A Roof Over Our Heads!

The house has taken shape! A very distinctive, house-like shape.

Much of the house is framed in - interior walls are framed, the exterior is covered in Tyvek and SolarBoard.  The roof is covered, but not well.  Jonathan and I visited on Saturday (the 13th) as rain drenched the area.  The roof is not complete so there were large puddles on the concrete in our living room, entry, and dining room.  Of course, Sunday shown bright and sunny and dried the whole thing out by 3:30 in the afternoon so at least there's no standing water.  Jonathan is very worried about rotting 2x4s.

We believe the shingles will go on this week.

Curtis has told us that Jonathan should be prepared to wire in two weeks (around Oct. 27th).  Jonathan and I are saving some money by letting the "homeowner" install the low-voltage wiring, i.e. speaker wire, tv cables, ethernet and CAT6E cables.  So Jonathan has called on his buddies, all tech-nerds and one actual electrician, to help wire the house.  They all seem very excited to help - I hope they remain that way at 9 AM on a Saturday morning.

Here's to saving money, and having great friends!
Cheers -
Caroline