1 Month Down, 3 To Go…

My Grandma emailed me demanding an update… So here it is:

In recap, they broke ground on January 3rd and it is now February 2nd.  In the span of a month, we are now fully framed with the concrete garage floor and basement floors poured and the shingles going on the roof, as well as all windows and exterior doors have been hung. 

The garage door will be delivered tomorrow and the rough electrical, plumbing, and HVAC will start next week.  Then insulation can go in and siding will start going on in about 10 days and should only take 3 or 4 days to complete, at which point the house will look finished from the outside – save for landscaping.  But alas, that is when drywall can begin and once drywall is done the house is half-way completed.   In the meantime, we have had a LOT of stone being delivered to prep the garage, basement, and porches for concrete… all of which have currently been poured except for the porches.

Tomorrow we are going to look at more cabinets and doors to find an oak model with a stain we like (and can afford).  Wish us luck.  Beyond that, it is likely that we are now 1/4 of the way through this process and that makes me smile.  I’ve enjoyed it so far though I think the stress of decision making is starting to wear on wifey… and we’ve got 3/4ths of it to go with about 90% of the decisions ahead of us.   I’ll do my best to keep her calm and collected. heh heh…  Anywho, here’s some pics of the all-too-familiar dump truck and a shot of the front of the house I took today.