After much clamoring and demand for a post update on the house situation...mostly from my wife...I present to you, PICS FROM THE CONSTRUCTION ZONE...
It all started with some dirt and a dream...and someone else's rather large red dumpster....
Next came the odd configuration of boards along with piles of cement block...and a pallet of concrete. The suspense began to build as we tried to visualize what the house would look like...how much of a backyard would we have...were there any dead bodies buried underneath our house and would that cause problems when we turned on the TV...
The next thing we know, we not only have a slab (duh, duuh, duh; duh, duuh, duh...let the boys be boys...SLAB!) but they started the framing. We could really start to picture the house now...only it looked more like a jail cell than a house...a really nice jail, but I digress.The frame seemed to go up over night...them boys were FAST!
Here's how the house looked our next trip to P'ville! Fully framed and papered...just like a big ole' present...without the bow...and ribbon...and fancy paper cause that stuff was just black and had staples and nails all in it...anywho. Very exciting sight for us!
Here where we stand at the moment, or at least since Saturday. Siding going up on the house...again much excitement. It's pretty amazing how quick they go up, at least until they are dried in and the interior stuff begins. That starts to slow down the process.
They say we should be in the house in October, so if you ever find yourself in Prattville in October (or November if things really slow down) come by and see us. We'll be the ones with the really big grins...and the new house. :)
Pics of the interior soon to come...again more of a country jail motif right now, but they tell me all that will change...we'll see...
6 comments:
I know you will really appreciate those pictures years from now, as will your little swollen-ankle kids. Are you 'bout done with that big red dumpster?
Maybe our kids will get my ankles. :-)
Thanks for finally posting about the house, yo! I was refraining from posting about it in my blog, because sometimes Baron has a shortage of blog subjects, so I was letting him post about it. I had threatened him that if he didn't do it this week I was going to take over. Nice save. Anyway...maybe when we go back to see it we'll have a few bricks!
Thanks for the update!Construction is truly amazing! I think I'm almost as excited as yawl!Thanks too to sending me the email that you have an update--that really helps know when there's something "there"!
Nice links. :-)
how exciting. jail motif? i would have guessed thin mints and sharks.
ooohhhhh so awesome!!! it looks beautiful! Jamin and I have got to get out there soon to see it!
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