St. Cecilia is here!

We went by today to check out the tile work and got a great surprise--the granite is in!  St. Cecilia has many variations, so it was a relief to see a darker tone that provides a good contrast with our glazed cabinets.  Whew!

St. Cecilia with Rushmore Maple Butterscotch Glaze

 

The tile in the master bath has been grouted and the durango shelves were moved.  I'm really happy with how it turned out.  In the hall bath, they removed the white tile floor and prepped for the new tile.  The shower has been grouted.  Everything is looking really nice! 

 

Durango shelves

Hall bath
It's hard to see due to the lack of contrast, but trust me--it looks great!

 

They also installed the vinyl in the laundry room and sanded the floors throughout the house.  One step closer to wood floors & carpet!

Vinyl flooring in laundry - Armstrong Initiator

They also blew in the rest of the attic insulation.  We're now at R49, which will be great for the energy bills! 

 





Tile resolution

After one email this morning to the PM and a couple of phone calls with the flooring company, our tile problems have been resolved pretty painlessly.  Here's what we agreed to do:

• For the hall bath, leave the tub surround as-is with the white 6" tile, but upgrade the floor tile to the same as the owner's bath (level C) at no extra charge and put it on the diagonal.  This way, they save the labor and destruction of removing the shower tiles and we get a nicer floor.
• For the owner's bath, move the durango shelves to where we wanted them.  Leave the floor tiles as-is instead of ripping them out and putting them on the diagonal.  This will avoid destruction of the subfloor and a bunch of added labor.  Because we compromised on this, they will also seal all of the grout in the showers and floors free of charge and guarantee the sealant for 15 years.

While I'm a little disappointed at not having my diagonal tiles in the owner's bath, I think that overall this worked out well.  I was content with our choice of 6" almond tile in the hall bath, but it will look so much nicer with the upgraded tile.  We also don't have to worry about sealing the grout ourselves. ;)

I mentioned the crooked window in my email to the PM, but I haven't received any word on what they are going to do.  Friday is our weekly PM update, so if we don't see/hear anything before then we will definitely ask.