Wrapping the house and drywall

The last week has been when the team is shrouding the house in waterproofing, closing in the roofline, adding flashing and hopefully getting more of the roof on the house. It's pretty dramatic to see it scaffolded although the most dramatic thing I saw was that yesterday the team was drywalling inside the house and was perched across internal scaffolding as they mounted drywall on the roof of the dormer - about 30 feet in the air. Three guys to hold steady while one nails down the drywall - or up as the case may be. All the vaulting which we really like certainly will make finishing a perilous activity.


So the house is almost fully "wrapped".


It's hard to see - but this is the ceiling over the bed area of the master bedroom with our large exposed beam.

Let there be roof!

At long last, the house is getting its roof. We are happy with how the colors are blending and although one of our only sub-contractor has confirmed why we are glad not to have many (and the others are personal friends), he is doing a fine job of laying out the roof.



In addition, the house is scaffolded for the scratch coat of stucco. We actually need to make some final decisions on colors - specifically outdoors. The house will be ready for the garage door and the front door within the next two weeks. Wow. And then we're talking about flooring, trim and walls. Entering the home stretch. Running guess is that it's done right after Thanksgiving. That would be amazing (and on schedule). As long as we are in before 12/26, I am a happy camper. That's the last day on our lease and the less time I throw money away, the better.



By the end of this week, the house will have stucco and be partially drywalled - really fun. We're bracing to think every room is a lot smaller!