We have a roof!!

So we took a trip out this weekend to check out progress.....And we have a lock on the door!! Now as far as we have ever ventured in is to the garage, my husband won't let me go further. I find this hysterical! We were both rebel, non rule following teenagers/20 something's and now look at us, all grown up! So true to word, we didn't go in, even though I could have sneaked in underneath the wrapping around the garage- even tried to bribe him to let me go in the window hahaha! Our PM texted some pics last week when they finished the roof and some of the inside, so I'll share those. We strolled through the model home also to make sure we were on the same page for our Guardian meeting this week. Good thing we did, we changed two walls for cable/CAT6 wiring. And the sales rep currently there gave us the electrical plan, woo hoo! That was a score, nice to see where those will be. And met a family who bought a lot down the road and due to move in sometime in July, they seemed cool too, another good score!

Look at her, all roofed and waiting for some garage and basement concrete

Owner's Bath

View from corner of the loft upstairs

From family room, looking at kitchen on left and morning room on right

Family room into the half bath and front sitting room

Owner's Suite, woooo hooooo!

View from out Owner's Suite out to the back.

So, no concrete was poured and the plan on Friday was for Tuesday, but I also think that was before the arctic air planned to move in, there is a high of 20 forecasted for Tuesday. The pre-drywall walk through is still on for Wednesday, with Guardian to follow. So all in all, looks like an exciting week in store for us. I did look in the windows and saw HVAC duct work hanging in the first floor, so they made some progress there as well..... Until the pre-drywall walk through, lots of pics to follow.

What, we built a 2 story house?!

Kidding, kidding- of course we built a 2 story, it's a Florence! Went back out today to see some progress and we were SHOCKED!! After I put up the post on Friday, our PM texted a pic literally minutes later of a bit of the 2nd story on- not much though. However today we pulled up to the entire 2nd floor framed (minus the roof), the entire house wrapped and the windows were installed!! So I'll let the pics speak for themselves....

From the front right corner- and the grading looks nice too!

From the front left corner

Front

Front again

Back right looking at the morning room- it is wrapped over where the slider will go

Right side of the house

Front left- you can see the morning room poking out in the back with the extra windows on the side! LOVE!

From the garage looking into the kitchen and morning room. You can see where they are starting to build the counters! Can't wait for that gourmet island!

From the garage looking at the stairs going up and into the front "sitting room"

We were good kids, it was tempting to walk inside and look around but we didn't. There was so much mud- Nick made it to the one side for the pics but to go in the back would have been a mud bath. You could see into the basement- still filled with some snow. PM's plan is to roof by Tuesday! Which is GREAT timing since another snow storm is moving through Wed- but word now is not a horrible one. Some showers with a little snow tonight, but nothing that should stop work tomorrow. I seriously want to hug people, I don't know who and they probably wouldn't appreciate it, but I want to hug someone! This is so exciting! Pending schedules- will try to make a trip out this week but if not, then next weekend. The only downside of this is living so far away now, I wish I could see it daily, but it is what it is.....

Framing!

We received a text from our PM on Wed that they laid the first floor. So yesterday we ended up with a few hours free and took a drive out. I was so nervous to turn the corner! But when we did, I think both Nick and I gasped! The first floor is framed and the guys were working away putting the joists up for the 2nd floor as we were leaving. We also received our date for the pre-drywall walk through! On March 5th at 2pm and Guardian will follow directly after. I was hoping the pre-drywall walk through would already have the Guardian stuff in, but we can go back out to double check it, no big deal. Our PM said the storms may slow em down today, but since they weren't too bad, we are gonna head back out this weekend too! Our PM was great and at minutes notice met us on the lot and spent 15 minutes with us too. He set up a propane heater in the basement to help warm it up and also put protection down in the garage floor- so concrete should be soon! His plan is roofing by Tuesday- let's hope mother nature agrees. I have pics on my cell phone of a view with the morning room, it just looks so pretty- but will get some more with the camera this weekend.

When we met our neighbor on the last trip out, he told us this is when it starts to fly and he wasn't kidding! Still just amazed to see the skeleton of the first floor in after only a day. Really exciting and very pleased with the progress! Til this weekend!