Stroll Down Memory Lane-2nd Floor

Let’s take another stroll down memory lane and check out where we were on our house building process 3 years ago…

3 Years Ago Last Week:

We had the start of a 2nd floor

Last week we left off with the start of the walkway to our master bedroom…

For those of you new to the blog, this is what the walkway currently looks like…

It was framed 3 years ago this week….

As you can tell in the above photo, our two story living room wall was installed.  Our builder built the wall and installed the windows on the ground.  He then lifted the wall with a crane and then secured it in place.  I really wish I could have watched this step…pesky job that pays for said house.

Our master bedroom was also framed…

As you can tell in the above picture, our master closet has a large window in it.  Slight design flaw.  The exterior of the house would not look balanced without it.  It takes up precious closet space and is, obviously, not great for privacy.  The closet is very bright though!  We also joked that we could watch the town fireworks from our closet window.  We tried last year…it would work if we cut down one of the neighbors trees…

And now for the exterior…

There you have it!  3 stories of framing complete!

Happy Week-end!  Any big plans?  My best friend is getting married…better work on the matron-of-honor speech….doh!

A Stroll Down Memory Lane- Basement Walls/1st Floor

Let’s take another stroll down memory lane and check out where we were on our house building process 3 years ago…

3 Years Ago Last Week

(since I skipped it while we were on vacay): We had basement walls!

And the start of the basement ceiling/first floor…

This was a very exciting week for us.  We had waited an entire month just to see a hole in the ground.  In one week we had an entire framed basement.  This progress was extremely promising! 

3 Years Ago This Week

: We had the start of a first floor!

The start of the dining room…very exciting!  The original plans did not call for the large picture window facing west. The people we worked with to design the house strongly discouraged it because it limited the amount of furniture we could place in the room. I knew I wanted to paint the dining room a dark color and we wanted all of the natural light we could get in the room so I went with my gut.  It turned out to be a great decision (pats self on back).

The garage walls also went up!

And the walkway to our master bedroom on the first floor was started.  Do you like the openness of our living room at this point??? So breezy…

Ike approved of the building progress….check out that tail wag!

Let us know if you have any questions regarding the process (be sure to leave your e-mail or make sure your profile has your e-mail listed!) or if you have any questions about what’s going on in any of the photos!

A Stroll Down Memory Lane-Foundation

Let’s take another stroll down memory lane and check out where we were on our house building process 3 years ago.  (Check out our 1st memory trip post here.)

3 Years Ago This Week: We had a foundation..finally.  It seemed like it rained for weeks which delayed the progress of the house by 3-4 weeks.  This was the theme for the entire building process.  Seeing the foundation poured was a VERY exciting step.

The two black pipes running outside of the foundation are for the drainage tile that is around the outside and inside of the walls.  The two black pipes sticking up out of the floor are for the geothermal that was installed under the foundation before the concrete was poured. 

I was really confused at this point of house building.  I did not understand how a family room, guest bedroom, guest bathroom, and storage room were all going to fit into this space.  It seemed way too small. I’m obviously lacking some spatial skills because it all fit.

We also had the start of the garage….super exciting…

Nate and I argued over a 3 car garage.  I thought it was a waste of space because we only had 2 cars.  He insisted that all houses being built in 2008 had 3 car garages.  I obviously lost this round but after seeing how much crap useful stuff we have in that 3rd spot….he may have been right.  Uggg.  The second time this week I’ve had to say that.  Painful.

There you have it.  Our house 3 years ago this week.

I’ll try to post an update each week.  It’s a good way for Nate and I to document the building process.  We’re having a little trouble remembering the details and it’s only been 3 years…can’t imagine how little we’ll remember by 10 years if we don’t write it down….we might be crazy enough to do it all again if I don’t get the entire painful rewarding process written down.

Do you have any questions about our house building process? What’s your opinion on the appropriate number of garage stalls?