It's Coming Along

Setting the bricks on the house is a very time consuming progress. "Cricket", the brick mason, and his helper have been working for a about five days and have completed just what you see in the pictures so far. I really like the look of the brick and mortar--now that the mortar has had a chance to dry and cure some. Cricket said it would look great ( I thought the mortar might be too dark). All the guys who have worked on the house have been super-they all want me to be pleased. Another crew started doing the dry wall today. They hope to be finished by Tues evening so they can take the 4th off. It really feels like a house inside now, but there is still lots of work to be done.

House Update 6/08

Here are the latest pictures of the house. Front, back and two interior shots (one of the back door and windows and the other looking toward the dining room. The latest glitch is the size of the front door. It looks like a midget door with all the big windows and open space. I am hoping we can replace the door with at least a taller if not wider one. Hopefully, the current door can be returned for at least an adjustment on a new one. I talked to head carpenter but not to the builder yet. I need encouragment! This is way to stressfull. I have been very pleased with the builder and his crews which is something.

Mother's Day 2007

Thanks to my 3 wonderful girls for a great Mother's Day. Robin sent flowers on Friday for me to enjoy and I visited with her by phone a lot the past couple of days. Erin and Luna came to Greeneville today and we looked at the house and went to lunch- Intalian grinder and Greek salad--yum! Carrie called while we were at lunch and she and John were going through the drive-thru in R/C for a Dr. Pepper! I love you all. Thanks for being so good to me!

House Update as of 5/13

The house finally has a roof to keep the rain out! The shingles wil go on this next week and hopefully the windows will be delivered and installed soon. The electrical and plumbing are the next big hurdles. I already have a bathtub in one of the bathrooms! I had to decide what type of fireplace to put in--it will be gas (propane) but the decision was direct vent or ventless. I went with direct vent--suppose to be better for overall interior air quality, huh?? I am excited now, of course. Some of the more fun stuff like picking out cabinets and floors etc will be coming soon. Stay tuned!! PS What do you think about adding a cupola and weathervane (rooster maybe) on the garage?!

House Update as of 4/29

The framers have been working steadily setting the trusses this past week (well except for Thursday when it rained a lot!) The guys doing the work are like monkeys (their word) climbing around and holding on to the 2x4's with their legs and feet at quite a height. They do not wear hard hats either-a surprise to me.

The house is beginning to take shape and you can actually feel what it will be like to walk from room to room. There are LOTS of decisions to be made still, but I did decide on the brick color (Sedgwick (a varigated choclate brown) and the shingle color (Weatheredwood), Hopefully, I will like this combination!

I have been trying to decide on bathroom fixtures. I had no idea they could be so expensive especially with tastes like mine! I am trying to stay patient but that's not my strong suit as anyone who knows me at all can confirm! The next steps will be to finish with the trusses, put on the plywood for the roof and then the shingles. I think that is the order!

Words to Go Along with the House Pictures!

The house is coming along very well. I am very pleased with the progress. The lead framer is named Eli. He is very nice--doesn't mind if I visit the site and has listened to my concerns and is more than happy to make the few (?) changes I have requested! So far so good!! It's pretty exciting. The house seems larger now that it has some semblance of walls and Eli says it will seem evern bigger when the roof goes on. The trusses for the roof are due to be delivered next week ( Apr 19 maybe). The weather turned really frosty last weekend, but has warmed up some this week. I am off to Boston tomorrow to visit Robin , Britt and the "boys". It is even colder in Boston, but he seafood is great!