Springtime, or pictures after framing and up to Sheetrock


This is the view of the back of the house across our little private valley.  It is finally springtime in the Rockies.


The framers are working on the fascia.


Here we have fascia, siding, some shingles and a front door.  We also have windows!  We were surprised to notice the reflection of the trees in the windows.


This is the view with windows in from the bathtub.


More windows.  This will be the final view from the great room.


We finally got into the Bonus Room Over the Garage (the BROG).  We don't know what we will do with it, but it was cheap space.  It has been wired for a home entertainment center.


We have rough plumbing and electrical.



One final picture of the crawl space.  I am standing up taking this picture.


Radiant floor heat.  These tubes will have hot water going through them, and they will be buried in cement.


More tubes for the radiant floor heat.


Our floor gets poured.  This gives the house more thermal mass.


Insulation.  We decided to use dry blown cellulose on the ceilings, and wet blown cellulose in the walls.  Cellulose resists air flow better than fiberglass.  It is also a much better sound barrier, and we are surrounding all bedrooms in cellulose.


One more insulation picture.  This is the other side of the great room.





Sheetrock!  I am glad I wasn't around at this time, it must have been a mess.


Here is the great room after Sheetrock, mud and paint.


And here is the kitchen with Sheetrock, mud and paint.