Animals
Two days of clear weather, and more logs have gone up. The first floor is not quite complete...but getting a little further along each day. Eventually the inside and the outside of the logs will be stained a bit darker.
A view of the front of the house....lots of doors and big windows on the main floor.
The excavator back-filled around the foundation. Final grading will include digging out the area in front of the lower level door and windows and sloping that area down through the front yard for adequate drainage.
The front of the house has a bumped-out area. Two large French doors will provide lots of light and a wonderful view. Above each of those doors will be trapezoidal windows giving even more light.
- Windows To Our World
This week we are getting windows and doors....as well as interior walls on the first floor. It's really starting to look like a house, now. ...
- Clear Skies
Clear skies make for great construction days. Today was a big day...our contractor hired a crane to lift the main beams into place. Very soon we will start to see the logs of the second floor go up. This is a 10 by 10 solid pine post that helps to hold...
- The World's Largest Raincoat
That is what our house is wearing right now. Construction has been slow due to inclement weather.....lots of rain. The subfloor for the first floor is finished and covered with the world's largest tarp. They have been unable to pour the basement concrete...and...
- Our Inspiration House
Here is a picture of the house that served as our inspiration. Jack and I designed the inside, ourselves.The front will look identical, minus the gazebo on the right side of the porch. The dormer windows in the front roof will not be present, as we have...
- Big Skies
Although Pennsylvania is not typically known as big sky country, we are so lucky to live where the skies are always dramatic. Being in a rural area has many benefits when it comes to gazing at the clouds and the stars. Without the ambient light, we have...
Animals
Two days of clear weather, and more logs have gone up. The first floor is not quite complete...but getting a little further along each day. Eventually the inside and the outside of the logs will be stained a bit darker.
A view of the front of the house....lots of doors and big windows on the main floor. The excavator back-filled around the foundation. Final grading will include digging out the area in front of the lower level door and windows and sloping that area down through the front yard for adequate drainage. The front of the house has a bumped-out area. Two large French doors will provide lots of light and a wonderful view. Above each of those doors will be trapezoidal windows giving even more light. - Windows To Our World
This week we are getting windows and doors....as well as interior walls on the first floor. It's really starting to look like a house, now. ...
- Clear Skies
Clear skies make for great construction days. Today was a big day...our contractor hired a crane to lift the main beams into place. Very soon we will start to see the logs of the second floor go up. This is a 10 by 10 solid pine post that helps to hold...
- The World's Largest Raincoat
That is what our house is wearing right now. Construction has been slow due to inclement weather.....lots of rain. The subfloor for the first floor is finished and covered with the world's largest tarp. They have been unable to pour the basement concrete...and...
- Our Inspiration House
Here is a picture of the house that served as our inspiration. Jack and I designed the inside, ourselves.The front will look identical, minus the gazebo on the right side of the porch. The dormer windows in the front roof will not be present, as we have...
- Big Skies
Although Pennsylvania is not typically known as big sky country, we are so lucky to live where the skies are always dramatic. Being in a rural area has many benefits when it comes to gazing at the clouds and the stars. Without the ambient light, we have...