Rain, Rain Go Away

Sorry for the lack of posts but it has been raining here which has brought the work on the house to a halt. It hasnt rained here for weeks and of course just as the roof trusses are about to be put into place, the bottom drops out. Everything is soaking wet, but our contractor has reassured us several times that the materials are made to get wet. Hopefully everything will dry out soon and we can get the roof on.

This weekend we are going to pick out the cabinets, countertops and plumbing fixtures. We will post pictures of our choices soon.

Second Floor Framing

More Framing Photos

The framing for the first floor is complete. The I-joists for the second floor were installed today. The second floor should go up later this week!




John waving from the garage window.



Framed covered back porch.

Welcome To Our Home

Yesterday we went to check on the progress and the floor joists were installed. I intended to go back this afternoon to take pictures after they were inspected and found that the framers were already there. The framers almost completed the entire first floor today.

This is the house from the street:


When you come in the front door, to the left is the study:


And to the right is the dining room:


This is the view from the mud room. Off of the mud room is the kitchen and through the kitchen is the living room.

This is the master bedroom:


This is the master closet:


This is inside the master bathroom, the entire back wall is the shower:

This is the back porch:

Garage

Today we went by the lot to see the progress. This photo shows the front porch area.

This is the two car garage:

Framing will begin on Monday and it will finally start to look like a house!

Foundation Final and Damp Proofing

As of today the foundation is complete and has passed inspection. We went today to get photos and they were backfilling the lot and installing the damp proofing and foundation drain.