Countertops

Here’s a sample of the soapstone counter tops we’re getting, sitting on top of a sample floor tile. And here’s the screened porch as of this morning:

Shingles

It was a busy week at the house. I had a lot of Buc-ee’s work, so I didn’t get a chance to update the blog. (I love Buc-ee’s!) It rained Wednesday and Thursday, but we still have almost all of the shingles on. I took this Friday morning. On Saturday, the brick mason started working […]

In the Garage

They poured the concrete today. This was taken from the door on the west side of the garage. And this one is to the north.

Bright, Bright Sunshiny Day

Here on some photos of The View. Don’t worry, they are Barbara Walters free. Here is what Gary will see when he washes the dishes: And from the screened in porch, there are still more trees to see. These windows are in the master bedroom. Really, these are different trees. I swear.

The Roof. The Roof.

The Roof is on the house. We took a lot of photos today. The weather is shockingly beautiful – much like it can be in Brazoria. In late October. I took this from our future driveway. Those are shingles sitting on top of the roof and the pile rocks is for the garage floor. And […]

Trusses

Before we started building this house, this is what I thought of when I heard truss. But now, it’s got a whole new meaning. The was how the house looked at 8:30 this morning. There was much cool crane action. If you want to see the other 40 photos I took of the crane, just […]

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They put up a lot of walls yesterday: On the main floor, from left to right, are the master bedroom, living room and kitchen. Here’s the view from the opposite corner inside: The kitchen sink goes under the window on the left. Then the door and the next 5 windows are the living room. The […]