The kitchen is getting close. The island is in and stained. You'll notice that the counter top for the island is a lighter granite with darker cabinets while the back counter tops are dark with light cabinets. We are having the back cabinets trimmed with an antique glaze (outlined in dark stain) to help complete the look. The vent hood frame is also in, as well as the overhead lighting (looks very cool up close). And if you look very closely, you'll see a small Ham in the bottom right hand corner of the photo.
They still have to put in the front walkway and replace our front door (it was stolen a few weeks ago). I'm not sure when we'll get a front yard, but I look forward to having a yard, and not a mud pit (it's rained a lot recently)
In these two pictures, you can see some of the wood trim work, and the iron work around the stairs and upstairs landing.
The Stucco is almost complete. Depending on the light, it's an off white with some yellow tint. In this photo, you can also see the stone installed at the front of the house. We decided to use the back mortar installation which means that no mortar is placed between the stone...they are placed directly together.
The bottom photo shows the back porch.
View of the front shows the roof is now done and the elevation has shown its face. Hard to believe, but we actually got delayed by a few heavy showers (after a month + of drought). Getting the roof on gives the green light to the electrical, plumbing and other interior construction. The windows are also installed, so it's a virtual heat box.
View from the other end of Ossineke. The culvert in the foreground is our neighbors. Only 2 other lots have finished homes on our block of the street. No other lots are under construction.
This view is the side of the house. The garage is behind the dumpster and the guest bedroom is the 1st floor towards the back of the house. The Media room is above the guest room and you can see the porch roof at the very back.
One week after the previous photo, the profile of the house has taken shape as they finish up the framing. The construction has started to attract the few neighbors we have. We met a few of them on the trip and received plenty of compliments on the house.
Although you can barely see the corner of the house on the left of the photo, it's a good view of Ossineke, the street that runs down the long side of the property.
Once the slab was poured, the structure went up so fast. In this picture, the 1st floor framing is done and the 2nd floor is getting started. The garage is on the right and the front door is directly behind the sign.
This picture was taken from the street at the front of the property. The trees in the foreground will be in our front yard.
The lot clearing on the land began in June. We took out most pines 6" and smaller and the trees that had to be moved for the foundation. We got to keep about 8 oaks in the front yard, but we did have to take down two 40' spring oaks - very sad. The sign out front is from our builder - Zac Murtha Homes.
