Drywall = the Downhill Slope !

And we have drywall! The week of September 10-14 2007 saw much interior progress, with drywall going up throughout most of the house. Almost the whole first floor was completed (except the master shower area, which will need cement board or some such product). And on the second floor, about half of it was done. So, the week of the 17th should see the drywalling completed. Also, Aaron Langille has been hired to do the "crack-filling" on the job. Here are a few photos taken this weekend........this first one is looking into the master bedroom toward the door leading to the deck...





This shot is looking into the kitchen from the front entryway. You can see the flat wall overhead at the top of the photo...it leads up to the top of the sloping ceiling. Also of note - the floors are all cement now, poured on Tuesday last week over the radiant floor heat system of PEX tubing.









This is the manifold that is in the ceiling of the master shower, to feed the 4-headed "shower tile" that I bought for in there.

This video was taken while standing in the master bedroom, panning from looking out the window to the deck, past the doorway to the living room, past the walk-in closet, and ending looking in toward the master bathroom and shower.

Ready for a Floor

We are now well into September, and the outside of the house almost looks like a finished house. The siding is virtually complete, and the railing has been started around the decks. Also, Eric the plumber has been in and prepped the floors for the cement to be poured, which is supposed to happen on September 11th. Here's a few recent shots.







This shot is of the radiant PEX tubing installed in the master bathroom. The farthest away area is the shower.














The basement walls that are above ground level had to be insulated to meet local building code requirements.
















Here's a shot of the deck with some of the new railing, taken from the future doorway to the screen porch.











This shot is taken from the area where the septic field was installed. The river is beyond the house and the tall line of trees.








Jeremy and Steve are finishing up some of the trim work outside the master bedroom.












Another shot of the new railing along the deck, from up close.......













And from back a bit - this is how it looks when you come in the driveway.