be"side" myself

They started putting the siding on yesterday...I was glad to see that the color I picked from a 2" x 2" sample looks good on a whole house.





Oh - and my front door came in. Pics of that to follow when they get it installed...

Hopefully the framing inspection will be done by the end of the week. (I'm hopeful...but not really expecting it...) That's all for now. I leave you with a shot of my crawlspace:

FIRE!

OK...I picked out gas logs and the hearth & surround for my fireplace today. No...these aren't them...I just needed a picture to post. I'm excited about being able to flip a switch and have fire...without the mess of actual wood (ie Fred and Shirley's den), or the fear of burning my eyebrows off while turning on the old gas logs (ie Fred and Shirley's kitchen).

Rough-Ins

The plumbing, electrical, and HVAC rough-ins were finished today. Here are the results:

Duct work above the theater room:



Box with protruding wires:



Hannah's bathtub - I promise I'll make her use it:



OH - my favorite part! Kitchen design has been done (these are only the interesting walls):