Steps and Sheetrock Are Going Up

A quick picture update since my blogging time is limited this morning. I have a busy day ahead!

Our bedroom

The Den

Our Kitchen

Todd, Tim and helper building our back steps.

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"Our walls are now "Carolina Blue" on the inside. They were out of NCSU red.

The guy in the blue shirt is our builder, Eddie Broome, who we caught totally by surprise today when this picture was taken. Eddie, Joe, Michael were boxing our roof overhang today along the back of the house.

The insulators began spraying the "foam insulation" in our basement yesterday, July 23rd, and on the main level of our home today. Tomorrow they will spray the attic and then hanging sheetrock begins next week. This was really neat to watch.

This N That

Trench for the footing for the retaining wall and steps...I'm trying to convince Paul that we should make this a little deeper, a little wider, fill it up with concrete & have a swimming pool. Don't you agree this is a grand idea??

One side and the back of the house are completely bricked. Only two more sides to go!

Since my last post the brick masons have returned, the porches and garage have been sealed with a special sealant to ensure there is no moisture in my craft room (and elsewhere), Ed and his men continue to work as if possessed, and tomorrow the insulation crew will start sealing her up! The sheetrock should start going up this week as well...we'll feel as if we are really making progress once the sheetrock goes up. I hope to have everything chosen (light fixtures, colors, etc) by the time the sheetrocking is finished. Any bets for if I will or will not...my bet would be there will STILL be something for me to choose!! Picking out "stuff" seems to take on a life of its own. My vehicle resembles something a pack of gypsies would drive...I have everything from fabric to floor samples in it.

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Workers are Everywhere!

There are still two more layers to go before the garage floor is completed.

Concrete guys pouring the floor for the garage

Yesterday, my sister, Betty (Ann), and I went shopping for material for a window treatment in the kitchen. Since I plan to use plantation shutters, I won't need many window treatments, but I want to use a special treatment in the kitchen that I saw in a decorating book. I found the perfect material for the kitchen window, but the cloth shop didn't have enough material for the lining I want to use. This morning I looked on the internet and was lucky enough to find the lining material online & was able to order it. I am so excited about finding the material & lining I really love, because from this I can pull colors for the walls, accent pillows, etc.

Busy, busy times at the housesite! I've never seen so many men working everywhere...we have the concrete man pouring the porches; the electrician is running wires everywhere; the heating/air guys are running huge silver "snakes" here and there; the plumber is running his pipes where they need to go; and last but not least, Ed and his carpenter guys continue to work so that the insulation guys, the "boxing" guys, and the sheetrock guys will be able to do their thing. We're one day closer than we were to completion!

Sunflowers Galore

Thought today I would share some pictures of Paul's beautiful sunflower field on our "farm." They are totally beautiful, and if we could get just a little more rain hundreds more would show their little faces.

Squatters in the House

Look closely to see Mama or Papa Bluebird

We have a bluebird family nesting in our house. I am praying that the little babies will be ready to leave their nest before the sheetrock guys get ready to close up the house! I would be devastated to have to uproot them before they are ready to fly. Mama & Papa Bluebird have worked too hard raising their little ones to see their efforts thwarted! I snapped a picture of one of the parents (I think it was Mama bird) the other afternoon & wanted to share it with you. The same afternoon I photographed the bluebird, we had a pair of wrens trying to build a nest in our breakfast room, and twice I had to tear it out. The wrens are such cute little birds, but I didn't want to have the same situation with the wrens as we do the bluebirds. I hope they found another suitable location to build!

The Brick is Going Up!

Our brickmasons taking a well deserved break in the 90 degree heat.

Getting started on the brickwork, 7-1-09



Brick on house 7-11-09
Those guys are making a lot of progress!

(Back of House)

I have been chastised for not posting any new pictures of the house on the blog, so I decided I should get with the program and post a few. There has been a lot of activity inside as well as outside the house. The brick masons started brickwork week before last (July 1st), the electrician, plumber, security, and heating/air guys plus the carpenters have all been working inside; needless to say, we have had people swarming everywhere! Once the brick masons finish, the stone mason will begin his work on a couple exterior walls & the fireplaces. Once all the the electrical, heating/air ductwork, plumbing, etc. is completed, the insulation will be put in. It's an interesting process to see the steps taken to build a house. A lot of the stress has been eliminated for Paul and me because we have a builder who knows what he's doing & knows who to contact for the next job. Now if I can make a few important decisions this week, everything should continue to proceed on schedule!

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