Normally I wouldn’t consider a power pole to be an exciting item. However, in this case, it really is! The power company came out yesterday and placed all the poles down our driveway and today they were supposed to run the lines. Isn’t she lovely? YIPEE!!
The top floor is framed, wrapped and now has a roof. Here are some photos of what has been done in the past week and a half.
Front of the house, screened patio is on the right side.
Back of the house, screened patio is on the left side.
Front of the house again with the initial roof structure in place.
Side of the house looking into the screened porch, into the master bedroom and living room.
Front of the house with the roof on.
Back of the house with the roof on. The top right window is my office window. and the bottom left window is the master bedroom.
Yesterday, Scott and I went to North Carolina to pick up my new Honda Rebel. Isn’t she pretty?
Today, after church services we took it to the parking lot of Target for my very first ride. Learning to shift wasn’t as difficult as I thought it would be.
I’m no biker babe, but it sure is fun!
The framing for the upstairs floor was delivered and installed today. The framers intend to have the walls done on the upstairs tomorrow.
Well, it has begun, at least. The slab was poured on the 12th (yesterday) and the framing of the downstairs began today. It is incredible how fast this is going right now. Scott expects it to come to a screeching halt when some glitch inevitably pops up. For now, we are pleased that it is going smoothly and quickly. Enjoy.
The house slab is poured and is being smoothed out. Waiting on the final load of concrete for the garage.
The truck arrives.
Pouring the final load into the garage.
Front of the house looking head on into the front door.
Front corner of the house and garage.
Opposite corner of the house where the master bedroom is. Huge windows on both sides of the bedroom will provide a wonderful view. My super cool nephew, Gabriel, stands in one of the windows for scale.
The well has been drilled by this enormous machine and the footprint of the house has been filled, plumbed and the rebar is down. The power company came out as well and placed stakes in the ground along the long driveway for the placement of the power poles. The inspector came out today to inspect the plumbing so that the foundation can be poured. We are hoping to have the foundation poured tomorrow.
Well Drilling Equipment
Filled Footprint
Plumbing Installed
Ready For Foundation
Stakes For Power Poles
The footprint of the house is framed and the framers even put a makeshift fince around the large lone pine tree we want to keep.
We have finally broken ground on our new house!! Yipee!! Here are the photos to prove it. This is the pad where the house will sit. It is leveled out and ready for the foundation.
Here are two views of the newly cut driveway leading from the pad to the road. It is a long driveway.
Same driveway, other end. See the huge clump of trees way back there? Our house is going to be on the other side of those trees.
This is the dogwood that is currently in bloom across the road from the entrance to our driveway. Pretty, huh?
The weekend fun continued on Sunday evening when the Cardins arrived at the farm and we all gathered for some belated new year’s fireworks.
Here is my sister in law doing her best Statue of Liberty imitation.
Her daughter Martha thought that was just great. Isn’t she precious????
There was only one minor incident throughout the entire evening of pyrotechnic display. See the men all running to put out the flames….. TOO FUNNY!!
Last weekend was a very busy one indeed. On Saturday we took stakes and string and laid out the footprint of our new house. It is going to be a two story house overlooking a pond on the property on one side and the woods on the other. Here are some shots of the staking crew in action.
Here is the view from the house across the pond.
Here is the view of the actual location of the house.
