Today, the HVAC and plumbing people arrived.

We have ductwork in the garage and basement (a.k.a. the Man Cave):

There are also ducts in every room now.

We have the beginnings of plumbing in the laundry closet:

The plumbing manifold will also be in the laundry closet.  Pete started telling me all about it this morning, but all I heard was “… blah blah blah plumbing manifold blah blah blah…”  So if you want more info on that stuff, leave a comment and I’ll get him to do a technical post.

In other plumbing-related news, the bathtub for the girls’ bathroom has arrived:

For the tub surround, we’ve picked out mosaic tiles in mixed blues and whites.  The bathroom will be painted a pale blue and the cabinets will be white.  I’d like to think that all those serene colors will lead to serene children, but I know better than that.

Speaking of bathroom tiles, after yesterday’s worrying about what to do with the master shower, I think I’ve got it.  I just need to show Pete some tile samples tonight to make sure he’s on board with the idea.

Outside the house, our guys got started on the siding:

So, the way this is ultimately going to look is that there will be three sections of siding — left, middle, and right.  The left and right sections will have wide planks of Hardipanel and the middle section will have more traditional planks of Hardiplank.  Jeff the Builder came up with this idea as a way to break up the huge mass of gray. I would never have thought of that, but Jeff the Builder is filled with amazing ideas, which is one of the reasons we like working with him.

More tomorrow!