So here we are, back in town, and we are updating the blog. And a TON has been done in the last three to four weeks...
Here is the front of the house just days before sheating of the roof is finished. It is really starting to come together.
Presto! Sheating completed, now we just need some shingles :)
This is the front right corner of the house after the rain drains were put in and the pipes covered with drain rock and geotextile fabric.
Here is the back of the house. You can see the door out from the garage, the bay window, and part of the door out from the dining room. Nice covered patio too!
More drain pipes. Here you can also see that the portion of the walls that are below grade have been coated. Some stucco guys put up diamond-mesh and a scratch coat of concrete to seal up any holes...
Here is the inside of the house after backfilling. That floor, which looks like dirt, is actually "screenings" [fancy name for sand :) ] The next layer will be foam insulation, then the slab.
Rough plumbing is in! Here I am standing in the Jack and Jill bathroom, looking south toward the powder room, and off in the distance the master bathroom.
And here is a close-up of the master bathroom, where the jacuzzi-tub will be!
Bruce, our friendly excavator, backfilling dirt against the foundation walls to final grade.
Here is the front of the house after backfilling and grading was completed yesterday. We will have a real nice front yard, and a great covered entry!
