Drywall and texture and flooring, oh my!

Its been a while since I have blogged; however, lots of things have been going on at the house during the busy season of Christmas and  three Ryburn January birthdays. The biggest change that we have seen is the drywall is finished and textured. I know...not exactly what a normal person would be tickled about, but when I can walk in and see the walls finished I do get a little giddy. Small victories in my world! With that in mind, all the electrical is finished and waiting for fixtures and switches.
While all that was under way on the main level, Roger and I decided to keep tackling the basement. The bathroom downstairs was a little rough, but we agreed that this was a project that could wait until we moved in. WELL, one thing has led to another and we have torn the whole room apart. The tub area was stripped down to the studs and insulation removed due to water damaged drywall. Not fun!
We decided to chip off the tile on the flood before we put in the new vanity. Now this little project was NOT pleasurable!! The floor tile was adhered to concrete. Good ole hammers and a air chipper did the trick. We stood back..."The walls look kinda bad, maybe we should just take that off as well." So we did.  We stood back..."The tub walls look kinda bad, maybe we should take that off as well." So we did. Holy toledo! I'm a girl that can do demolition, cut insulation, score and cut tile,  caulk and paint and even run the air nailer and sink drywall screws. I don't have lovely fingernails, but Rog says I'm a keeper.
It is taking shape with new floor tile laid and we started on the over sized subway tile in the tub area. At one point we discussed the rate of our work and thought it could be a 6 dang months before we finished this 'little' project. Then I got a call from the tile fairy letting me know that he was working on our bathroom!! Whaaaaat? The best contractor ever -Master Dave- had to be at the house to supervise drywall guys so he just jumped right in. Such a GREAT surprise and help to us. Check out the pics:

Rog looks like he is crying or praying for it all to end.

The floor tile was small little squares that came up just a couple at a time

This is right before we had the epiphany to take off the shower tile.

New wood-look floor tile was freshly grouted!

Subway tile with a chocolate glass strip-this is a 'in progress' shot.

We added the bead board and set the toilet on my birthday:)

Getting closer each day to a cool new bathroom!! I can't wait to add the green vanity and vessel sink

Now what I am most excited about this week. Flooring is being installed upstairs and it looks awesome. The heated tile floor in our master bath/laundry area and the entry tile is complete. The hardwood floor started yesterday and will be done in a couple days. The sanding and staining will be done later after cabinets and such. The cabinets are in the garage waiting patiently. Dave said they will start cabinet install later this week. I squealed and jumped around. Pretty sure he thinks I'm a nut job. This is the master bath tile:

Hardwood is being installed as I am writing:)

This is the entryway tile. The inside of the front door will be painted. Looks kinds yucky!

Cabinets fill the garage along with a new tub, sink, all plumbing fixtures. Its like an episode of hoarders.

I look forward to sharing these things next: brick overlay on the chimney stack, my custom barn doors that Dave is building, the 'stop and drop' area that was added with USB port and in-floor boot tray, and so many other fun features. Stay tuned. Lots of changes coming quickly. And no...this house STILL has not sold. Starting to worry.

CHEERS!