Roof

With the exception of a small section, all of the shingles have been applied to the roof. We were so shocked to see that the was done because of it being a holiday weekend. The roof we used is Heritage Weather Wood. It is a rusty brown/black color. This is a great alternative to the traditional black shingle. A temporary staircase was also built. It was so exciting to see the upstairs.

They have also started applying what we call "Pratt Wrap". This is the house wrap that helps to prevent outside water from entering walls, along with sealing the house to keep outside air from entering. The right side and 1/3 of the back of the house were wrapped.

Framing Completed

The framing has finally been completed. A lot of progress was made between yesterday and today. The first picture below was taken yesterday afternoon; the second picture was taken this afternoon. Obviously, the framing crew has really worked hard over the past week!

Next step...roofing!

Framing Part II

Framing of the second floor was completed today. The staircase has not been installed, so we can't actually go upstairs to see the work yet. Hopefully, they will be in place soon! Being able to see the roof line really allows us to see the house take shape.

Front of the house, taken from the street.

Back of the house. We still aren't sure what we want to do off the back of the house. Maybe a deck, patio, raised patio, covered deck...
We do know that we want either a fireplace or fire pit, and a great place to grill!

Front of the house, on the garage side.

Framing Part I

Major progress has been made over the past few days. The first floor was completely framed today. The second floor should be completed tomorrow.


This is the front left angle. The front left side of the house is the master bedroom, master bathroom, and master closet. We were also excited to see the "SOLD" sign in our front yard!

This is the front of the house on the side of the garage. You can see the outline of the bonus room above the garage, and the window outline of the two story foyer.

This is the back of the house. I love all of the windows!

The great room and the master bedroom on the left (taken from the dining room). At the last minute, we decided to push the fireplace to the outside of the house, thus creating more usable square footage in the great room. In the original plan, the fireplace extends about 2 feet into the great room.
Finally, my favorite part of the house! This is the kitchen and keeping room. We added the two windows to the wall on the right, which will allow for wonderful views from inside the kitchen area.

Concrete Slab

Today, our concrete slab was finally poured. We had some rain over the weekend, so the process was delayed slightly.




The garage floor was also poured today. Framing should start in the next few days!

Pipes

All of the drainage pipes were laid in the foundation today. Tomorrow, the concrete will poured over the top (before the rain, hopefully)!

Rocks in Foundation

All of the rocks were poured in to the foundation today. Wall reinforcement bars were attached to the concrete blocks, outlining the walls for each room.


This is the outline of the keeping room/kitchen/laundry room/walk-in pantry.

Gravel was also spread in the area where the driveway will be poured.

Our two water meters were also installed today.