Interior

Hi, Everyone,

We have some interior pictures for you! They insulated almost 2 weeks ago now and hung the drywall last week. Hopefully the next pictures posted will be of cabinets!

Yet another trench is being dug by Alan. The trenches for the geothermal heating system are in, but he is now digging the trench for the electrical to the house.

I don't think we have had any pictures from the 2nd floor porch. It is so high, but I am looking forward to drinking my morning coffee up there.

This is a picture just inside the front door. To the left is the dining room and straight ahead is the family room/breakfast area.

Here is a picture from the kitchen looking into the breakfast room/family room area. The opening to the left of the picture is the living room. Anyone familiar with our house in Virginia will notice this house is layed out just like that house on the 1st floor.

This is my favorite picture from this posting. It must be because it is finally something decorative! We are so pleased with how the brick around the fireplace came out.

I think it is now safe for me to say...within the next 12 weeks we will be moved in! Hooray!

More soon...

Finally...some new pictures!

Hi, everyone!

I know it has been some time since I have updated our pictures, but over the past month they have really only done rough in tasks. Pictures of electrical wire and pex piping are not all that exciting and with only the studs up each room really blends into the next which doesn't give you a sense about what is going on. I do have some new outside pictures though!

Alan has been very busy digging the trenches for the geothermal system. We need 4 trenches that are 5 feet deep and 225 feet long. For the past two weeks Alan has been at the house on the weekends from 8AM to 8 or 9PM and during the week from 5.30PM to 9PM digging away. He has almost finished 3 of the 4 trenches. The builder will finish the last one for us this week and put the pipe down and cover them up. It will be nice to see a flat backyard again! It's a little treacherous walking around back there.

Also, earlier this month Alan also installed the central vacuum piping and outlets and the wiring for the whole house stereo. He has been very, very busy! PS: I helped with the central vacuum...I am an expert gluer!

This weekend they also started installing the brick on the house. We are so happy with how it looks...the red brick is so classic!

We also had the wiring run for the alarm system this week and insulation will be put in starting tomorrow. Drywall should be coming soon! I have also finalized the cabinets and am working towards finalizing the granite and tile. Once that is done I really need to buckle down and get the lighting and paint colors figured out. Ooohhh, also the doors finally have arrived! I don't have a picture, but the side porch door is installed and hopefully the rest will be installed this week.

Now that I look at the above picture I see the meter on the side of the house. I think that is an excellent place for a well planted shrub!

All for now! I will update soon. 'til then...

Things are progressing!

They started to side the house yesterday. The house eventually will be white.

Here is a picture of our breakfast room and part of our family room.

Here is a little snippet of our Master Bath. I am looking forward to a nice soak in the tub.

Reilly is doing a lovely job modeling my new craft room...yes, you heard me right! I am looking forward to having scrapbooking space and a knitting nook!

Hi, everyone!

It is freezing here today...31 degrees! I have become a major wimp. Ok...enough complaining. We have really come a long way on the house since we posted last. The windows are in, the roof is on, the house is starting to be sided. We did our electrical walkthrough over Thanksgiving week and today we did our plumbing walkthrough. It is really exciting seeing things start to come together.

Here are the pics...

Well, for some reason I am having a hard time moving the pictures around. I just got a new laptop and I'm sure there is a trick that I haven't discovered yet.

Enjoy...

Finally...some fun pictures!

Happy Thanksgiving Eve, everyone!

We finally have some exciting pictures to show you. The house is now something more than just a big hole with some concrete in the bottom. This phase of the building process is so exciting because we are getting a sense of what our home is going to be like. We can't wait for you to see it!

The interior steps will be in by Monday next week (thank goodness...climbing the ladder into the bonus room over the garage is a little knee knockin'!) The window and doors are being delivered this Friday for installation next week. I believe the porches will also be built next week.

We will post again soon. 'til then.

First floor pictures

Hi, everyone,

The first floor is almost all framed up! Alan had taken these pictures, so I haven't seen it in person yet, but I am really looking forward to checking it out in person. Here you go...

This, of course, is the front of the house on the 1st floor. I can't wait until the porch is put on!

This is a picture of the side of the house. The garage is to the left. From the side door, the window on the left is to the laundry room and the window to the right is the guest bedroom on the first floor.

This is a picture of the back of the house. The big hole in the family room is where the fireplace will be. The chimney will be done in brick. The basement is really turning out to be a nice place. We were thinking of making that area to the left of the picture a bedroom, but we were in it the other day and it might make a really nice library.

It is expected to rain from Hurricane Ina tomorrow. So, hopefully, it won;t be too long before I have some more updates for everyone. 'Til then.

It's starting to look like a house!

Hi, everyone!



We started framing this week and things are progressing nicely. They have gotten the basement framed in and hopefully by the end of next week they might have the 2nd floor on. It is so exciting to go through this part of the process...it changes every day! Enjoy the pictures. We will have more in a few days.

Update!

Hi, everyone!

Well, we are finally starting to make some progress. The rain has stopped for now and we have had quite a few beautiful days in a row. By the way...it has been in the 30's in the mornings this week and I CANNOT HANDLE IT! This northern girl has definitely gone soft. I am very thankful that Alan talked me into heated floors in the Master Bath. Just thinking about that makes me feel warmer right away!

We had a little stumbling block with the foundation last week. We had altered the plans slightly to move the basement stairs back to utilize some of the space in the garage and expand the pantry. That change wasn't done correctly, but our builder was on it and got it corrected quickly. I think this week they are pouring the floor in the basement and the garage and then framing starts! Here are some pictures of foundation work that has been done.

This is the East side of the basement and will eventually be a bedroom with a few windows. The little bumpout towards the back was where there was an issue and you will see in a later picture where they have fixed it.

This is a picture of the other opening in the basement. In the back half we plan on putting a rec room/game area down there. We should be able to have 9' ceilings down here which will make it a nice space to use.Here are the piers that will hold up our front porch. They will be covered in brick and will have lattice run between them.

This is where the block had to come out. Good thing the dumpster was delivered earlier this week.Here is the final product! Also, the leaves are really becoming beautiful. I love the view out this way!

So, we have been busy selecting tile, cabinets and stair spindles. Can't wait to show you the more glamorous items!

Also, another house broke ground this week in the neighborhood. Our neighbors are all excited! It has been some time since this much action has happened in the neighborhood.

'til then.