Construction: Days 37-39

We had a crazy busy weekend, but I managed to sneak back to the house on Saturday AND Sunday.  I know I say every stage is the "most exciting".  But seriously - this is some really exciting stuff.  

The house has lost it's echo, and it's really feeling like it's our home!

These photos are from Saturday (day 39).  Day 40 post is coming up.

Dining Room:  aka: Office.

All pink and fluffy... just how The Husband imagined.  har har har.

Laundry Room.  

The hoodlum 'art' has now been covered. 

Living Room.  Where they stored the drywall.  

Family Room

Kitchen

This is looking into bedroom #3 from the hallway to the garage.

They are drywalling over the window and then cutting it back out.

Extended entry way.

House Tour Video!

I finally got my camera to work on video (yippee for upgraded memory cards).  I pulled out of the store and headed straight to the house to capture the progress so far.  The video was taken on Saturday afternoon (April 16th).

It's about 7 minutes long.  I apologize in advance for the excess of "ummms".  I'm working on it. 

What do you think?

p.s. Went home, did some measurements for the master bedroom.  Windows are wrong again.  

I'm trying not to stress, while focusing that energy into writing a clear, direct, purposeful, and firmly worded email.  

Construction: Days 24-25

I was so excited about the progress on Wednesday's visit - I went again today to see what was happening with the house.

We have windows!!!  Glass Windows!!

We also have an entry way that is not arched... gahhhhhh! :(   You can see in this post that the elevation we picked has an arch over the front porch.  I'm about to make another phone call about it. 

Back to the good stuff: 

Breakfast nook windows.

And they fixed the windows in the master bedroom!  yay!

And they installed these super cool vent things that keep the attic cool.  Apparently these are pretty energy efficient.  

Here is the back of the house!  

For those of you that have built homes... are these mistakes typical?  I feel like the construction quality has been very good - it's just these "tiny" details like Arched Entry Way, Three Windows in the Master Bedroom that seem to pass over them.  

Construction: Day 20-23

The roof has been framed out, the interior framing has been finished up, and they are starting to "wrap" the house.  I have a feeling shingles are coming soon!  Week four of construction is off to a great start!

You guys.  I am soooo excited.

I know the house isn't officially "ours"... and that it won't be until we close (they're estimating June 8th), but I have broken all the house buying rules and fallen totally in love with this house.  If anything happens (god forbid, knock on wood, all all those other things you say to avoid things sucking) during the final parts of this deal, I will be crushed.  I love our the house too much.  

And don't you just lurve the roof line??

here you can see the wrap process they've started.  You are looking at the back patio (covered) and the living room windows. 

 This is the entire right side of the house.  You can definitely see the breakfast nook window and the living room windows now!

I snapped this photo as quickly as possible because it's kinda awkward to photograph men who have been busting their balls in the heat doing construction - while you prance around photographing your the house.  

(I told The Husband that when I drive down next week, I'm going to bring cookies and water bottles.  I think they'll appreciate it... right?  We're building in Texas and it is already into the 90s every day.  I cannot imagine doing the hard labor these guys do!  And not only hard labor - detailed labor.  I'm impressed.)

This photo is the left side of the house.  It is the garage, then a window for bedroom #2, then a large window for the playroom, and then a window for bedroom #3.  You can't see the window from the master bath in the back... but it's there.

Shit's gettin' done.  I love it!