Last week our crew began framing our house!
It is so exciting to see it begin to have a shape!
They have the exterior and load-bearing walls on the main floor fully framed.
They have started hanging the floor joist, as well.
Chad is standing in what will be "his" front door.
Chad has taken finding the perfect front door to a new level!
He searched and searched for the exact door he had in mind.
It is 8 feet tall and 3.5 feet wide.
(It really will fill the space he is standing in.)
It has one side light (with the monster sized door, we did not have room for two!)
It will be made of African Mahagony.
(I think the African Mahagony was the clincher.)
He found a custom door builder online that is custom designing it for a steal.
(I think I have mentioned that Chad is the shopper in our family?!?)
He is so excited about it.
(Me too, but not quite as excited as he is!)
Our sitting room will have 2 stories of huge windows.
This is the view out one of them.
Just think how pretty it will be in 15 years when we have grown trees and grass.
We have a lot of landscaping to do, but I am also so very thankful that there are some full grown trees already in place!
This is what I will see when washing dishes in the kitchen.
Eventually it will be a play area with an outdoor kitchen and fire pit as well.
Eventually. . .
Chad and I are standing in front of our bedroom window.
Our bedroom and Joshua's are on the main floor.
Both face the road/driveway.
This will be the stairway.
(Yes, I know. These are really boring if you will not live here.)
I will live here, so they are exciting to me.
(smile!)
This is the pile of materials waiting for the crew this week.
They will finish hanging floor joist.
Then the joist will be sheeted with a tongue and groove OSB decking.
Then the main floor walls will be sheeted with OSB.
Then they will begin framing the second level.
I sm so thankful for their talent, attention to detail, and hard work!
