means that Nicole is mental, or that my mother never bought me the Fisher Price kitchen set with real Corian countertops. Hmm…
Nicole and I managed to compromise on most of the options, but the middle ground kind of leans more her way, because my taste is more “dark and cool” (no, really), and hers is more “fresh and clean”. Does that make sense? You’ll eventually see what I’m talking about when I post photos of the finished kitchen in a couple of weeks. In the meantime, let it be said that I lobbied for the “Armstrong Kitchen”, but was filibustered into submission.
Nicole’s dad commented during his last visit that Austin must be home to an army of masons, and that’s probably true. Most of the homes that I’ve seen around town make use of brick and/or stone in some manner. Our home is built with four sides of brick (standard), and we added stone accents on the front. We don’t expect trouble from the big bad wolf, but you never know.
The sheetrock is up, and the brick and stone exterior work is mostly finished. The kitchen cabinets were installed, but they weren’t the correct size, so they had to be re-ordered. That might delay things a little, but it’s still looking like a mid May move-in. Some of the interior ceramic tile/stone has been installed, and the driveway, front walkway, and back patio are framed up and ready for concrete.
Enjoy the latest collection of photos. Keep in mind that if you post a negative comment about our selected options, I’m revoking your free coupon to the Hanover Bed & Breakfast. And I’m eating your complimentary banana.
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