Summertime and the livin' is

The stairs are finally in! I am completely terrified of heights, so it was wonderful to finally see the upstairs. The slab for our back screened-in porch was also poured and looks great- can't wait to try out the acid stain on it. Greg was up flooring the attic today and this week we start shopping for fixtures.   Roofing starts this week too, which is a good thing since rain is supposely headed our way.

  

We've been framed

Framing began this week and it is all starting to feel real now. Billy Marshall and his crew have been working hard in this crazy July heat. Greg, Ferlin & I went out to admire their amazing work last night, laid down on the floor and we all actually fell asleep in the future livingroom. It already feels like home.

Moving Right Along......

Our foundation passed inspection today! Greg is out of town on tour with the guys right now, so that was good news to hear. We anticipate things to move pretty quick these next couple weeks. Here are are few pictures though from the past couple weeks- some of the stucco that G & I did, our french drains that Clark & Greg worked on, the beginning of our framing and one of Chatham County Line on the 4th and out west. More to come...

No beach for us- just tons of red dirt

With everything going on over here, Greg & I sadly missed out on the annual Readling Ocean Isle beach trip this week. Dan is doing an amazing job and making great progress on the foundation. Greg finished building the corbels with the cedar from Stewarts, which we painted and are ready to go. It has been HOT here too- the beach would have been really, really nice.

The Foundation Begins

We hired the wonderful Luther Hartsfield Jr. and crew to dig and pour our footings. We ended up with 13 piers and over 150 linear feet of footing. Once the footing passed inspection, it took 12.5 yards of concrete to fill all the holes. We are now ready for our mason, Dan Henson, to work his magic with the concrete blocks. -G

Fields of Cedar Trees and Poison Ivy

Greg & I went back down to Charlotte for some more materials. This time we spent one day on Stewart & Lisa's farm cutting down cedar trees and the next day at the sawmill. We came back with a dump truck full of wood and also some pretty nasty poison ivy. Greg is making 19 structural knee braces for the roof overhang out of the cedar and our front door out of some pecan wood that came from the Davidson College campus. We had a ton of help this weekend. Thanks to Clark, Bryan and our friend George for all their hard work. Also, thanks to Stewart & Lisa for the pretty trees and the yummy waffles. Here are some videos and pictures from the weekend.

Goodbye Little House

The demolition went surprisingly fast. We reminisced as each room tumbled toward the growing pile of rubble. It's hard to not feel a little sadness-so many great memories- but there's also a whole lot of excitement too. Good things on the horizon...