Brick and Sheetrock

After many weeks of slow progress, things are finally starting to pick back up!  The brick masons started laying the brick this week and the sheetrock crew began hanging inside at the same time.  I wanted to wait until the cleanup crew removed the giant mound of trash that you see in this picture before I took one to post online but I wanted to put an update up here before progress got to far along.  The cleanup was supposed to be today so I will check on it tomorrow afternoon.

I am really happy with the way the brick and mortar turned out.  We sort of guessed on the brick and mortar colored based off of some photos and other homes that I saw.  The wood that you see exposed between the roof line and the brick will be covered in white trim to match the windows.  The mortar is called "southern ivory".

I chose a mortar joint called "grapevine" that adds a nice line between the bricks giving it some interest when viewed up close.


















Keystones like the one in this picture will be at the top of each window on the exterior

The bottom layer of brick has been completed around the house.  The section that is in the eaves will actually be covered in hardi shingles staggered to look like wood shingles.

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On the inside, all of the drywall has been hung on the crew is now working on applying the mud and preparing for the painting and trim for next week.  As always, you can click on a picture to enlarge it.

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These pictures are all of the living room and dining room area:

Looking in to dining room from living room

looking in to living room from dining room

Hall to master bedroom

The next set of photos is of the kitchen and breakfast nook area:

sink and dishwasher will sit here

looking over bar into living room

looking into breakfast nook

The next few are of our master bedroom and the adjoining master bath:

Looking in to master from doorway

Looking toward the door

The tray will have a light around it

Looking in to master bath from bedroom

Tub deck

Cabinet and sink will go here

The next photos are of the bonus room upstairs

The door on the right leads up the stairs

Dormer

As you can see, there has been quite a bit of work done this week!  There are plans to finish off the exterior and and the inside trim next week.  It won't be much longer (thank God)....

Slow moving

Well, it has been quite some time since my last update to the blog and not a whole lot has changed in that amount of time.  Progress has really slowed recently as was expected.  All of the electrical and plumbing has be completed inside and outside the home.  Most of the windows and all exterior doors have been installed.  The big window in the dining room is the last one to be added.  It is the big hold which you can see in the picture next to the garage.

It took the roofers two weeks to complete our roofing.  I heard from the builder and the roofers that it was not a fun job for them to do with all the roof angles involved. 

The back french doors have been installed.  The doors have built in blinds between the glass which is nice.

The doors shown here are only temporary doors.  Our real doors are mostly a stained glass and would be a disaster if installed at this point.  The transom over the door was installed last Friday along with the other windows.

This is the window in my study.  I am so ready to have this room to my self!

This is a view of the back of the house showing the completed roofing and window installation.

We are hoping to get Sheetrock in and the brick started by the end of the week!  The cabinets were all ordered today and we are finalizing the flooring tomorrow.  I will be sure to update more as things pick up!