Week 12,13 &14



 
Weeks 12, 13, & 14

Forgive me for not being back in touch since the holidays.  We have been a little busy as Christmas just keeps on coming out at the Christian Farm!  This is an exciting time where we get to see the “fruits of our labors” of past shopping trips coming together every day with amazing installations.  Let me share some of these.

Buddy’s friends, the Firemen stayed with us for almost the entire 3 weeks knocking out the interior trim.  We have added a couple more men to this line-up that I want to thank.  First of all a thank you to Baxter Hammock of Colonial Woodworking.  Bax, you have incredible talents making all of our projects special and unique, and this home was no exception.  Dango Nguyen also joined Michael Tolbert to help with Buddy’s study trim.  I want to thank Athens Building Supply, Charlie Callaway for supplying the wooden doors for the study and also the staircase trim.  It has been a pleasure to work with these men and the home boasts of beautiful craftsmanship! 

The interior painting has begun, and I want to thank Stephanie Doerr of Make Mine Home for coming to our aid in paint selections.  I also want to thank Dave Sykes for the new bedding and linens for the 3 bedrooms.  This was a perfect gift to coordinate the color selections with Stephanie as she worked to bring this together beautifully.   Of course none of this would have been possible without the backing of Sherwin Williams, Ben Perry and TDE, Tom Edge and his crew.  Sherwin Williams committed to supply all of the exterior and the interior paint and painting materials and TDE is supplying the exterior and interior labor.  What wonderful gifts!  We also had Magnum Drywall, Melissa and Lionel Orbea back to check all the walls and ceilings for blemishes with their trusty light and pink mud.  You gotta love it when they finish their task and still want to come back to help!

Our next large task completed was the installation of the tile for the baths and back entry.  Dalton Carpet, Mike Blanton was one of the first who committed to the Christian home back in April, and true to his word supplied all of this material.  Without the commitment from these businesses up front, it would have been impossible to start construction.  Thank you Mike for stepping up with this part of the flooring package, and we look forward to the installation of carpet later!  Frankie Roger’s Tile was our installer for the tile.  Frankie and his crew did a wonderful job and never complained as we added many really neat features throughout!  Traditions in Tile, Patrick Vaughn supplied the master bath flooring and shower tile for a truly elegant bath for Melissa.   I thank you all for making each bath uniquely beautiful.

Our cabinet installation continued with the upstairs bath vanities by Spag Cabinets of Royston.  These custom cabinets designed by Carlene Banevicz and Kellie Spagnoli truly follow the new furniture trend in cabinets and are a beautiful addition for the home.  Pro-Granite, April Bonner also installed the incredible granite countertops for the kitchen cabinets, island and the downstairs guest bath.  April is another who committed back in April, 2011 with the building of this home.  Again, it is impossible to thank you enough for that initial commitment!

We were blessed during the holidays to start the stonework on the interior fireplace.  Specialty Stone, Mike Phillips is supplying the stack stone and mortar for us.  A funny note…the day that Melissa and I visited Mike up in Hoschton, GA, to pick out the stone, we made one quick stop for lunch on our way back and the stone delivery beat us home!  I am sure that this is not always the case but cool none the less!  One of Buddy’s cousins, Sherman Meadows is supplying the labor for us on the interior stone.  It has been a true blessing to work with the men that Buddy and Melissa had originally lined up to work on their home.  Sherman is one of these and truly skilled in his craft.

Last we have had some exterior work completed: 

Halloran Masonry, Roy Dalton has completed the last brick wall.  Another funny story….as Roy and Erin were working to complete the last gable high on the scaffolding…tedious would have been a good word…I heard Roy say to Erin as they struggled to get the last cut piece to stay in place and as only Roy can say…..”If you drop this, I will have to hit you!”  I secretly howled!  So funny! 

County Line Enterprises, Calvin Fleming came back to help one Saturday backfill and clean up.  Calvin is one that never tells me “No”.  I so appreciate him and what he does for me on every job site.

Those Jackson EMC guys were back and ran our permanent service to the house, so that we could have Stanfield Air Systems hook up some much needed heat.  Thank you…thank you both! 

We also put in the water line from Melissa’s well to the new house.  Brannon Plumbing, Daniel Brannon did the installation along with the “You Forget who you are dealing with” Jackson EMC guys again.  Bless them, they are always there to help….even with the plumbing!!  I asked them if they did tile work?? 

As I close, someone told me that each picture on this blog always has smiling faces.  I do want you to know that we have wives now put to bed for the remainder of their pregnancy, wives undergoing chemo for breast cancer, and cars breaking down with huge mechanical bills….but, the men just keep marching on.  Why?  Because they believe in what they are doing and Who they are doing it for.  Then amazing answers come for these men and women…. family stepping in to help with the wife and children as the men labor, encouraging Doctors ready to help with the diagnosed, and checks from church friends to aid in the car debt.  He says, “Test me in this,…and see if I will not throw open the floodgates “  We just need to Believe, Smile and Keep Marching!

Blessings to All,
Karen

Mike Blanton, Melissa, and Jocelyn Paxson selecting floor coverings.

Mike Philips at Specialty Stone Supply showing Melissa options for the fireplace.

Jackson EMC running the permanent service to the new panel for the home.

Temporary pole is down and an outdoor spot is installed.

Baxter Hammock of Colonial Woodworking setting up shop in the garage.

Stephanie Doerr going over color selections with Melissa.

April Bonner of Pro Granite with samples for the kitchen countertops and island.

Dalton Carpet loading the tile for the installation.

Jackson EMC installing water line to the house from the well.

Daniel Brannon of Brannon Plumbing installing the water line from the well to the house.

Jason Bond and Ken Gordon of Jackson EMC reminding me of "Who I am dealing with"!

Frankie Rogers installing master bath floor and shower supplied by Traditions in Tile.

Baxter Hammock of Colonial Woodworking working on the staircase trim.

Frankie Rogers Tile crew finishing up the back entry tile supplied by Dalton Carpet.

Topping out the back of the house with the brick supplied by Boral Brick.

The finished brick on the back of the house.

Sherman Meadows installing the stacked stone for the interior fireplace.

Stack stone supplied by Specialty Stone Supply in Hoschton, GA

Magnum Drywall crew checking the walls.

Rick Nelson of TDE, Inc. Construction and Painting caulking to ready for the paint.

George Whitley of TDE, Inc. Construction and Painting covering the tile and cabinets to ready for the paint.

Magnum Drywall with the light and the pink mud for touch-ups.

Roy Dalton and Erin of Halloran Masonry topping out the last wall with brick.

Pro Granite's tops for the kitchen and island are beautiful on the cabinets.

Upstairs bathroom vanities - this one is Callie's -  supplied by Spag Cabinets of Royston, GA






















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