Nice stairs!

The stairs are in! We went to the site yesterday not knowing quite what to expect, because the plumbers were going to start up. Turns out they didn't do much visible work - no holes in floors. But they did bring in all of their equipment, so there are plumbing parts strewn throughout the house, though it is an orderly strewing - joints and fittings all lined up nice and neat, alongside coils of plastic pipe and copper ends, toilet gaskets, all sundry other pieces and parts.

The biggest, most noticable change, though, was the addition of the main staircase. Tom told us that the staircase cost $7000. My brother in law comfirmed the high cost of some staircases, especially when they are anything but straight up and down. We have a standard set of stairs from the first floor to the basement, but the main staircase angles around a 120 degree corner. So it is a short straight run and a long straight run, joined by two or three pie-shaped stairs to make the turn. Looking at the stairs from underneath, you can see how much work they are. I never would have imagined.

Anyway, we also picked out our interior doors and all of our doorknobs yesterday, and learned that the window guy had to order one window that he forgot to order the first time around - that's why the windows in Ryan's room are not in yet. Not a show-stopper, though.

Finally, the roofing is nearly complete. The large over-the-garage roof is 99% covered. It is just missing a few shingles and needs to be capped.

Oh, one more thing: the fireplace was delivered. It is a long way from being installed, but it is on site, so we can see that room a little better.