Tuesday, May 7, 2013

House 2: A Full Day of Upgrade Appointments

Flooring, Wiring and Lighting! Oh My!

For some crazy reason, we decided that it would be ideal to do all of our appointments on one day so that Erik only had to take a small amount of time off from work. 

We started out with flooring. With kids and cats, and a disdain for carpet, I was heart set on beautiful Pergo flooring throughout. However, that was not in the cards and we settled for berber style carpet in most rooms. Hopefully, we can change this out someday in the future.

Next was the wiring appointment! Totally uneventful. The house will be wired for our security system and have all the standard wiring otherwise.

Finally, plumbing & lighting! We were a little disheartened to learn that we had to pay to upgrade all of our faucets to brushed nickel but after looking at our contract again, it really was written plainly there for us. I opted for ceiling fans in all bedrooms and the great room and splurged on a vessel sink for the master bath. I was SO tempted by the rain shower but cooler heads prevailed and we said no to the 1500 option and choose a slightly upgraded Delta shower head with a center handheld sprayer-thingy. We really genuinely liked all the standard lighting but did change the bathroom lighting to match more of our style.

By the end of the trip, the kids were crashed out. Heck, we all were.