It’s Looking Like a House
Categories: Those of you who have been following my life as presented here know that we recently (quickly) sold our house. And since we decided to build a new house, we’ve been shacked up with Cowgrit’s mother for a few weeks. When we left for our vacation, our new house was just a concrete foundation.
The day after we got back from our Disney World adventure, Cowgrit and I drove by to see if anything had been done while we were away. There was a house standing there, both stories. Now, the interior walls are just the frame studs, and the outside walls are still covered in plastic, but glory-be, it looked like a house was sitting on our lot!
That was last Sunday. This Sunday, yesterday, it looks like the only advancement has been that they’ve added windows and exterior doors. In one week, they put up the whole two-story frame, but in the next they only put in windows. I realize there was probably other work done that isn’t obvious to the layman like me, but still, it’s frustrating to see such a big leap in construction and then see what looks like a fall back to snail’s pace.
I took the boys’ to the new house yesterday, and took them on a tour. I explained the floor plan, what the rooms would be, and how we’d get around in the house. They seemed most interested in being able to “walk through the walls.” Sigh.
They were more excited by “our backyard is a mud pit!” and the pile of gravel in our front yard than they were by any real construction that’s gone on with the house.
Bullgrit
I remember those mixed sensations – feeling as if the construction crew worked like crazy for one week and then feeling as if they quit the week after and nobody told us.
I think it goes the slowest after all the exterior work is done, because then you can’t tell from the outside that any work has been completed on the inside.
well, you could do like dad and go by everyday…also, what you may not see is the all the electrical, plumbing and such being done inside. the have to wire nd plumb t before drywall can go up.