Porches and garage

This picture was taken from the front corner of the garage. You can see the porch which will be plenty wide for my swing! The A-frame one the side is new and so is flooring on the breezeway and the logs being started on the garage. Coming right along!

Here's today's video:

Slab for the garage

Diane and I went out today to see the concrete slab for the garage in progress and to see the flooring for the second story. Looking good!

The far corner is what will be the dining room, but the kitchen area will be open to above. This angle is from standing by the front door.

Today's video:

Starting the second floor

July 24

The back wall which will contain the fireplace has been erected. The floor joists for the second floor are in and there is a little bit of flooring started. The site work folks have been back and they re-graded the road and added more gravel so the site is a bit easier to access. On Monday the slab for the garage floor is supposed to be poured and then the logs can be started on that area. So exciting to see it taking shape!

Jacob climbed up the scaffolding along the back and took this picture looking into the kitchen area.

Here's todays video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbMYdfsSlAY

Jacob works with the framers

July 15, 2010

Jacob took a day off from work and started working with the framers at 6 am. It's been so hot here that working outside is a real challenge. There are more logs going up so the house is growing!

Lisa is visiting from Oregon so she and Holly were able to see the progress in person!

Video link (I'm not sure what happened to the sound)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLM3bR6RJwU

July 17, 2010

We went out to dinner in Warrenton and went by the home site first to see the progress.

See the video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QyIkVrjN_rE

First Logs

This is the view from that garage side. I like how the logs look at the corners, except that if I were about 8 years old I am certain that I would try to climb up!
This is the view from the front door looking towards the breezeway and garage. The opening there looks small but it is 3 feet wide and we don't plan on putting a door there.

Here is the link to the video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_WtsCnoFdk

First Floor in the Rain!

Went to see the work this week and most of the first floor is in place.

Going below to the basement you can get an idea of the height of the room by looking at the ladders. There is one spot in the back where the first floor is not in yet.

It was SO rainy and muddy and trying to walk around the site I kept sinking into the mud and I had to use handfuls of pine needles to clean off my shoes before I could get in the car.

Here's the link to today's one minute video tour!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egbVAZqRzyc

We have a basement

The plumber came out and put some pipes in and then the basement slab was poured. It is big and it echoes!

The pillars in the garage are designed so that a concrete slab is made on top of them - that slab will be the floor of the garage.

Todays video link:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RiMhf97R2Rg