Drywall

Things have been progressing nicely at the house. The crew has been hard at it with hanging and finishing drywall. It looks great! We are very pleased with the work and continue to be tickled with our contractor.

We (I) have been overwhelmed with the "picking finishes" stage of the project. There are just too many decisions to make and nothing on the first try is within budget. Thank God I chose construction and not architecture for a profession. I couldn't survive in that world! We are slowly but surely plugging away at paint colors, cabinet selections, tile picks, hardwood flooring picks, etc. The next major task is lighting...ugh.

Siding!

Looks like we have finally been able to start siding at the house.  We went through a difference of opinions with siding contractor as to how the windows would be trimmed and what color schemes to use.  I really like how it is coming out.  Glad we went with our gut!

Insulation

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The house is for the most part dried in right now. Rough-in is complete and inspections have passed. The insulator made his first rip yesterday, applying the spray foam inside of the exterior walls on the second floor. It is amazing how much it has dampened the noise throughout the floor.

Matt and I have been making preparations for Hurricane Irene's arrival today. Not too worried about the main house, but the porch is not currently fastened down. We'll get a fantastic uplift test today - free of charge!

Aerial Photos

Not much progress in the house over the last two or three weeks.  Paul has been waiting for the metal roof to be installed to complete the dry-in in order for other trades to begin.  The metal roof installation began on Friday.  On Saturday, my friend Danny was flying over the house and was nice enough to think of us and take photos.  Very very cool!!  It’s a good thing he did because otherwise you might never see the actual metal roof.  Not much is viewable from the street level.