It's All Coming Together....
You saw it here, a sneak preview of the Kreem Farmhouse! The siding folks began on Tuesday, and should be finishing up today. So here's a glimpse at what things are going to be looking like. The masons have finished up on the inside of the house, and will probably be working on the porch columns and front steps soon!
And a look at the garage side... this side is almost finished!
And this is the master bedroom side, dang near finished over here too!
And speaking of the masons, is this way cool or what? They've got the chimney finished, inside and out!
A closer view of the outside, we noticed the rocks were getting smaller as the chimney went up. Mr Hill said they were having a hard time getting the bigger stones to stick so high up. Watching these guys at work, it's like putting together one big puzzle. They try putting several pieces up, till they find the one that fits the spot they are working on. And if they don't have one that fits, they beat it with the hammer, break it up, and pretty much make a piece to fit! Hmmm....... is that cheating??
A view of the fireplace from the inside. You can see the parts of the mortar that are still wet! That's not the mantel above the fireplace, it's a board that will be used for mounting the mantel. Andy and Dad have found a really nice cedar log, that Andy will be cutting and hand finishing to be mounted as the mantel. I'm really excited to see it when he's finished, I know it will be beautiful, not to mention how special it will be that he crafted it himself! This man I married, never ceases to amaze me!!
Last but not least, this is the front to the bar that will separate the kitchen and the Great Room. Okay, I'll give it up to "Fat Daddy". We were going to have a paneled bar face, or sheetrock, like most folks usually do. But Dad came up with the idea to stone veneer the bar face as well. We had to play it down, like we were toying with the idea, you know, so his big shiney head wouldn't swell. But we thought it was a pretty cool idea from the start. Turned out pretty nice, huh?Well, they should be finishing up the siding today, and hopefully the masons will be able to complete their work on the porch soon too. The insulation will be going in over the next two days, the wiring for the security system is in, plumbing and electrical inspections done, and I think the HVAC inspection is completed, or will be completed soon. That means that there's a good chance the next pictures you will see, just might be of real walls going up inside! And then the struggle to decide on paint colors begins!!! Fun, Fun, Fun!! We'll keep you posted!
posted by Kim & Andy @ 9:50 AM
3 Comments:
The house looks great! The stone bar is gorgeous. I can't believe how fast it is all coming together!
Kristin
Wow, is this like a speed project or something? These guys are some fast workers ;-) It looks so good! And I love the bar! Hats off to Billy with the great idea. Oh yea I can't wait to have LBW pictures taken so we can fill that Kreem mantel up ;-)
Love,
Cindy
Wow! It's a house! I can't believe how fast it's progressing! Looks great! :)
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