The last few weeks have flown by in a flurry of holiday and trip preparation, followed by a long visit to Wyoming and Montana to visit my family for Christmas. It was a wonderful, albeit quite frigid, trip.
We’ve returned to the homestead (we’re still working on a name for our home) and have spent a quiet New Year’s weekend in the trailer. It’s supposed to snow tonight here, which is very unusual, as we’re only at about 1000′ elevation. It’s a good thing it’s a cozy trailer, complete with fireplace.
I have a lot of updates to tell you about the house. Even though things feel slow, the crew has been working hard to make progress.
• Roof shingles are complete
• Subfloor is filled in
• Front porch has been torn down and rebuilt
• First interior framed wall has gone up for my office
We’ve also made some design decisions on the following:
• Window grids (windows will arrive on Thursday)
• Dormer or no dormer? No dormer. Sadly, it’s something we can’t fit in the budget right now. It adds a lot of character, but for the added cost, we’d rather spend it on something that functions. We can always go back to add a feature to the roofline at another time.
• We will add a barrel ceiling to the dining room nook and match the curve with an arch between the kitchen and living room.
• The contractor showed me a very cool treatment for the front porch beams, which is a metal-based wash that will give the wood an aged patina. I think we will use this on the wood beams for the front porch and office trellis.
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