We Survived Christmas...

Okay - we're between Christmas and New Years, so some of the contractors have been taking some time off.  But...the project is still making progress.

As an update on our status, the sheetrock is up, the tape and floaters are done, and the first coat of texturing is done.  The fireplaces are in place (but the accents are not complete), and the cabinets are supposed to be on the way.  We ordered garage doors today, and they will be installed next Friday.  The trim guy should be running full force next week and everyone's doing a Great Job.

Here are some pictures of the glass block around the shower in the master bathroom.  It turned out great, and I'm so excited about it.

The crew that taped and floated did a great job.  It was pretty cool watching them work.

And...I don't know much about the Child Labor Laws, but this guy looks pretty young (but he knew what he was doing!).

Harry & HB came over to move the front doors to the office (so that they are protected from the elements and the other workers). 

While they were there, they took a quick stop in the upstairs igloo.

And...because of the ongoing moisture (of which I am not complaining because it was very dry for a very long time), we have a muddy mess in what will be our backyard.  Oh well...it will all be dry again way too soon.

We had a little rain delay but we're back on track now!

Okay - we finally got some rain (and I'm not complaining that it shut us down for a few day), but the crews are back working, and we're completely dried in.  It also appears that we're actually ahead of schedule.  As long as I can continue to make the 50 decisions that have to be made daily, then we'll complete ahead of schedule (but we won't be in by Christmas).

Here's the current view of the house from the road (the house faces west).

They also started blowing the insulation this week.  That is one incredible process.  They start out by blowing the insulation onto the wall / rafters.  It is very liquid and thin.  Then it explodes and looks like lava spewing from a volcano.

Then they come back and shave off the excess, so that the sheetrock can be nailed to the studs. I don't know how these guys do this everyday for 8 hours.  But...it looks like snow to me, so maybe it's fun??

Once they got through with the blowing and shaving, it looked like the inside of an igloo (although I've never been in an igloo, this is what I imagine it would be like).

Craymon also came out and dug some ditches for conduit to the middle of the circle driveway.

Here is a shot of our Master Suite.  The arches are the doorways going into our bedroom, then into the bathroom, and then into the closet.  Pretty cool to watch the house taking shape!

And...here is a view of the front of the house as it stands today.  I'm so excited as we move to the interior of the house.