I realized that I have not updated picture for a while. Things have been changing rapidly. We have sided and put the porches on. There is not decking down yet, but we are working on that. We have it there now. So that is a good start. All the siding on the sides except for the west is all on and mostly caulked as well. We have the board and batten look. It looks really good but it a lot of work for starters. I have caulked a lot of seams. But am using the BIG STRETCH caulk. It is stretchy and interesting to work with, but goes on well. A bit messy. But O well. All plumbing is roughed in. We passed our electrical inspection on the first go around! Yeah! I guess we are pretty good electricians. The HVAC guys finally got their stuff done and that was nice. They did a good job and we should have
a nice warm house. I am excited to have insulation in as well and we should be sheet rocking this week and mudding and taping and texture. I hope to paint the inside this coming weekend. The outside should be painted this week sometime and so that
will look good as well. I think the whole house will fit more when it is all painted. We are
painting it a color called "straw hat". Kind of matches the dirt colors. We have been very
blessed to have many people helping us on this big project. Some with good advice and some with labor. The other day my Mom told me to be sure to insulate my bathrooms. This would keep the sounds down from inside and outside them to not feel like you were in a public restroom. We thought this was great advice and took our extra bits of foam insulation and put them between all the studs around the bathroom. I am sure we will like the effects of that wisdom for years to come. We are actually starting to get excited about this house. We are feeling like there is a light at the end of the tunnel and we will finish. I am pushing for a pre- Christmas move in. I am planning to set my tree up over there. One of our framers, who used to be a custom home builder by trade has offered to take some days off from his company to come help us on our house. He is a get it done guy and I am sure if we had him for a week, we would get a lot of stuff done! What a blessing!
a nice warm house. I am excited to have insulation in as well and we should be sheet rocking this week and mudding and taping and texture. I hope to paint the inside this coming weekend. The outside should be painted this week sometime and so that
painting it a color called "straw hat". Kind of matches the dirt colors. We have been very 
blessed to have many people helping us on this big project. Some with good advice and some with labor. The other day my Mom told me to be sure to insulate my bathrooms. This would keep the sounds down from inside and outside them to not feel like you were in a public restroom. We thought this was great advice and took our extra bits of foam insulation and put them between all the studs around the bathroom. I am sure we will like the effects of that wisdom for years to come. We are actually starting to get excited about this house. We are feeling like there is a light at the end of the tunnel and we will finish. I am pushing for a pre- Christmas move in. I am planning to set my tree up over there. One of our framers, who used to be a custom home builder by trade has offered to take some days off from his company to come help us on our house. He is a get it done guy and I am sure if we had him for a week, we would get a lot of stuff done! What a blessing!
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