It is starting to look like a house!

 The framers have been busy for the last two days and are at it again this morning. 

In this picture, the living room/great room is in the middle, master to the left (sliding door opening) and Jackson's room to the right.

Just this week the plummers were here, followed by the inspector, followed by the framers. It is great to watch such steady 

The view from our living room is a little crowded, but we can deal with that.

Tim and Jackson even got in the act last night! 

The big crane will be here next week to "fly" in the trusses.

Stay tuned!

Busy couple days

Quite a lot has happened over the past few days. The floor joists were installed yesterday.

I think we are waiting for inspection before the framing continues. 

While this was happening at ground zero, I travelled to Roseburg to the HiLine office, to choose some of our finishes. Todd took me out to a HiLine house that is near completion, that has the granite we had chosen (Santa Cecilia). It looked great with the nutmeg alder cabinets.

The HiLine office includes a model kitchen that is the exact set up as ours will be. Our cabinets will be 6in taller, other than that, this will be our kitchen:

Next, I headed to F&W floors where Jo helped me choose flooring and laminate countertops (for the bathrooms).

Kitchen cabinets and granite, and floors (engineered acacia hardwood) for the living room, dining room and kitchen:

Ceramic tile for the entries:

I designed a very simple backsplash for the kitchen, using the travertine and small metal medallions.

Jo will send me an estimate soon to see if all these options fit in our budget!

We have also hit a few snags. The septic system is becoming a project of epic proportion, both in scope and cost. Not sure how it will all shake out. We are also, concerned about the height of the garage versus the road and driveway. I would hate to finally have that attached garage and then it be under water. Todd assures us that all is well...I sure hope so!

What a difference a day makes

No more piles of dirt and mud! Zach worked hard all day to tidy up and backfill around the foundation. The garage is ready for concrete and now we can park next to our existing house. Merchen and Reed brought some extra rock on super short notice (thank you, JB!) to help finish things up. Framing will begin later this week.

Little by little...

Zach was back last week to dig the trench for our power, to install the downspouts and to do some more excavation, including removal of a large stump. Today he will be here to backfill around the foundation. No more muddy mounds! 

Later this week, HiLine is scheduled to begin framing out the floors.

Our estimated completion date is September 16, but typical HiLine builds have been finishing much faster.