Gravel and Waterlines -- January 20 -- Day 192

The weather is very unpredictable! Last Monday was 64! I cleaned up out at the house and it was very warm. Today I was out there with the security system guys and it was 19 degrees!

A few more days and we should be ready for drywall. I am working on trim, doors, light fixtures, sinks and faucets and flooring. Plus the layout for the pantry and the laundry room.

I have ordered the kitchen cabinets and the bathroom cabinets.

Some days it just seems frustrating that we are not closer to moving in, but other days I feel overwhelmed with decisions I still need to make!

A few things that are being worked on:

Bryan put some gravel on the driveways to help with the mud.

The plumber has been finishing up the septic lines. 

(you can see we had our first snow but it wasn't much!)

And installing the water lines.

The stone masons put some of the capstones on the columns before the weather turned cold.

The framer built the tub surround. . .

 and put in the pocket door hardware.

 We have 7 pocket doors!

Believe it or not there are 4 of them in this photo!

Porch Columns -- November 28 -- Day 139

I went out to the job site at 10 this morning. No one was working as it was very muddy. The sun was shining and it was beautiful, but kind of cold without gloves. I mucked around in the mud taking all these pictures of my awesome porch. Obviously I am very enamored with my porch columns! One of the neighbors called it a "veranda." I like it. Reminds me of a few great novels.

Bryan told me that he was out there later and the stone guys were there finishing up, so already these photos are outdated.

Thanksgiving Day! -- Day 135

So much to be thankful for on this Thanksgiving Day. And to start with, the beautiful weather! So beautiful in fact that peole are working!! Including us . . .

 

stone masons are working on the stone columns and screened porch

we worked with the painter to get the car siding painted

wish I could say we were done

Here is my housebuilding Thanksgiving thankful list:

Airless paint sprayers and the painter that made the day a whole lot easier

Blueprints -- even though they are no longer blue

Cement -- many, many truckloads

Digger who did such a nice job excavating

Electricians who are lighting the way

Framers who came to a hole in the ground and left a house in it's place

Great weather since we broke ground

Hardie cement siding -- prepainted of course

I-beams made of steel

Justin boots

Knowledgeable sales people helping me pick stuff out

Lumber

Mechanical guys doing the HVAC

Natural beauty of this building site

Overalls -- Carhartt overalls -- that I will soon need

Plumbers laying out the lines

Questions that get answered

Roofers who topped it all off

Stone masons who worked on Thanksgiving Day!

Trusses in all shapes and sizes

Under budget anything

Veranda -- another word for porch -- beautiful word, beautiful place

Windows that are awesome

Xtra talented people helping us every step of the way

You -- I'm very thankful for anyone who reads this blog!

Zoom lens on my camera :)