Details, details and more details

It takes forever to pick out fixtures, outlet locations, cabinets, lights and all of the many details of the house! We did manage to finish installing the central vacuum system last weekend. The unit will be in the garage and we have two neat hose magic hose storage systems upstairs as well as a vac pan in the kitchen and in the mudroom. We drilled quite a few holes, cut many pieces of PVC and glued many parts together. We tested the vacuum and weren't overly impressed with the suction, but hopefully that's just because the outlets were all open...typically you only vacuum at one location at a time!
The Tyvek is being covered up with Hardiboard siding...no the greenish color is not the final color, it still needs to all be painted! We are going to go with a similarly light cream color but with less green. They worked on the front porch so that they could finish up the roof. The stairs down from the front porch to the driveway will come later. The trim is being installed around the windows and then the siding goes on. Next is the metal roof and then the asphalt shingle part of the roof.

The little windows in the shed dormer look pretty small from the inside, but they add some extra light and ventilation.

Shingle and gutter choices

Heather Blend with the darkest brown gutter color on the right are the winners!

Look we are protected by a sound and security company even though we don't all of our doors and windows and don't have any locks!

The Hose Magic System in the laundry room. There will be a little door panel that sticks through the drywall where you access the hose.

The second unit is in the front guest bedroom.

They started modifying the roof for the little gable over the master bedroom. A little protection from the rain.

Siding around the big back deck area.

Still missing the block window for the garage (the dog needs some light in the back of his big garage!).