The Building of Greuel Manor

Monday, January 7, 2013

HEAT, Insulation, Drywall, and more Siding!

It's warm inside! It's warm inside! It's warm inside! The heat is on and it looks like all of the insulation is in and most of the siding is on. Drywall is up on the bedroom ceilings and master closet and bathroom walls. They were working on the master bedroom walls while I was there on Friday afternoon. I'm amazed at how fast they can drywall a room. It would take me days to do what they do in minutes. They thought all of the drywall should all be hung in another 2-3 days. I met with someone to measure for window treatments and all I have to say about that is shades cost a lot.

Whoops, how'd that get in here?

Insulation in garage.

Garage walls.

Garage bathroom.

Insulated walls

Living room.

Front entry and dining room.

Living room.

Patio

Under the patio.

Basement.

Bar.

Media room.

Storage room.

Drywall on bedroom ceilings.

Upstairs hallway.

Bedroom ceiling.

Bedroom ceilings.

Bedroom.

Insulated wires.

Bedroom ceiling.

Insulated pipes.

Insulated pipes and wires.

Master bedroom ceiling.

Front of master closet.

Back of master closet.

Master bath.

Master shower.

Thursday, January 3, 2013

I'm back!

It's definitely been a crazy few weeks and some very unexpected events have kept me away from the house longer than I planned, but I now have a very healthy and happy new nephew! I guess he just decided he wanted to show up a little early in Macomb and celebrate Xmas with the family. As for the house, the roof is now done, siding mostly complete, garage doors installed, plumbing complete, electrical complete, insulation going in, and drywall sitting there waiting to go up. I love the colors and the tall garage doors! Most of these pictures are from a trip I made over on the 26th. I did stop by tonight but it was too dark to take pics. It really feels a lot more closed in and quiet with the insulation going in. I'm really amazed with the special sound insulation that went into the media room. It's so quiet in there, it is eerie. Can't wait to hear what a sound system sounds like in that room! I'm meeting with someone to discuss shades and window treatments tomorrow afternoon so should be able to get some better pics then. For now, I'm back in the hotel... only 24 nights left in this place, but who's counting?