The Brandt Blog

It was a very productive week…the plumbing, electrical and HVAC inspections all passed with flying colors.  The masonry went up five days in a row thanks to the cooperation of the weather patterns and the insulation guys are about 75% done with blowing, caulking and rolling the different types of insulation into place.  On Monday, […]

I found out yesterday first hand that the water is flowing within the house.  While in the laundry room talking things over with Rick, I reached out and turned the hot water valve for what will supply the washing machine.  Imagine my surprise when in my gut I felt the blast of water hit me… So […]

About six or seven masons showed up on Saturday to keep company with Ted and Mike…who were adjusting the art niches in the stairwell and finishing the soffits in the basement. The masons made great progress, finishing the south wall of the MBR and half of the west MBR wall while laying a few rows […]

It’s been a little while since our last update because progress before the holiday seemed a little to drag….but… The masons returned to work this week and have been making good progress on both the north ‘tower’ stone and the rear of the house brick. The carpenters have been getting deep into the detail work […]

It’s been a little while since we updated the front views…so here they are. There’s also a few pics of the basement progress and Hannah’s pocket doors…we noticed these while she and I were taking measurements of her room for furniture arrangement.  We settled on swivel/rocking chairs…super comfy!  

    We are happy to see some visible progress again…now that the fascia is all installed. The electricians, plumbers, roofers and HVAC guys continue installing their respective systems.  Sara (cabinets) is finalizing her plan and the low-voltage guy (Chuck) will be coming by on Thursday to plan for TV/AV/Phone etc. The masons returned to […]

Here’s Madeline – taking a final walk-through (lie down?) between the pine framing that will by her Thanksgiving return to Libertyville in November be hung with wallboard and resemble truly what her bedroom suite will look like. Elsewhere in the house – the carpenters, roofers, electricians, plumbers and HVAC installers toil away.  

Here’s something new…a roof.  Brad Hall (Rick’s son) has his crew of five up on the roof…after one day’s work they’re about 1/3 done. On the inside, Ted built the shed in the attic for the furnace and has been finishing up framing.  Dan and Al (electricians) are moving along as are the plumbers and […]

Well…we noticed last night that we REALLY need to look closely to notice the day’s progress of our craftsmen.  Working in the “details” must be equally exhausting for them, too. – Ted & The Carpentry Crew continue working on the fascia.  No doubt, the details and curves of the roof make this a complicated effort.  Ted said that […]

Well, hopefully we have have switches, outlets and light fixtures just where everyone would expect to find them – if not, Anne and I wasted FIVE hours of our lives looking at just those things.  We met Rick and Dan (electrician) today at the house after going through the drawings last night. While at the […]