The first floor walls were put up on Tues-Wed-Thurs this week and they have started framing the 2nd floor floor!
#1: This picture was taken Thursday evening. Heath is standing where the front door will go! The walls are 10' and the windows will be 8' (floor to top of window)...just to put it in perspective.
#2: This picture is of the back of the house. The door opening on the left will lead inside from the back stoop to the mud room. The kitchen/dining room and doors to master bedroom (from porch) span the rest of the house length. The cinderblocks in the forefront will support the screened back porch (not yet floored).
#3: This is another picture of the front of the house from a right side perspective. The great room is located in the front right corner of the house.
#4: I am standing where the fireplace will be that is why there is no wall. Waylon wanted to get in the shot! It's his house too!
On Saturday, Heath's parents and my parents came up to see the progress and to pitch in with some help (and food)! It was so nice to have them there, we had the best time with each other! Thanks Steve & Vera and Tom & Nancy for your help and support through this! Cannot wait to enjoy the finished product with you all!
#5: Heath and Steve (Heath's father) set the piers (blocks) in concrete. These will support the screened back porch.
#6: Heath with his brick trowel ready to put some mud on the blocks! He is so talented. His masonry skills started back in highschool (he even won a silver medal at a national competition :))
This a video that Nancy took..she wanted to document this skill in action. Tom is seen in the video too!
It was soooooo hot yesterday. Vera & Nancy supplied us with lots of liquids and a watermelon that hit the spot. This handy invention was quite the necessity...you dip/soak these little cloth rolls in water and they expand into a small towel!
More pictures to come. I broke a pretty good sweat and want to prove that this "city girl" isn't afraid to put in a little elbow grease!
Love, Caroline
And city girl put in lots of elbow grease!!! Proud of the work you two have done and enjoyed helping out on Saturday!! Still thanking the good Lord that it was overcast for most of the day as I don't believe we would have been able to stand it with the sun blazing down on us. Love yall too!!
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