Gravel

This is the heat pump that was installed on the side of the garage. The best part is that Dad and Di won't see it while they are relaxing on their front or back porch.
David smoothed out a number of loads of gravel in and in front of the garage. This is to prepare for the concrete that is coming in the next few weeks. This will be the entrance to the front porch.

Currently, there is a five inch step from the garage into the house. Once the concrete is poured, there won't be any step at all.

The garage looks so different with gravel instead of dirt and the floor is level now.
Next week will be a busy one! They will be insulating the house, hanging sheetrock and getting things completed for concrete.

Odds and Ends!

Today one of Ryan's jobs was to run the wires to the can lights that were installed on the front porch.
They also filled in the front porch with stone. In the next few weeks, the concrete will be poured.

These are the two small cans (50 watt) that David put on the outside of the french doors. They will help to iluminate the back porch entrance. The cans are uniquely tucked up into the soffit of the house and will add even more character to the house.

If you have even wondered how many feet of wire are in your house, here's a bit of trivia for you on Dad and Di's house. David has currently installed 5,000 feet of electrical wire in the house! Here are two electrical boxes for the light switches to the kitchen, dining area and livingroom.

Shower Time!

The shower has now been installed in the master bathroom! This is the same one that is now at camp!
This picture was taken from the master bedroom looking into the master bathroom.

Big news...the siding is finally here! It's grey but looks a bit blue in the picture...Don't worry, Di, it's just the way the light was this evening when I got down there to take pictures.

Heating and Air

The Trexler house looks very futuristic with all the silver pipes throughout the ceiling!

This is one of the cold air returns that is in the office closet. The open section is in the hallway.

The second cold air return is in the master bedroom. This is the linen closet in the master bath.

Here is the cold air return in the master bedroom.

A Tub Already!

Last week, the bathtub in the guest bath was installed so that they could begin the rough plumbing. If you've been to camp lately, you'll notice that it's the same style as the shower David installed up there!
David finished installing the remainder of the can lights in the ceilings. The long tubes were hanging during the first day of the heating and air work that was done last week.

This is the lighting/ two of the air vents in the living room.

While the heating and air guys were busy at work, David and Ryan were working on MORE wiring!

Sorry about the delay in blogging...we have been experiencing some techinical difficulties...but seems we've worked out all the bugs!

No Snow Here!

I know it's been a few weeks since Dad and Di were here...but I saved these pictures of them admiring their home for when it was cold and snowy in Syracuse. This is what a typical January day in Virginia looks like. I have a feeling they won't miss the snow!

Welcome To Our Home!

WELCOME TO THE TREXLER HOUSE!

Locks!

It's hard to believe but it's time for locks on the doors! As you can see, Rebecca wanted to help out. She and Dan worked to get the dead bolt in and then called for reinforcements! As always, Diane is a great supervisor!

I know that many of you are wondering if David got his cookies from Di....well, he did! She must have baked for days before making the trip. Diane even made special cookies just for him to take for his coffee breaks!

The Trexlers Ring in the New Year!

Happy New Year from The Trexlers! Dad, Di, Rebecca and Dan came down to Virginia on Tuesday and Wednesday they were hard at work. With the help of David and the twins, they wrapped the last two windows, sealed the Tyvek and put up a lot of hurricane ties.