The Making of a Home - part 3

So, all of a sudden on a July day, I heard pounding, hammering. I was amazed at the difference in sound from the first days of construction. The earlier sounds were big machines, back up beeps, while the actual building sounds were so much quieter, so subtle that I wasn't sure they were happening at the house. I thought they could be across the main road. I walked down to the kids' land, and there were four guys putting down the ceiling to the cellar/the subfloor to the downstairs. It was such a hot day, yet the fellows were all cheerful.

Such a pleasant occupation, building a house. It really must be one of the best jobs in the world.

From then on, something exciting happened every single day.

July 9

I love the look of the shadows

In one day, on July 12 all these walls and openings happened.

Front of the house

Same wall from the inside

The east wall - opening is for sliding glass doors


Looking out window above sink - south view

July 13 brought the completion of the first floor walls - the poles sticking out are for the front porch


The back of the house - above the sink window on L and dining area window R - south windows


The west side of house - master bedroom window L and master bath window R


On July 14 they framed the interior walls - master bedroom

Laundry room, master bath, closet (master bedroom to R)


Inside of laundry room

July 15 they put up the ceiling for the first floor/floor for the second floor - dining area east and south windows

Up on the top floor

'Climbing my house'

These were taken on the 17th because we had such storms at the end of the day on Friday, the 16th that I couldn't go down. On the 16th, they put up the stairs!

Top part of picture will be two upstairs bedrooms

Here you can see where the loft will begin
- the area left of the stairs

The second week began with the upstairs walls and windows.

Loft windows, all facing east

The two west bedroom windows

On Margaret's birthday they framed the upstairs south wall and windows - I don't know what that is the picture, maybe a reflection.

Margaret and Matthew arrived on their scooters for cake and presents

Thursday and Friday of this week they worked on the roof

Front of house
Back of house

So all this in two weeks time! They've also put in some electrical boxes, and the main electrical panel in the cellar. We are all amazed at how quickly the work goes. And we are so impressed with the quality of the work and the materials.