Monday, June 28, 2010

Windows and Roof































Summer has arrived and things have been pretty busy at our current home and our new house! We are back from vacation and had to stop by our property to see if we had any progress. The roof is on and roofing paper has been added and the windows are installed. The framers are done as well. Since these pictures were taken, the roofers have begun adding the shingles.


We met with the electrician the other night and did a walk through of the house to determine where we want all lighting/switches and tv/computer receptacles to go. It took about two hours!! Because we will be having several built-ins, we are going to need to revisit certain areas once those areas have been designed.


Our builder and my husband also met with the HV/AC person and home theater guy to determine where the returns will be placed and where the speakers will be installed.


The next step will be to have plumbing installed. We had to go meet and pick out shower/tub combos and we also picked out bath and kitchen faucets. This really wasn't too difficult since we already knew what we wanted. We should get an estimate soon and hopefully it will be within our budgeted allowance!!


After the plumbing is installed, the wiring will begin.


Our builder also gave as a list of people we need to begin meeting with. I had a "slight" panic at how many decisions we will be making in the next few weeks/months!!

Thursday, June 3, 2010

The Second Floor

The framers are still hard at work. I don't know how they do what they do in the heat!! Bless them! I felt so sorry for them that I brought a cooler full of drinks and some snacks last night. Hopefully the ice didn't melt too quickly - that was one of the first things I thought of this morning when I woke up!!

The second floor is taking shape! We had a minor issue in the bonus room that had to be resolved. We met our builder over at the site yesterday to discuss options. We had agreed to drop the ceiling in the garage (bonus is right above) to provide extra height in the bonus. Although that part looks great, we had to have a step down into the bonus that didn't look quite right. In talking to the framer and our builder, we were able to resolve it - yeah!!

The framers are expected to be completed in another week and a half - right before we go on vacation!