Closing in on closing

We've got a tentative closing date of March 30. I don't expect it to slip much, both based on the condition of the house and the fact that March 31 is the last day of the quarter. On with the show.

Not much new on the outside.

Fence!

Condensers!

Things that keep water from coming in the vents!

Flood lights.

Mostly the same from the back, but for one subtle detail: they graded it. The drop-off from the house isn't so severe now.

More flood lights.

The stoop was there before, but the light wasn't.

Garage is painted now, with light switches, outlets, and so forth. The yellow wire is for the garage door openers, so there's no visible wire.

There's the other end of the garage door opener wiring.

Tile is in. I'm not super excited about this tile, but I'm not super excited about any floor tile.

The "valet" area is painted now. Also there's blonde hair.

Tiled powder bathroom.

Unexpected floor hole (in the rear study).

Looking out from the rear study with the painted doors.

Light fixtures are in. That kind of light fixture always looks like a breast to me. It's going to be replaced by a ceiling fan/light eventually.

Master bedroom wall sconces. Jessica likes lots of light to read, so we'll probably still have table lamps. This was from the standard lighting line. I expected uglier.

Painted closet door.

Master shower tile work-in-progress.

One of the vanities. The other one is basically the same, but the picture was blurry.

Linen closet/children's hidey hole.

Painted living room.

Ceiling fan.

Countertops are in, though hidden.

Here's a closeup, plus the 60/40 undermount sink.

Tile in the breakfast room.

Pantry.

Fireplace hearth. Can't fall very far from that.

Dining room. That chandelier wouldn't have been my top choice, but I think it's okay. I'm not planning on replacing everything anymore.

Doors at the front study.

Crown molding at the entry.

Entry lighting, very similar to, if not the same as, the dining room.

Railings have been stained and revealed.

Small bathroom vanity.

Fourth bedroom closet.

What I'm calling the "long bathroom."

Uma's room, and part of the view out.

Future home of electric car charger.

All bricked out

Starting at the front, as usual. Note the garage doors, the house number, and that big old van blocking my preferred vantage point. I go on Sunday to avoid this kind of thing, geez. The nerve of them, working on my house...

You can see they're done the brick on the side.

The pad for the air conditioner condensers. That little brown plastic thing to the left is the injection port for the pest control tubing in the walls.

Pretty much the same out back.

The skinny yard.

A closer look at an injection port.

The stairs for the garage side door.

That looks like the final door; dunno why I didn't get a better shot.

601 represent.

Small garage door. This is actually not what it was supposed to be; it's supposed to have windows. I'm told this has been fixed. I'll find out this weekend.

Big garage door. That one is also wrong.

The other side, plus part of that guy doing something you saw ruining my exterior shot.

The door to the house, nicely trimmed. Come on in.

The door from the utility room to the inside. What's that on the left?

They call this a "valet." Whatever. It's the thing that made it ok to sacrifice the coat closet for a fridge space.

The Hole has a door.

Baseboards in The Hole. Just because it's The Hole doesn't mean it has to be ugly.

Shelving over where the washer and dryer will be.

The door back to the garage. Leaving so soon?

Double doors to the rear study, with the casing.

Part of the double doors to that study plus the door and casing for the powder bathroom.

Crown molding in the rear study. This was an error, but they said they're going to leave it.

Big door to the master.

Little door to my closet.

Shelves. The hardware for the closet rod is surprisingly basic.

Double doors to the master bathroom.

Toilet room and linen closet. We'll have to make sure to clear some room at the bottom of that closet for the kids to hide. There's a built-in dirty laundry hamper in the house we live in now that they love to hide in.

Jessica's closet.

This is what the wall texture looks like before paint.

Family room big window has trim and a sill now.

Kitchen pantry plus casing. I don't know why it looks partially painted...

... maybe because the inside was painted

Railings are in.

More railings. I'm getting some paint overspray.

More railing (and more overspray).

Niche in entryway.

Crown molding at the entry way.

Trim around the stairs.

Front door trim plus the sill for the window next to it.

Double doors in the front study also, with casing. You can also see the baseboards.

A shelf at the cutout.

Dining room with crown molding and chair rail, plus a little bit of window sill.

Bench/niche at the top of the stairs, all painted.

Linen closet next to small upstairs bathroom (too small to have it inside).

Looking across the upstairs. I'll have to come up with a name for this little spot that overlooks the entry.

Guest bedroom has double doors on the closet; none of those annoying folding doors.

Fire-rated door to the unfinished attic space.

Looking out from what will be Kieran's room.

Inside of his closet is all painted.

Looking into what will be Uma's room.

Oh, that's where the paint is coming from....

Lots of buckets.