The earth plaster color coat goes on.

Thomas mixes finish coat plaster

Jody and Jen detailing one of the Nichos

The final plaster crew: Jen, Corey, Jody, Kevin, Thomas, and Griffin

The light fixture in the office. What a great place to work!

Curt Nelson lending a hand in getting the wiring completed

The Master bedroom fireplace is finished.

The Saltillo tile and decorative tile on the stairs are finished.

A glimpse into the powder room.

 
Color coat interior plaster
The color coat was applied over a one month period. Griffin worked some days on his own tackling small places like closets. Some days there would be one or two of the crew available and when we got to big rooms like the great room we had five on the plaster team. It was an amazing transition. The brown coat reflected little light so as a result the rooms seemed dark. When the color coat was applied the rooms were full of light. All the agonizing over colors vanished as the team moved from room to room. All the colors were beautiful.

Moving in...early
Our lease on the house we were renting expired on the last day of May so we moved our belongings into the garage of the new house and set up a bedroom in one of the upstairs bedrooms that was complete. We had water but no electricity. We completed the wiring in the upstairs and kitchen over the following week.

Lighting goes in
We gave each room a week to dry before I completed the installation of lights and switches. Master electrician Curt Nelson stopped by to give a hand when he was free. His help was greatly appreciated.

Certificate of Occupancy
We called for our final inspection and on June 20th we received our "Certificate of Occupancy". It was a great moment and Jenny, being Jenny, made it a wonderful celebration with flowers, champagne and a framed certificate. We still had much work to do to truly complete the house but the bulk of the work was done and it felt like home. The master bath tile was delayed from Mexico and would not be installed until October. The guest bath and the powder room were complete so the delay was only a minor annoyance.