Bigger, Stronger, and a Lift!

[don_w]

Looking good Don!!! I can't wait to see some of those walls with drywall on them....

Me too! The drywall is a significant milestone.

Looking great Don. For somewhere that has an awesome mean temperature, they sure do insulate the heck out of things dont they? haha. That looks like the houses we built in Michigan.

Awesome. Drywall next week will really be cool to watch go up. The place goes from being a stick figure to being a house. Was always my favorite phase of building. Things really started to look like a home at that point.

The "standard" insulation is only the exterior walls/ceilings. We paid extra to have all the interior walls/ceilings done also. That is mainly for acoustic reasons. It deadens a lot of sound transfer between rooms.

 

[don_w]

May 18, 2009

On Monday, May 18, drywall installation started, and the stucco paper/lath work continued.

 

[ZmanM3]

Coming along nicely!

 

[Croft]

Looking great Don!

 

[Stoenr]

The stair railings are a nice touch!

 

[don_w]

The stair railings are a nice touch!

My wife picked those out.

 

[Steps]

Drywall!!!

Awesome Don!!!

 

[don_w]

May 19, 2009

Drywall installation continued on Tuesday, May 19. They are making pretty good progress, and it shouldn’t take much longer to finish hanging the sheets.



Upstairs Bedroom.

Loft.

A closet.

And a few pics of the garage.

 

[Steps]

Those garage pics help put everything into perspective as it relates to your lift!!

Awesome!

 

[don_w]

It's hard to capture the garage with a camera... but the drywall definitely makes it easier to see. That center raised area is about 12'-6" high.

 

[Speeddmn]

looking good!

 

[Enitalp]

Is it finished yet ? (c)

 

[Gallagher]

that house is going be to be AMAZING .. sorry for the loss but gratz on the NEW house! !

 

[don_w]

looking good!

Is it finished yet ? (c)

Yes... 100% complete. We're moving in tomorrow.

that house is going be to be AMAZING .. sorry for the loss but gratz on the NEW house! !

Thanks... we're pretty happy about how its turning out.

 

[don_w]

May 20, 2009

The drywall hanging was completed today. It really makes a big difference in the way everything looks. The rooms feel bigger than before, too.


Upper entry view.

The media wall and fireplace in the Family Room.

Looking from the Family Room towards the stairs and front of the house.

The “barrel” arch hallway going under the stairs.

Upstairs.

 

[Chris06GT]

Looks awesome Don!! Them mofo's are moving fast.....They'll have mud on it in no time, and next thing you know is paint....

 

[MSgt46270]

Hey Don the house is looking real good .

 

[don_w]

Looks awesome Don!! Them mofo's are moving fast.....They'll have mud on it in no time, and next thing you know is paint....

Hey Don the house is looking real good .

Thanks guys!

 

[don_w]

May 21, 2009

The drywall and lath nailing inspection was completed today, May 21. The house was cleaned up to get rid of all the drywall scraps, and the sand and cement for the stucco was delivered.


Stucco ingredients delivered.

Here are several different views of the family room and kitchen area.

The stairs are starting to take more shape.

Apparently, I can’t read.

 

[ZmanM3]

Haha smoking is bad for you. Unless your smoking your tires.