42 Ralph Talbot St. Weymouth - Finally: The Open House 9/19/10

Almost a month behind schedule our Open House Day finally arrived. 9/19/10.

We had over 100 people come through over the course of 5 hours. Our Open house was scheduled from 11am - 2pm but people were still coming by at 5pm.

We of course were so exhausted on only 2 hrs of sleep but we hung in there and the Open House was a success.

If you missed it, here are some photos of the home:

All that's left are a few final touches that we didn't have time to finish before the open house, our final inspections and Certificate of Occupancy and this home will be in move in condition in no time...

Also our final step is the Blower door test to get our Energy Efficiency Rating HERS rating which tells us how energy efficient the home is and then we receive our Energy Star Certificate...

Stay tuned and see how we do.

42 Ralph Talbot St. Weymouth, MA - 9/15/10 Preparing for...

The RUSH to the finish (our OPEN HOUSE 9/19/10) which by the way can't be rushed as it's the finish that we must take our time with in order to present a beautiful finished product. And beautiful we believe it is but we'll leave that for you to judge.

So lets see how we can sum up these past few 12-15 hr days:

National grid new Gas lines installed: check

Eco-friendly driveway: check

Kitchen Cabinet intall: check

Kitchen Granite install: check

Kitchen Appliance install: check...well almost...final install takes place on Saturday when our electrician comes in.

Bathroom vanities installed: check

Light fixtures installed: check

Security System install: check

Interior of home painted: check

Steps & railing install: almost there

Trim work install & painted: check
Interior doors install / painted: check

Brick patio install (reclaimed brick from the home's old fireplaces): check

Beam staining: well a few more beams remain to be stained so we can't check that off yet

Original antique wide pine flooring planed, sanded & installed... well that's the tough one too... 2nd floor almost complete, kitchen almost complete, 1st floor not even in yet...

we're rushing to the finish line.....and putting in lots of hrs...

OPEN HOUSE / rain or shine / SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 19th from 11 am - 2 pm.

All are welcome! Come by and tell us what you think of our almost complete 290 yr old rehab.

We're looking forward to seeing everyone at the open house!

M. K. E.

ps:

we even got rid of a plow that we found in the back yard. Thanks to J&T who came out and made lifting a 400+lb plow look like a piece of cake.

Thanks Jimmy & Tasso!

42 Ralph Talbot St. Weymouth, MA - TILE & Granite

We couldn't resist blogging again. So much is going on that we can barely keep our heads straight.

The plaster crew is on stilts finishing the ceilings and working their way around the 1st floor.

Bob our tile guy is doing an amazing job on tiling the bathrooms. He should be done tiling today and then will have to come back to grout another day.

The Plumber & Electrician are working hard to beat the clock and the HVAC crew is in the process of getting the A/C units installed so we can have a running system when the plaster crew is finished.

and Michael... well, Michael is running around making sure that everything is running smoothly on site and getting any last minute things taken care of.

Until Next time...

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