Walls, Rafters, and Eaves

Robert, my husband, and I are inspecting the living room window. It looks pretty good.

Susie and Robert are striking a pose.

All of the interior walls are in place and you can now see the size of the kitchen.

I am standing at the point where the kitchen merges into the living room. Robert is being so gracious as to point out the wall between the kitchen and the bedroom. To Robert's right, you can see the triangle shaped pantry and to the right of the pantry is the front door entrance.

Living Room Rafters





Bedroom Rafters



Outside Walls




Eaves

It is really starting to come together. You can already tell how nicely it will match the existing house.

Let's take a walk around the entire perimeter, starting at the front door.






Are you starting to understand the layout of the house? If anyone has questions, I would be more than happy to answer them. Just leave a comment and I will respond.

A nice view from the pool deck.

Back To The Beginning

I have new pictures to share with you. They start back at the very beginning of construction.


The stakes have been embedded in the ground and the outline of the house is somewhat visible in the grass.


The grass has been removed. You can see the layout of the house a little bit clearer now.

We now have the frame and are getting ready for the foundation.


Now the plumbing.



Foundation time. Sandy and Mom posing for a picture with the cement crew in the background.



Here is Jeff's right hand man, Ron, overseeing the cement crew.

The foundation is complete.

More Pictures To Come

I am happy to report, Susie will soon be up with technology. She has purchased a digital camera!! Woohoo! She has taken her last roll of film in to be developed and will get those pictures to me today. These pictures will consist of each process along the way, including the concrete. I will post them as soon as time permits.

Work progressed nicely yesterday, Tuesday, with the remaining rafters going up and plywood on the entire outside. We had rain this morning so I am unsure of the progress today. However, pictures will be posted tomorrow of the progress thus far.

Progress Delayed

For those of you patiently waiting, or possibly impatiently, there is no new progress to report. The work crew left last Friday to work on another site. They did not return yesterday, Monday, but hopefully they will be back today.

Stay tuned. I will post pictures just as soon as we have something new to report.

Comments From Susie

This has been so exciting for us!

To have a plan on paper and then see it come to life has been a very rewarding experience. Our excitement has poured out over the men who have been putting their sweat and muscle and of course their imagination into this home.

Jeff (our contractor) and his right hand man Ron, started off by digging up the grass and laying out the foundation. We bought them hamburgers to show our appreciation to them and supplied them with oatmeal cookies, fresh from the oven. The plumbers came and went so fast, we couldn't really offer them anything except tea. They declined. It was so hot that day, I am sure they wanted to get done as fast as they could.

Another group of men came in to get ready for the foundation. The cement trucks were scheduled in a day and a half, so they were working very hard. Since there was no time for them to take a lunch break, we bought burritos for them. When it was time for the foundation to be poured, one cement truck after another came in. After the last truck came in and the cement was smoothed over, we fed them chicken. The temperature was over 100 the entire time they were here and of course they loved the sweet tea that was provided.

The men working on the ditch in the front yard for the sewer and water line tried to be as neat as possible. I did appreciate that.

The framers started work on Wednesday, July 22nd, and now you can see the house from Antilley as it is going upward. Mom and I will feed them Rick & Carolyn's hamburgers today, to reward them for the great job they are doing.

Susie

Framing

Welcome! Susie and Sandy are greeting you at the front door. The framing began today and all of this was accomplished in just one day. Here are the framers on a much deserved break, nice guys and very hard workers.

Let's start with the living room.

There will be a double window and 2 single windows. The living room will house the air conditioning unit in the corner of the room. This is a perfect place to put it; not much else could fit in that odd shaped corner.

Now on to the kitchen. This is the front door, entry, pantry, and kitchen. It is starting to take shape.

Bedroom and bathroom...


You can see the outline of the triangle shaped pantry in the kitchen, the bedroom closet, and the bathroom.

Susie is showing the size of the closet. Mom requested a large closet and with all the clothes she has - she needs one. I believe she got it.

The front door should be going in today and it will be absolutely beautiful! Stay tuned...

Foundation

The foundation has been completed! The form has been set, plumbing in and the concrete poured. We have the beginning shape of the house. Odd shaped as it is, we have a shape nonetheless.



The reason it is shaped this way is due to the City's requirements and space restrictions. I won't go into detail on these requirements because I would only be guessing. I do know that the north side of the house, the long straight side, had to be a certain distance from the fence. The west side is a straight line as well and had to be a certain distance from that fence. Mom is standing on the south side, in the picture above, and it is angled because its roof line must remain a certain distance from the roof line of Susie/Marty's house. Last but not least, the east side borders the pool and can only come out so far. There ya go.

This will be the most odd-shaped house people have seen. I believe the shape is what will give it character. The future occupant of this house is a character too so they match!



Here we have the bedroom and bathroom, 3 different angles.





Next, the kitchen.





Last, the living room.





Susie's torn up front yard -- it will grow back.