Shingles!

I honestly don't know what there is about shingles that make me happy, but I was positively giddy on Friday when we stopped by the house and shingling was underway.  And to put a cherry on top, wiring also began on Friday.  Those poor electricians were also there today and were planning to be there on Monday.

The geothermal unit is also in.  Very impressive.

Wiring is supposed to be done by Tuesday - our home automation system goes in on Wednesday.  Steve tells me no home is complete without one.  :-)

Ductwork

Ductwork is complete.  Here are some shots from earlier this week:

We knew this would happen...

Visible progress is crawling to a standstill, but work continues daily.  Plumbing is complete; ductwork and geothermal installation is ongoing; fireplace inserts have been inserted; and the remaining 3 windows have been installed.  Also, the second tub/shower unit has been installed.  Still, no shingles on the roof.  Wiring is scheduled to begin on Friday.

The plumbing began on Friday

One tub in and one tub to put in.  And lots of pvc laying about.  He'll be back tomorrow!

Thursday, May 12

Emma and I went out to the house Thursday night - they had put in some insulation to prepare for the plumber and spraypainted on the floor some of the builtins:

Outline of the island in the kitchen:

 Outline of builtin bookcases next to fireplace in basement:

Outline of bar in basement:

Outline of window seat and shelves in study:

Doors and windows!

Today, we were happy to find out that most of the windows and all of the exterior doors (except the front door) were installed today.

And, they finished up most of the framing in the basement.  First up is a a picture of where the bar will be.  Behind that is a bathroon, and behind that is the 4th bedroom:

View from the fourth bedroom, then the bath, then the bar:

The rough in for the component rack (in the theater room) that will be accessible from the back.

Long story short - these are pictures for the columns that will be in the corners of the theater room on each side of the door:

More roof and pocket doors

Monday, we went out to the house not expecting to see any progress, and we were mostly right.  They finished up the framing and sheeting of the roof and put in the hardware for the pocket doors.

Pocket door to the 2 bedrooms on the east side of the house:

Pocket door to the master bathroom:

and we have stairs down to the basement now:

Sheeting on the roof

They should have finished sheeting the roof today.  Next up, shingling and window/door installation.   

It's starting to take shape

The roof trusses did go up today - it's getting easier and easier to imagine what it's going to look like.

A few days ago, I had a photo of a wall with no windows.  One that should have had windows.  That has now been remedied.  We now have 2 small transom windows in the master bedroom and a long one in the master bath: