Wednesday, July 28, 2010

We're Back!

It's been a while since I've posted.  Things have been crazy, the house is moving quickly and of course June/July is when the hospitals get new Fellows (don't go to a teaching hospital unless you have too) so I've been busy at work.
But the outside of the house is almost finished (see photo below) and we are getting flooring installed in the house.  The lower level will be all hardwood and tile and the upper level will be mostly wood, tile in the bathrooms (and laundry room) and the bedrooms and office are still undecided. 
Since the office has no windows we are pricing the cost of a solar tube to let in some outside light. And we are trying to work it out to use LED lights in our recessed can lighting.  LED lights will last for ever (ok, not forever but a really, really long time).  They also put out nearly no heat, so it will help keep the house cool in the summer.  I really hope this works out, I think this will be a very nice thing to incorporate in the house.
I also am having "structured wiring" in this house.  Basically, I will have internet cabling run to a central location so I will have internet ports throughout the house.  This will help me with my entertainment center to download movies off the internet, as well as many other (admittedly geeky) things.