I was so busy watching the roof go up that I didn’t even realize the interior was getting framed out. Seriously. I normally go over every day and see what’s new, but I didn’t check inside for a couple of days because I thought they were just doing roof stuff. Then one day—bam! Wall studs are up.
Here’s something fun: Cathedral ceilings were NOT included in the plans for the kitchen/living room area at the center of the home. The roofline was practically made for a cathedral ceiling, but we had to ask for it or we would’ve gotten straight ceilings. Considering we opted for eight-foot ceilings elsewhere in the house, these extra three feet in the main area will keep it from feeling like a hobbit hovel.
Thank the old gods and the new for all this progress. Even at this break-neck pace, I think we’re running about two months behind thanks to the truss drama, a temporary gravel shortage, and uncooperative weather. Now that we’re under roof, though, we can mostly take weather delays off the table because so much of the upcoming work is indoors. In fact, they’re already prepping the basement floor for concrete!
House of Hyperbole 