Working in a white wonderland....

It certainly doesn't feel like winter outside, but inside our house it's a little like a snow castle. White is everywhere! The drywall continues with mudding and corners and other stuff. The guys are working hard!

Working in the master bedroom.

Taping the seams.

Mixing up the mud.

The stack of scraps.

More scraps.

The stairs as the last drywall is going up on the first floor.

Jeff places the time capsule (it has house plans, family photos, and our current newsletter in it).

Sarah poses with the time capsule!

Jeff in the dining room!

We hope it all works...

Because it's covered in DRYWALL!!!!!!

You can't imagine how exciting and terrifying it is to have drywall cover everything. We're thrilled, but also crossing our fingers that everything that is now hidden inside the wall works as expected...

Here are a bunch of pictures of how it is going. This was all done in about a day and a half. We really like our drywall crew!

The stairs!

Looking toward the kitchen, look at that mess!

The kitchen, not really done yet.

Looking from the kitchen sink to the study (pantry on the right).

The stairs and living room on left, the booth area on the right.

Going up stairs!

The right side of the lounge.

The left side. The roof creates a really cool visual effect as you walk around!

The door and window to Jeff's office.

Jeff's Office.

The master bedroom.

The built in headboard shelves in the master bedroom. The closets are behind this headboard.

The shower.

The lounge from the kids' rooms.

Jonny's side.

Sarah's side.

Looking Warm and Green

It's busy on the construction site! We had insulation guys stop by and finish their work, the electrician has been in and out, inspectors keep approving framing, siding continues to go up, and did I mention the drywall crew starts on Tuesday? Yeah, so the house has to be empty on Monday morning. Completely. 

Insulation in kids bedroom (which doesn't have an ICF wall because of the gable).

More insulation, specifically Sarah's closet area and bedroom wall.

Looking the other direction at the insulation.

A Tour of the House in Siding

The back corner

The back.

The Porti cochere.

The front porch.

Working on the East side.

Putting in the window frame.

Up on scaffolding.

Don't fall!

The East side, nearing completion.

Be careful going up and down.

Working in the tight spots in the dormer.

The front of the house, all done except the dormer.

The screen porch!

And the siding on the house goes round and round...

Lots of things have been happening at this house and this blogger has been away on some trips.... So here is a big update of the last few weeks!

The porch ceiling is put together.

This is the front porch coming together.

The floor boards are on and stained twice!

What do you think of the color combo?

Painting the facing boards for the stairs.

The screen porch in progress!

The friends stop by to check out progress on the screen porch.

You can check that box off!

The front porch stairs without the face boards.

The inside of the screen porch.

The screen porch goes on!

Work finishes up under the porte-cochere.

The porte-cochere is finished!

CUBS WIN, some of the time.

We spend a lot of time moving boards and stuff around.

And around...