Delays and Christmas

We had our first major delay. It wasn't caused by weather or a shortage of materials. It was caused by the flu. The kids were sick on the weekend and I thought we'd be OK, but early Monday morning I went down. Wes had to stay home and watch the kids as I was too sick. Wednesday he went to work only to fall victim later than night. So little work was done that week.

Christmas also provided a much briefer delay, but we had some great family time.

View of stairs going down and hall to master.

View of dining/kitchen area from entry.

View of dining and living area from entry. (Toilet won't be there always - I promise).

View of kitchen, hall, bedroom, bathroom and entry area.

View of master closet and ensuite area.

The house is coming along and once again we feel so blessed by the weather. It has truly been an amazing fall/winter so far. Today has been positively wonderful. I am so thankful we haven't had a repeat of the bitterness of last winter (well at least not yet).

The interior framing is close to being finished. These pictures show the various areas of the house. It is still hard to visualize though.

I'm hoping to post the before and after plans soon.

The house is a shell

Wes has spent the last week doing touch ups on the exterior framing and demolishing the interior. The pictures are not the clearest, but you can get the idea of where things are at. I am very excited for the next steps, the rebuild and seeing things come together.

This week Wes needs to complete the framing and then hopefully start with the electrical.

The view of what will be the living room (left) and kitchen dining area (right).

View of front entry (right) and office/bedroom area (centre).

View of master entry (left), bedroom (centre) and bathroom area (left).

Dining area. The stairs will be moved and so will the toilet (whew).

The finished house wont be huge, but we are hoping that it functions well and is in essence a smart home.