David putting up first exhaust fan

Duct work installed today

The 2nd floor. :)

About to venture upstairs

John came up to help. :)

David installed the electric panels

Chimney going up

Fireplace is going in.

Cabinets arrived!

We need to finish HVAC and electrical and then focus on staining the concrete.  After we cover our beautiful stain job with protective paper, sheetrock begins, roof and exterior stucco follows.  Then we paint interior and set cabinets to get our granite countertops ordered.  Fun stuff!

Fireplace and chimney arrived!

Foam sealant...

Since we have 9-ft ceilings throughout the house, and the plywood only comes in 8-ft sheets, I sealed the gap where the plywood meets around the exterior of the house.

I was glad David bought a little stool on rollers, but I still won't quit my day job! :o :)

We were working late annd using portable work lights to see.  A little earlier in the night we had a surprise visit from Weston (our builder) and his wife, Peggy!  It was nice to see them and they only live 5 miles from us!

Day spent on my hands and knees...

Erasing all of the contractors marks on the concrete.  Each window, door, closet, etc. seemed to have a story to go with it.  It took forever!  (We are doing stained concrete floors so all marks need to be cleaned up.)

Fake TV

David put up a fake tv to know where to put the rough in's

HVAC installed supply vents

David installing rough in blue boxes...

... for all of our telephone, cable, outlets and switches.

Trenching final portion of water line

Water line in front of the house

Paint Sprayer came in handy...

...when painting soffits and lanai ceiling.

I hand painted the garage door trim

We had to plastic cover all windows and doors

Scaffolding at Tres Cinco

David built the scaffolding and uses it to paint the soffits and trim.

Soffits primed and ready for paint on 11/18

Lauren and Dan got to visit on 11/8! :)

Interior Views on 11/5

Roof Construction

The lumber for framing

David in the attic

The cool beam

There is a section that was cut off that we might reuse...

I helped too!

Installing a Tee connector to run line in front of the house

Hauling water line

Backfilling the trench

Placed sleeve over future walkway crossing

Trust climbed a hill of dirt!

"I can see your house from here!"

Fireplace framed

Lanai

Front door

For you Cari!

Soffits primed ready for paint