Remodel – Slow progress

It has taken a while to understand the best way to move forward on the electrical in the basement, but I think I finally have a handle on it and know how to proceed.  I was thinking that I would add a new circuit and pull a new line from the garage to the other end of the house in the family room.  Instead, I think I will be able to add on to the existing circuit that supplies our guest room.
I’ve also installed insulation in the laundry room, hallway, and in parts of the family room, though some of the installation in the family room will have to come out because in changes to how much new wiring we are doing.
Progress is coming in installing speaker wire for the surround sound system.  Here I want to mount all the speakers high on the walls with the majority of the wiring running in the walls.
The greatest progress has been made by my wife and her friend who put in a massive amount of hours last weekend to tile the laundry room and hallway.  It looks fantastic, well you can judge for yourself by looking at the pictures below.

Remodel Update – Forward progress

Finally, getting tile installers lined up, now we have too many.  We signed up for one person to come in on Oct 4 to do the master bath shower and floor area.   And then I received another reference.   He was on vacation to start with, so when we were talking to the other contractors, we couldn’t with him. 
Finally made contact Saturday, received a bid in Sunday.  His price is about 30% higher, but they, (it is actually two partners), can start this week.  Even at 30% higher, it is 1/2 of some of our other bids.
We are still signed up for the other guy on Oct 4th; we may keep this date while I get the main bath prepared to be updated.  Though I’m very concerned that I won’t be able to make that date.  due to the overlap of this tile job, letting it all cure, and ordering and installing the shower door.  However long that all takes, would then be subtracted off the dates between now and Oct 4, since I can’t start in the Main bath until the Master is operational again.
In Order to get a good idea the tile design, we laid it out on the living room floor.  Alex was instrumental in coming up with the tile pattern.  It is great how the remodeling is pulling us closer as a family.  In my opinion, that alone is worth the money invested.
Here is the general idea:

This first picture is a little dark.  The stones represent the floor of shower. 

Remodel Progress – its all arrived, now what?

I wish I could focus on the remodel and not be distracted by everything else that I need to get done, especially the job searching.  For the most part, we are moving forward at a fairly constant but slow pace.   This week a lot has happened.
Finished up replacing the new exterior wall.  If you remember the water damage went through the exterior wall behind the washer and dryer.

We gutted the laundry room in June and have now completed the repairs to the outside wall except for the final coat of paint.