The building of a house can be an exciting time, in particular when you can see things moving along quickly.
As the builders continue to frame our house you can now see the second level of the house and the garage taking shape.
From the picture above one can see the "shell" or skeleton of the house - the walls, location of the windows.
In the picutre below you can see the white tyvek which helps to protect the wood and the outside of the home by forming a layer between the wood and the brick/siding.
As you can see from the picture above and below how much a house can change in a day or two. Above you see the main house with no garage and then you have a garage.
Due to the uniqueness of the lot and our house the garage is tucked away on the back of our house. As well, in all our previous pictures the garage has not been noticeable because it does not connect with the basement - it is connected to the house but is really separate.
On the top of the garage you can see the "trusses" which will be used to help create the roof. So in the next blog entry you will be able to see the height of the roof of the garage.
The roof of the house is considered to be the last step in the framing process. However, soon after the windows will have to be put in as part of the "closing in" process of the house. As a family we have been very lucky to have our house building built so close to our current residence that we can see what is occurring next. However, our builder, Lucchetta homes have actually given us an outline of the steps involved with the building process. This was given to answer our questions, but also to make us aware of what decisions need to be made for our house. In future, blogs we will share with you these decisions and you will be able to see them within our house.
One of the best features of our house is the wooded lot it stands on. In order to be able to look at this, and the nightly sunset, we have a very large window - pictured above. The window isn't quite in the house yet, but that will be coming soon.
Matteya is looking our the front door and contemplating what is next in our house building. We still have lots to do as we hope to enter our new home by Christmas. In the mean time we will enjoy watching our house being built and keeping you informed on the way.
I could tell the house turned out beautifully just by looking at the skeleton. The progress here is quick. How's the house now? I'm sure the whole family is loving the house and they're having a great time. It's new so I assume that there are no problems. Have you gotten to designing the interiors? I would love to see how you give character to your home. Keep us posted! Cheers!
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