Sorry for the delay in posting, but we have been having a few family challenges over the last three weeks. I had been on a business trip to NYC the week of August 11th. Yes, I experienced the NYC Black Out. I shared the Black Out adventure with my daughter (Christy) and grandson (Aidan). You can read all about our adventures on my daughter's blog - www.loudjoy.com/weblog/blogger.html. Over the last 3 weeks the house has gone from the basic red steel framing to 90% enclosed. Here are a few pictures to get you up to date.
Framed House All the rooms and outer walls have been framed in.
Ceiling Framing This is the view from the North side looking into the Kitchen.
Dogs At Play This has become the favorite place for the dogs to hang out and play. This is right to left - Fawn, Lady, and Sam.
Welding Roof In order to tie the roof supports together, welder had to be perform a balancing act on a platform that was sitting on two fork lifts.
Greatroom Ceiling Here the crew is attaching the medal supports to the Greatroom ceiling.
South Side Framed If you look close you can see the frame of the windows and door.
Roof Material Arrives Here the truck arrives with the roofing metal.
Insulation Panels Start This is the south east corner of house with the first of the insulated panels. These are attached with adhesive on all metal surfaces and with screws. The screws also have a metal strip attached. This metal strip will be used by the masons as they apply the stone.
Start of the Roof It was a complete team effort to get the roof on.
Roofing Continues
Roofing Continues
More Roofing
How would you like to be the one on top?

South View With the roof on and insulation panels, the home is really taking shape.
In Greatroom looking toward Kitchen Here you can see where the kitchen will be. The pantry will be the concrete room on the right.
North East Corner Now the roof is on and for the first time, the home really looks BIG to me.
Last week the weather decided to give us what we have not had in almost 2 months - rain. Now it would have been nice to have several days of constant rain, but the gods decided to give it to us all at once - 3" in 5 hours and another inch the next day. The house was still missing the center section of the roof and some of the insulated panels. We have two low areas in the house. One is in the
Master Bedroom. This view is looking out the Southern windows.
Great Room Looking South Here the dogs are enjoying all the new smells and note our newest family member (Sam) is becoming all legs. God only knews what he will become.
As of today, September 3, 2003, the house looks like the following.
South Side
West Side
North Side
East Side
And a future jack-o-lantern.

Posted by Pam