We Are Under Roof

Brian was almost giddy when I got home last night - at one point during the day we had 14 trucks in our driveway at the same time! Bricks, insulation, windows, framers, stone delivery, inspectors, plumber...... it just went on and on.

We are now officially enclosed (minus 2 windows - I made a change), with a front door, shingles, windows and doors.

We were supposed to have brick going on today, but due to the weather they are going to try for tomorrow - this is the first weather delay we have had since we started back in September. Mr. Garrett is amazed by that - he said he's never built a house where he's made it this far without a weather delay - we are thankful for that too!

There was still a lot accomplished today - just on the inside with insulation and plumbing. Drywall was delivered tonight and it's spread throughout the house, so we have bricks and drywall going up tomorrow. We are meeting next week to finalize our cabinet order and then the last thing for us to make a choice on is the flooring.

Shingles have arrived!

It is amazing what can be accomplished in a week! The first picture was taken on 10/29 - the trusses were still being put on and there was no roof sheathing installed. The second picture was taken today, 11/7/10 and we have shingles on most of the roof and windows being put in. The roofers were here yesterday and today because the weather has been wonderful - they just want to keep working!

The boys continue to be thrilled about being able to get up to their rooms - Barek says it is so cool!

Brian is working on the phone, computer and cable wiring right now. Most of the electrical wiring is complete. We walked through with Mike Garrett, our builder, last weekend and talked where all the lighting was going - within 2 days he had all the outlets up and can lights installed. We need to order the propane tank next week so that it can be installed before December because they are already talking drywall. We continue to be thrilled about the progress and very thankful that we are able to do this!