Fast & Furious Framers
Today is Monday, and this is what we saw as we pulled up to the house. They have almost completely finished the main level, inside and out. I know these rough and tough framer guys probably think I'm a sap, but I get all choked up everytime we come out here and I see how much they've accomplished. Most of you know how long this house has been in our heads and hearts, so to see it coming up before our eyes is beyond words. We're really lucky and grateful for all the wonderful people who've been working on this house! Oh yeah, and you see those guys up there, they're walking around and working on those skinny beams like they are walking on the ground. It's a trip. I asked one guy if he's ever fallen. He nonchalantly says, "Yeah, and it ain't fun, but it's a lot better to fall into the house, than out of the house". I guess that's good advice considering he was balanced about 20 feet off of the ground at the time!
And here are my two heros. James has done a great job of keeping us up to date, offering his skill, expertise and advice as we go, making all the good things even better. And Andy is so diligent and patient in picking up on things we need to adjust, finding the best quality products at the best price, and it has really made a difference. So one of us brings all that to the table, and the other..........well, ummmm.......keeps a positive attitude on rainy days, not to mention blogging skills!
At this point, it's really hard to tell what you're looking at unless you've seen the floorplans. So we've included a few pictures here so you can at least so how much work these guys have done. From this view, you would be standing at one of the back doors in front of the breakfast nook, looking across the Great Room. Beyond the Great Room is our bedroom, closets and bathroom, over to the left. All those beams in the middle of the room are just for support right now, they'll be gone soon.
And this view is as you walk into the Great Room from the Foyer. The two big rectangular holes are where the doors leading out onto the deck will be. The hole in the middle will be the stone fireplace. This room will be vaulted and the fireplace will go up to the ceiling. You'll be able to better appreciate that feature when the masons finish doing their magic.
And how considerate are these guys? You saw the picture of the front of the house. The workers are entering on that gangplank that Andy and James were standing on. Well, last Thursday, it only took James about 2 minutes to figure out that Kim was not walking the plank! It was about this time last year that I took the swan dive off of our front porch, for which I am still suffering. When we arrived today, James and Mr Bob (framer boss), had made sure the basement stairs were in so I could go up and check things out. Good guys, aren't they?!
We had to wrap it all up with this picture. Andy was standing in one of the back doors on the main level as he took this pic. What a beautiful view below. Today they poured the footings for the deck, and plan on working on the deck this week. By this summer, we hope all of you will be sharing this view with us as a pig smokes himself silly on the smoker below. We can't wait to host our family and friends who have been so supportive and helpful on this journey.Hopefully, by the end of this week, or the beginning of next week, we'll be posting views of the bonus room with the roofing complete. We'll just have to wait and see what Mother Nature has in store for us!
posted by Kim & Andy @ 1:19 AM
1 Comments:
Wow, it is really coming along! These guys are really fast ~ I hope the weather holds out and they get a lot done! Cindy and JOn
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