Play deck ...

We decided to add a large deck between the garage and the playroom. This 18x29ft deck is primarily for the kids, it is well protected from the wind, has nice sun until the mid-afternoon and should be clean.

We will likely put some "padding" on it, and look to cycle many "yard" toys through it.

Color ...

Well, we had hoped to be in by Halloween, then by Thanksgiving, and although Steve and his crew put in a valiant effort, we were not able to get enough done for us to enjoy our new place this holiday weekend.

The interior painting is complete, at least the walls and ceiling. The office is very neutral, while the playroom sports some great primary colors. The "white" walls have a tinge of blue, there are accent walls in blue, green and orange. The inside of the windows are painted in yellow, orange and red. The ceiling is a light blue, which looks white in some cases. The plan is to add clouds to the ceiling and a pin light star field.

The trim (not yet in) will be painted to match the colors of the walls that they are one.

The floor in this room will be a light maple with extra "padding" to add cushioning to each step.

Progress ... we have interior walls and ceilings

The insulation finally got done last week, this cleared the last major hurdle for the final push. Once we had our inspection (no problem as always), we got started on the drywall and plywood ceiling in the lanai.

By this coming Monday, they should have all the interior of the addition completed and ready for paint. Right now, everything is hung and the first pass at finishing has been done. They are letting everything dry today (inside), and will be out on Saturday and Sunday to complete the finishing. The plan is for Monday to spray the walls.

For the ceiling in the lanai, we opted for plywood. This will be painted and will look like finished ceiling. The plywood gives us more strength and allows for easier upgrades in the future. Our plan is to do Cyprus or another natural wood on the ceiling.

We tile both the bathrooms. the guest bath (and pool bath), will be tiled floor to ceiling. We will try for a contemporary "Asian" look, and have decided to use a combination of teak wood, white ceramic tiles, blue glass tiles and "sand" colored floor tiles.

Slow progress ... equipment and weather delays

Well, Halloween has come and gone and we have not been able to make the progress that we had hoped for. It seems that in the last 3 weeks, little forward motion has occurred. To be fair, we have completed a bunch of small things, but the plan of being ready for Halloween didn't happen.

Most of the delay (2 wks) can be attributed to our insulation people, who expensive machine broken down and/or was out of commission. We chose to use "foam" insulation, which is sprayed from a machine and expands. This stuff, fills all voids, creates a water barrier, creates an air barrier and provides better insulating properties than other forms of insulation. Since it bonds to everything it also provides structural support, basically "gluing" everything together.

The material comes in 50 gal drums (2 types) and is mixed in a "gun" when sprayed. It comes out of the nozzle at over 1200 psi and 145F. The guys applying it basically wear haz mat suits.

We are very happy with the finished product. The rooms are incredibly quiet. Now we're looking forward to seeing the next step done.