Latest Updates NH!

The house is coming along nicely! The kitchen cabinets arrived yesterday and will soon be installed within the next couple of weeks! Once installed, the company we purchased the granite countertops from will bring them to the house and install them! 

We now have fiberoptic WiFi at the house! When we first started building our home, only standard cable lines were available but our neighbors said that the internet from them was really slow and unreliable. Last month, Fidium finished running new fiberoptic lines on our road and were offering free installation! 

They came out on Tuesday to run the line from the main lines, across the street to our telephone pole and then underground through the existing conduit next to the electrical conduit to the house, We made sure that when the power company installed power lines to our house, that they also installed a second conduit system for running internet and phone lines to the house. So the fiber optic line was run They ran the line into the basement and set up the modem there for now. They left extra line so we can run the line from the basement to the smaller of the first floor bedrooms where my home office will be. The outlets in that bedroom aren’t powered up yet so we opted to leave it in the basement where there are powered outlets for now. 

I also purchased StarLink, which still needs to be installed. That will be back up for times when the internet might be down such as during storms. The cell data signal is very weak or not available at all at the house. I cannot search the internet on my mobile phone so I know mobile hotspot will likely not be a back up option. Since I work from home, I have to have another source of internet. Where I currently live, if the internet goes down I use mobile hotspot for my internet. 

I don’t have photos yet but the glass shower doors have been installed in both of the full bathrooms on the first and second floors! So we can now take showers there if we really wanted too! 

The bathroom vanities were also delivered on Tuesday! I’m not sure if they have been moved into the first and/or second floor bathrooms yet. If not, it won’t be long! 

We hired a flooring company to install all of the flooring plus the wood on the stairs. This is one of the last things that will be done so the floors do not get damaged. 

All of our lighting fixtures have been delivered and can be installed once all of the walls and ceilings are completed. At that time, the electrician will finish installing all outlets, switches and light fixtures. 

The kitchen appliances (refrigerator, LP gas stove, range top microwave and dishwasher) have been ordered and paid for but we are holding on delivery until the flooring in the kitchen has been installed. 

The washing machine and LP gas dryer have also been ordered and paid for but are on hold waiting for the weight restriction to be lifted on our road. At this time of year, spring and mid season, many roads are under a 6-ton maximum weight restriction. Any trucks that are over 6 tons are not permitted to drive on our road right now. The restriction is usually for a 6-week period. 

We still have several more items, such as the bathroom vanity mirrors, towel bars, toilet paper holders, etc. to purchase but there is no hurry. 

Last weekend we were up in New Hampshire and obtained some photo updates! 

Great progress has been made with the tongue and groove ceilings in the great room! The side over the kitchen area is done! 

Lots of pine tongue and groove boards around, awaiting installation! 

The section over the living room area in the great room has been started! 

The wall in the larger bedroom is nearing completion! The last time we were here, we could see into the bedroom through the studded walls. 

The larger of the two downstairs bedrooms! The wall that borders the stairs is nearly completed! The tongue and groove ceiling has been started; can see it on the right side. 

The closet is done; the tongue and groove wallboards are all installed, including the ceiling inside the closet!  

This wall between the two bedrooms is nearly completed! This was just an open, studded wall the last time we were there! 

The smaller of the two downstairs bedrooms has almost all of the pine tongue and groove installed! The last time we were here we could see into the bathroom through the large, studded wall! The closet is now fully completed with tongue and groove walls and ceiling! 

The first floor bathroom ceiling has been completed, as well as the areas above the shower unit! The ceiling light/fan will soon be installed!

The bathroom closet is now fully enclosed; ceiling and walls! 

The bathroom wall behind the toilet was not there last time we were here! Neither was the small wall to the right! The bathroom walls and ceiling are done! AND the toilet has also been installed! 

This is now a usable toilet in the first floor bathroom! 

Back to the great room! This is the kitchen area with ceiling installed! 

Both flights of stairs! Installed tongs and groove wallboards are in the larger of the two downstairs bedrooms. Soon this dude of the wall will also be covered with tongue and groove! 

Another view of the kitchen side of the great room! 

Another view of the living room area of the great room! Tongue and groove has been started! 

Second floor bathroom now has part of the ceiling completed. 

The section of wall above the showed unit has also been completed! 

The wall to the right in the second floor bathroom is also nearly completed! Last time we were here we could see through the studded wall into the master bedroom!

View of the great room from upstairs!

Basement bath/utility room walls are nearly completed now! The washing machine and dryer will be placed on the left, across from the toilet. 

The utility sink and toilet were heard last visit. 

I left this for the crew as well as when we visit!