Weeks 21-25: We've been Framed... Wired, and, Windowed

Week 21: We've been Framed

Just to catch everyone up on the progress over the past few months...

Day 148

March 8th, 2011

The Butler's hard a work, Chris high on the scaffolding finishing the "fold over" on the roof.

The sun shines over the nearly completed framing on the front.  Even the dormer above the foyer is framed!

 Day 157

St Patrick's Day

It took a few tries but finally they figured out how to bend the masonite to form the arch.

The finished product a few days later. Very french provencal...

Everyone is hard at work, Patrick discusses with the Butler's about the arches

Jasper gets in on the action, he oversees that all the cars that enter the site are supposed to be here.  So far the Butler's he is ok with but the roofers he is still not sure about.

Chris and one of the roofers discussing the plans

Inside Sullivan's big boy room upstairs, the ladders are in the 2 closets and the other doorway leads to the attic space

Wall in the living room looking through to the Master Bedroom.  This is where the fireplace and book cases will be!

Future play room...big!

Dormer in the upstairs playroom

Last of the framing, we decided to go ahead and add another dormer in the future room because it is really the only other view to the East. I think we'll be gladd we added it.

View out Sullivan's upstair bedroom toward his Meme and Grandaddy's

Who knew shingles could be so beautiful--over the back porch and breakfast nook

Day 159

March 19th, 2011

Love the lines, beautiful day

Garage with pallets of shingles

Notice the boards on the finished roof, these were temporarily attached to work on the section above. 








Meanwhile, inside on this beautiful day Patrick is under the house taking on his new found profession...electrician.  After a quick lesson in power tools and wires from Mr. Steve Blake, he shimmy's under the house to pull "home runs" from the various electric outlets in the house to the main breaker box in the basement.  Sullivan still looks under the house sometimes and yells, "Daddy!"

Jasper is helping too!

Crawling thru the hole to the crawl space above the safe room.  The large staple on the floor in front of him are what was used to tack up the wires along the runs.

Example of an electric box, glorious!  Mr. Steve is awesome!

Week 24:  First of Many Family Gatherings...The Stooks' visit

Day 173

April 2, 2011 
 
The Wayne county Stooksberry's came to town for Patrick's dad's birthday and got to visit the new house in progress. 

Cousin Dana, Aunt Cindy and Aunt Nan checking out the view from the foyer out the front dor

Catching up in the garage while Felicity shows Sullivan how to drive his tractor

STOOKSBERRIES

Waving bye, hopefully soon we will be able to host many more family get togethers!

...after we get the yard boy to finish mowing the dirt!

By the first of April the framing is complete and the shingles are almost done!  It's about to get really exciting...again!

Week 25:  Our Windows to the World

 Day 177

April 6, 2011



Bright and early Jasper gives a bark and down the driveway come our WINDOWS!  I run through the house shouting " they're here, they're here!"  I send Patrick out with the camera as Sullivan gives me a look like "Should I be excited or scared!?"

Master Bedroom door

Living room

Option 1:  not the option we chose but for the back patio door but it is what came in, we tried it in but sent it back.  We decided to go with 8 ft doors, instead of this 6 ft 7 doors with a transom. 

Master bedroom door and Living room windows.  Love them! 

First views of the front of the house with most of the windows!!

Sullivan takes a wagon tour of the grounds

Breakfast nook

East side view

The specs: Sun Windows ordered from Vowell's, Low E with Argon gas ect.  Sounds fancy but they really do block a good bit of UV from in the house. 

Front nursery room

Master bedroom door--8ft...nice

Windows in the master bath

Bronze on the outside and white panes on the interior with paintable surround, panes are between glass so they never need cleaning

Front guest room casement window...love this view!

 

I love our new windows, however, an unforeseen problem has been discovered...apparently the way double hung windows are made the middle window pane hits at about 5 ft 5 inches, the exact height of my eyes, therefore when I stand at the window to look out I see...wood.  So I either have to stand on my tip toes or crouch down.  Hindsight, would have gotten all casement but was not in the funds.  However as above the double hungs have this cool feature.  AND... you don't have to have a stick to hold up the window when its open, it just sticks there automatically!  Lovin' technology these days!