Showing posts with label dryer. Show all posts
Showing posts with label dryer. Show all posts

Monday, March 12, 2012

Washer & Dryer - Week 21, Monday

We were on a roll this weekend. All sorts of decisions being made! We decided to go with oil rubbed bronze door hinges and knobs throughout the house and last night we power-shopped for our washer/dryer set up. Sears was having a friends and family additional 15% off sale prices last night so we had to take advantage. After doing some online research and talking with the salespeople at Sears, we decided to go with a Samsung set. We got a great deal on the mid-range Samsung Steam washer & dryer set in white. It's amazing the technology they put into these things now. Riley asked me last night if we needed the steam version or if we just wanted to get the regular one. My response, "I don't know if I need it, I've never used one with steam? I might have been needing it for years and never known it..."
Here they are:
Samsung, 3.7 cubic feet, Steam Washer

Samsung, 7.3 cubic feet, Steam Electric Dryer

This was my first time having a choice of washer and dryer. In the past, we've either inherited ones with the house or been in rentals. To be perfectly honest, all the buttons and computer boards in there make me really nervous. It just looks like more things to break or malfunction. I really would have preferred a simple knob with the pull/push on off, but that just didn't seem to be an option with the front loaders. Everyone has gone hi-tech!
We decided to give it a go and I hope these things have the most amazing cleaning power I have ever experienced! I will write a follow-up once we get them installed and I have a chance to use them for a little while.

Saturday, March 3, 2012

Siding Almost Complete! - Week 17, Friday

The house is looking great! The siding is almost complete (just a few rows left at the front porch). Again it takes on a new skin and makes me think about painting it a light color...
Primed siding is up (except the last few rows on the front porch we're the guys are working)

South side of house
(Unfortunately there is nothing with can do about the ugly service wires coming to the house above the dining room punch out. Oliver tried to get them relocated, but unless we cough up $50k to have them buried, this is where they will be.)
Back porch detail - porch roof ceiling is in place and primed

More back of the house
Fully sided back of the house

The extra kitchen window has been fully filled in

5th Kitchen window no more! I don't miss it :)

A mess of wires - we are running CAT5, CAT6, electrical and audio through the whole house!

Upstairs bathtub - filled and waiting for final inspection

Master bathroom - tub & shower

Upstairs hall closet with optional washer/dryer plumbing in place