January 22...even more decking (and some lights!)

Still working on the decking! They got the rest of the deck laid, and started putting the posts in. Dave and Jason finished up almost all of the electric, but since Dave is gone for the next 13 days (boo) it will be awhile longer before they are 100% finished. The plumber forgot to do the 1/2 bath, and we need to build the pony wall for the penninsula before he can rough-in for the prep sink. Things are looking great, and we don't have any mud to deal with! I am getting ridiculously excited, because I feel like we are over the halfway point!!

And yes, that is Dave. And yes, he looks like the unibomber.

It's hard to tell what the deck looks like. It runs the length around the back of our house, but isn't very wide. It is a reddish brown color (composite called Ultra Deck) and will have white posts and a white railing. The trusses hang over it, and maybe someday we'll enclose part of it to make a screened-in porch. I haven't run that by Dave though....

Here is Dave showing me the canned lights that will be in the soffit. There will also be a ceiling fan out there, which will be awesome on warm days.

Unibomber Dave. This is the view towards the Master Bedroom. You can see the (unpainted) door and more posts.

And just for fun, here's the future semi-driver for Mason Sound.

January 17, 2008...more decking!

We're getting closer to a finished deck! Very exciting!! They also installed all but one door.

Here's the french door in our bedroom.

Here's the deck (view from the master bedroom).

More deck (view from the living room french door).

Here's the door leading out to the deck from the foyer. Door overkill.

Step #19....the decking

Up goes the deck! Sort of. It took forever to get all of the decking in, and we are waiting on that to put the rest of the siding up. But, Menards delivered it yesterday, so things are progressing!

The frame of the deck going up.

Buddy and Terry.

Back of the house.

Front of the house!

January 7, 2008

(Happy birthday, Luke!)
Okay...not much has taken place lately. We are waiting to get one more door in, so they can finish the siding. It is slow and frustrating. They are still working on the electric, and the plumber finally came by and started doing more of the rough in! Yippee!

Here are the guys working on the siding in the back.

The french door that came in damaged. :(

The shower in the maste bath. My shower head is going to be nice and low (left side) and Dave's is ULTRA high (on the right side).

Here is as far as they can go with the siding until they get the upper french door in.

Here's the tub/shower combo in Hallie's bathrooom.