More Soffit and Facia

Yesterday, the guys finished up the soffit and facia on the front of the house. There is also a picture of the storage room that is above the garage.

Dad and Di, keep in mind that next Christmas you will be celebrating in your new house in the woods on Rolling Path! Merry Christmas to all!

Soffit and Facia

Today David and the twins (since they are on Christmas break) put in a long full day down at Dad and Di's. It was very cold but at least all of the mud was frozen.

They put up soffit and facia on the back side of the house and did the daunting task of moving the bathroom window one foot

and installing it.

David is quickly losing faith in the Post Office as he is SURE that they have lost the dozens of oatmeal cookies Grandma has sent to him. She wouldn't want her "champion" to run out of energy before they come for their visit next week!

French Doors and More!

Here are some pictures of the things David has been working on at the house this week. While the thousands of feet of wire going into the house don't make for great pictures, the time he has spent wiring the house was worth at least one.

The french doors will be the entrance to the back porch and I think they look GREAT!!!

There is also a picture from the outside of the master bedroom window.

Once again, David's hard work is paying off and the house is turning out great! He is "Diane's Champion!" I know oatmeal cookies would help him to keep up his strength! (Was that subtle enough, Grandma?)

The ROOF!!

The roofers put the roof on the entire house in less than three hours. They had a perfect day...it was near 70 degrees today!

The master bedroom windows are in place and look great!

This is the view from the bedroom...just up the hill is my house!

Windows!!!!

Wow! Look at the windows on the front of the house! The front door, too!
Here are the windows on the back of the house. When I was there taking pictures, the master bedroom window had not been installed.

This is another view of the laundry room and kitchen windows.

This morning, David and Kenny finished all of the interior walls. Here is the living room.

Kitchen

Interior Walls!

Looking into the hallway and the bedroom/office closet.
The master bathroom is on the right and the second bathroom is on the left.

This is looking into the third bedroom/office and the living room is just beyond that.

Here is Grandma's HUGE bedroom closet!

It was a cold and rainy day here in Louisa. Thankfully, David and Kenny were working under cover. They spent the day building many of the interior walls.

These pictures are probably going to make the most sense to Dad and Di...since they have spent so many hours studying the plans of their house. To most of us, they will simply look like boards. But believe me, when you are actually standing in the house, it is starting to feel like a home!

Front Porch

Today was a day for putting up the beam that supports the front porch as well as the supporting posts.
Here is an inside view of yesterday's work. In case you are just joining the blog...this will be the entrance to the back porch. :)

David also worked on the interior framing in the house. This is a wall in the master bedroom.

Back Porch

Here is a picture of "The Trexler House in the Woods."
Today David worked on the entrance to the back porch.

The entrance will have side windows with french doors. I have been told that the doors are gorgeous!

The roof inspection is scheduled for tomorrow and the shingles are going on this Friday...weather permitting. We may be getting some winter weather.

What a House!

The entire roof is now ready for shingles!

David worked hard to get the entire roof done since we have quite a bit of rain coming this weekend and most of next week.

Kenny is nailing down the last of the ice and water.

Lots and lots of trusses!

David was able to get the roof completed over the garage and get the facia boards on around the house.

Zachary helped take nails out of boards.

This was taken from the living room and looking down into the bedrooms.

Plywood On The Roof!

The back side of the roof has plywood, ice and water and tar paper already on it! All it needs now is shingles!
The side of the house has the same on the roof.


When I arrived after school, they were hard at work getting the roof over the living room completed.

This picture will help Diane see how the men get around on the roof. She couldn't picture it yesterday. Just below David's feet is a 2 x 4 that is nailed down just in case someone looses their footing.

This is the end of the house by the garage. The roof on this section will be done tomorrow. As always, the progress on this house seems more amazing each and everyday.

Last of the Trusses!!!

It's a good thing they have the equipment to help get the job done! There were a lot of trusses to set today and they were able to get them all up!
It's amazing how much change I see every time I pull in the driveway after work!

Dale and David are putting plywood on the trusses.

Kenny was kept busy carrying plywood to the guys...didn't look like a lot of room to walk from where I was standing.

I can't wait to see what it will look like tomorrow! Great Job, Liddle Brothers!