It All Takes Shape

The last two weeks have brought astounding construction progress. We just finished week five of construction and are so very pleased about how it's all coming together. Seeing walls come up, roof come in, and even a porch being built makes it all feel so real, and we love how it looks!

Between work and school from home, construction decisions, and all the work Steve has been orchestrating in the backyard, we have been a very busy family! Granted, we're not nearly as busy as the builders (and for that we are grateful!).

When we left you two weeks ago, we had a giant concrete slab.

And at the end of the week, we had trusses and plywood!

Here's the view from the back, including the framed-in sunroom and the start of the patio

Then at the start of this week, the roofing supplies arrived!

Here's the sunroom from the inside

And the completed roof from the top! I love the angles and interest this project is adding to our house!

On Wednesday we had a finished roof

And Friday brought our porch!

We love how it's all coming together - you can see that the overall outline is coming together so well! There's a bunch of unfun (that is, unspectacular) work coming in the next days - ordering siding, electrical work, etc. But I guess that after two such dramatic weeks, a quiet week is ok.

Oh, and as a bonus (as if the rest of this fabulous progress wasn't enough!), Steve has orchestrated a massive backyard reconstruction. He's pulled out a bunch of old bushes, done a ton of cleanup, and on Saturday we planted new bushes against half of the fence in the back yard. We're getting new fence on the other half in the next few weeks, and then more planting to come!