Bricks and Stone

The bricks and stone have arrived.

I am very excited to see them actually put into place.

The plan is to put the stone around the windows.

I think it is going to look great!

This is a picture of the stone.

Bring it on!

More later......................Sally

Truckloads

We have been doing a lot of trucking for the new house lately.
 

Big Ran is getting the load all tied up for the ride home.

In this load is a bunch of plumbing supplies, a bathtub, and surround for the bathtub, for the upstairs bathroom.

Getting closer............

More later.....................Sally

Inside Door Handles

Oooh La La

I seriously need these for a few of my inside doors!

I am drooling right now.

More later................................Sally

Bathrooms

I have been looking at bathrooms on Pinterest, trying to figure out what I am wanting for my new ones.

In the new house we will have one 1/2 bathroom on the main level,  a master bathroom off the master bedroom, a full bathroom upstairs for Madison and guests, and a full bathroom in the basement including a urinal, more on that later.

I have never had a "1/2 bath" before so I am not so sure what I want to do in there, maybe something like this:       

 This glamorous bathroom is awesome.

  

Of course, this sink is simple and something that I think I could live with for a long time.

                                               As you can see, I am all over the place on this!

                                                                            Yikes!  

I am going to try to put some pictures of things together so I can figure out what looks good together.

Any suggestions?

More later.........................Sally

Our Brick Selection

We have got our brick picked out.

It is Glen-Gery brick.

It looks like it has been worn and it's not brand new.

The brick is only going on the ends of the house, like the house plan.

We have decided to add stone around the windows to incorporate the stone that we have used in our landscaping.

They should be here sometime in the middle of November to get started on this.

I can't wait.

I think it's going to look awesome!!

What do you think??

Do you like it?

Pictures to come.

More later.................................Sally

Building a Home

The trusses for the roof have arrived!

Now let's raise the roof!!!

More later....................Sally

Window Shipment is Here

Now we are getting somewhere!!

The windows and the front door have arrived. 

We ordered them from Lansing Building Products, they were the only company that had the transom that I wanted for the front door.
And I must tell you, it is awesome.

There are triple windows, double windows with transoms, and I think every window is a different size.

Some of these windows are very heavy.

But don't worry, I was out there to supervise!

Before long they will be installed and you will be the first to know!

More later...................Sally

Building Supplies Have Arrived

Our first load of supplies have arrived.

Maybe this is really going to happen!

We have been picking out windows, doors, columns for the front porch, siding, shingles, and much more.

I will keep you updated on all of the decisions that we have been making.

I would love to hear form some of you about your house building/remodeling experiences

These decisions are a lot harder to make than I would have ever guessed.

More later.................Sally