We have Windows!

We went out to the house about 7:30 tonight to find that the crew was still working. They had to finish the windows in our house because they had to do the windows in another house tomorrow. They were on the last 2 front windows when we left.

Today the rest of the basement was framed including the stairs! The rest of the upstairs was framed. We should see the siding go up this week as well.

June 27

Just some photos from today.

Cruising Right Along

Because rain was forecast for Monday, the crew worked on Sunday. Turned out it did not rain on Monday so they worked today as well. Things are really moving now. The main floor framing is almost finished. The felt paper is on the roof so the roof just needs to be shingled. By the end of the week, we should have windows and siding. We are currently picking out our exterior paint colors. We have our stone picked out. The builder's crew also began framing the basement today. The outside will be about done by the end of the week! The house photo included in this entry has the same stone we will be using on our house.

No Rain Today!

The crew made a great deal of progress today. They put up more of the roof framing. All the outside walls are up and the window holes are cut out. They put wrap on the basement wall. Looks like we will see windows this week and hopefully, a finished roof.

June 20

A few more of the outer walls were put up. The crew started work on the ceiling and roof. If all goes well, the roof, windows and walls will be finished by the end of the week. More rain is in the forecast for tomorrow, but the rest of the week looks good.

Not Much Else

It rained Friday morning, and the crew did not work on Saturday so all that got done was a bit more of the interior framing, and the crew started putting up the outside walls. Rain is in the forecast next week so we are hoping it comes in the evening so the crew can finish the outside and the roof. They should begin framing the basement next week.

June 16 Update

We walked through the house again today. Most of the garage is now framed. All the closets except the Master on the main floor are framed. My pantry is framed. Fun to see how big it is. The laundry room is framed and Savana and Alaric's bedrooms.

They poured the concrete in the basement so the plumbing is finished. Can't wait to see what tomorrow brings.

Plumbing

The plumber finished the preliminary plumbing today. It is interesting to see what it all looks like during the building stages. I have never seen this process before.

We Have Walls!

Today was exciting! Finally, the progress is visible. We were able to walk around and actually see rooms and the house layout. There are blue lines on the sub floor marking walls. It makes it much easier to actually visualize the house.

Grrr! I forgot my camera yesterday.

At 10:00 a.m., there was no one on the job site yesterday. I went out later for a book club meeting and found that some work was done, but I forgot my camera, so I have no photos. The sub floor is down and the back wall is covered. I will have photos tonight. The preliminary plumbing was started as well yesterday. Hopefully, that will be finished today so they can pour the basement floor.

After Alaric's swim lessons this morning, we went past the house and there were actually 5 guys working. They should get a whole lot done today. It will actually start looking like a house!

These photos are from Monday.

Framing

On Saturday, a crew of two got the majority of the floor joists in place. We talked to the builder today, and he said that he is expecting a full crew tomorrow. He said the house should be ready for the roof at the end of the week. He had the siding crew lined up for next week. The plumber should be coming to do the preliminary work. Glen and I are going to look at stone for the outside of the house this week if we can make an appointment. We have to hope the weather will hold out so the framing can get done.

Starting to get Hopeful!

Finally, the support beam is in place. The framer is supposed to have a full crew tomorrow. It isn't supposed to rain. We should actually have some real progress tomorrow!

Back Wall

The progress is still very slow. Our builder was not happy with the crew. They only thing they got done this week was getting the back wall up. It is frustrating waiting to see some progress. They framing is halted until the floor beam is put in place. Waiting, waiting, waiting.

Framing Begins

Finally, last Friday, the crew began framing. The only thing they got done was the back wall of the house, but at least some progress was made.