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4398. thoughtful - 10/6/2008 2:28:23 AM Very sweet. 4399. thoughtful - 10/6/2008 2:42:23 AM House update
Moisture barrier going up on front gable before masonry goes on...back chimney has stone applied already and masons are getting ready to do the front stone.
Roof is on.
Inside some plumbing, some HVAC, electrician is coming on Monday and central vac outlets are in.
4400. thoughtful - 10/6/2008 2:45:07 AM Little older shot
Roof is complete except around chimney and brackets for solar panels are now up. Deck flooring is in. 4401. thoughtful - 10/6/2008 2:46:15 AM Geothermal wells are in and the water well is next. That rotary rig is higher than the house!
 4402. thoughtful - 10/6/2008 2:47:31 AM John the framer showing off his good work on framing for the barrel-vaulted ceiling in the dining room.
 4403. thoughtful - 10/6/2008 2:49:31 AM Copper roof over front porch is in and hopefully still there...with copper scrap prices as high as they are, copper disappears pretty fast in unoccupied buildings. So far, so good.
 4404. Jenerator - 10/6/2008 2:55:08 AM Thank you very much Judith! (And Keoni) :-)
When she was born she had a pretty dark one on her forehead and one on the side of nose. Her pediatrician assured us it would go away, but would likely reappear when she was mad, hot or crying.
It's definitely lighter than before, but it's still there. I had forgotten until I saw the pic.
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I have a small brown one the size of a dime on the back of my right leg. 4405. judithathome - 10/6/2008 3:39:12 AM Mine is the size of a 50 cent piece on the back of my left leg. (thigh)
(I had to ask Keoni which leg it was on!) 4406. arkymalarky - 10/6/2008 4:36:45 AM What a doll, Jen!!
Mose had birthmarks when she was little, as well. I don't think she has them now, but I don't know. My niece had a huge one on her upper forehead that they had to remove a few years ago. It was partially under her hair and that part of her hair was brown, then turned white (she's blonde) but the kind of birthmark it was has a chance of becoming cancerous, and when her hair changed there from brown to white the doctor decided it needed to be removed. 4407. arkymalarky - 10/6/2008 4:38:09 AM Amazing progress on the house, Thoughtful! When are y'all expecting to be finished? 4408. anomie - 10/6/2008 5:14:07 AM Hey Jen! I didn't notice the birthmark so much either. She's a doll, really. Takes after her mom, I'm sure. And it's a great shot...nice photo. 4409. anomie - 10/6/2008 5:16:16 AM A grand house indeed, Thoughtful. I don't know much about building, but that curvature in the ceiling ain't cheap I bet. Nice feature though. 4410. Jenerator - 10/6/2008 1:33:00 PM Thanks thoughtful, Arky and Anomie. Faith is a lot of fun.
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That house in pretty incredible t'ful! 4411. thoughtful - 10/6/2008 2:34:19 PM Thanks, guys.
Not sure when we'll be in. All I know is, it's not soon enough for me.
Problem is all the dependencies.
Roofer can't finish roofing until masons are done with the chimneys and solar panels can't go up until roofing is done....that kind of stuff.
Also still waiting for doors. Can't put a lot of valuables into the house until the doors are on and we can protect the place from the 2-legged vermin....
We're just delighted with our back deck. One of our many architects told us that the southeast corner is the best place to put a deck or porch as it is protected from the northwest winds and captures the morning sun. We were there for a meeting the other day and though it was only in the 40s, the deck was sunny and very comfortable. I have a feeling we'll be spending a lot of time there. 4412. wonkers2 - 10/6/2008 4:15:51 PM Not my style architecture, but it sure looks like high quality construction, thoughtful! It will be a beautiful and functional home. 4413. thoughtful - 10/6/2008 7:25:28 PM what style is your style, wonks? 4414. wonkers2 - 10/6/2008 9:54:50 PM I'm a fan of modern architecture--Frank Lloyd Wright and California modern houses, if that's the correct term. Unfortunately we've never had the opportunity to build our dream house. We've lived for the past 37 years in a brick, center entrance colonial. Comfortable but not much pizazz.
We came close to having Alden Dow design a house for us. But the price was a bit out of reach. Don't get me wrong. I admire your house. All the planning and deliberations you put into it are clearly paying off! 4415. thoughtful - 10/6/2008 11:19:45 PM No, no....nothing personal about people's taste. I was just curious. My problem is my taste is very eclectic and there are elements of design that I like from almost all styles, but as soon as it gets too one thing, I tend to get turned off. I find some beautiful victorian style wall papers or drapery treatments or a turret, but put them all together and the darkness becomes a turnoff and the gingerbread trim becomes too much. I love some shapes associated with art deco, but put it all together and it overwhelms me. There are some nice things about modern architecture, but too much and it leaves me cold.
So our house design was constrained by what the architect could design given my inflexibility on the floor plan, our desire for capturing the sun and the view, as well as the fact that we are limited to the new england landscape and are building between a 200 yr old barn and an outhouse. So something very mediterranean or very modern would look out of place. So it has some elements from europe, shingle style, tudor, cape cod, and i suppose even some adirondak, though without the stag horns.
My criteria on the house was 1) it should not say "Look at me how wonderful I am" 2) it should be warm and welcoming 3) it should invoke the response, that's an interesting house...I wonder what it looks like on the inside.
I'm hoping that, by the time it's done, we'll have achieved all of those. 4416. Jenerator - 10/6/2008 11:28:46 PM 1) it should not say "Look at me how wonderful I am"
Sorry, but it does that! It's not ostentatious, but it's a pretty impressive home. 4417. Jenerator - 10/6/2008 11:28:59 PM 1) it should not say "Look at me how wonderful I am"
Sorry, but it does that! It's not ostentatious, but it's a pretty impressive home.
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