We continued on with the painting, not quite getting as far as we had hoped, though we will be done with everything except the basement by the end of this weekend. I set up the doors in the garage in an arcade so I could spray paint them. It took several coats of paint, but the end result is terrific.
Installing the doors required all of the door jambs be painted, so we spent last weekend making sure that the door frames were ready. I re-installed all of the doors, and installed the lever sets and door bumps.
One of the great design features of a barrier free home is a lever handle on the door. We found a nice arts and crafts lever set from Emtek. Slightly more challenging was the hardware for the double pocket doors, but I finally found a mortise privacy lock that will work just fine, also from Emtek.
I was able to get a coat of stain on the maple doors in the living room. We had determined that we wanted the stain to match the kitchen cabinets. We came pretty close, just a slight shade lighter. A coat of clear sealer has darkened it just a fraction.
This weekend we will finish painting the rest of the baseboard and garage, and we will be ready to remove the protective paper from the floor. Then we start vacuuming and moping in anticipation of applying the final sealer. This may be a two weekend project, and I expect that we will have to vacate the building for a day or two while the concrete sealer cures.
I have a few more carpentry projects to finish up. The countertop for the island needs to be finish sanded, the backsplashes for the bathrooms and laundry room need to be fabricated, I need to make my new desk top, and I have a little bit of trim remaining to do on the outside of the house. I will schedule the final inspection early next week. With time to spare on the schedule we have plenty of opportunity to make sure that all of the little details are complete before we move in. Adjusting doors, securing appliances, painting the basement, and other low priority tasks can be finished up before we move in by the end of the month.
We are looking forward to that date if only for a brief reprieve. We have allowed ourselves a weekend off after we move in before we begin tackling the exterior spring completion work.
