Sunday Update

The guys building the house work four 10-hour days per week, so during the week, much progress is made. At the project's onset, one guy (Bob) worked that schedule; then Jay joined him a couple of weeks ago; and last week Dennis jumped in.

Next week a fourth will be added, so we should be screaming along by the close of Thursday.

But weekends have become time for examining, dreaming, and generally anxiety-ridden fantasizing whilst catching up on pics.

The deck supports protrude from the west wall facing the river.

Every once in a while I'll throw in a shot of the approach from the drive. Chaos reigns.

We've had our share of rain lately--not enough to erase the drought--but a fair amount anyway. This view shows the effect of gluing and screwing plywood. To the left, no warping; to the right (unscrewed and unglued) warping. To the far left, Ann shoes (definitely warped).

We tried a little something different with the garage that will repeat on the house. In addition to an extra large overhang, we angled the fascia (or is it the soffit?) 90 degrees instead of the usual straight down method.

Standing at the wester edge of the house and looking out where the windows will be, I notice a dramatic difference in the view. This comes from spending an inordinate amount of time gazing out over the marsh.

As the house is a few feet higher than the old one and a few feet back up the hill, more of the marsh surface appears.

This upcoming week will bring us big things. Perhaps the biggest is that we will actually sign a construction loan. Our surveyor comes back from vacation and filing an elevation certificate will be at the top of his list (we all hope).

On the construction side, more exterior walls will go up; the slab will be poured over the ground level foam and PEX; and trusses are poised for placement.

As always we will try our best here at the Pith to keep you up to date with the latest and hope that you will allow a little pride (boastfulness) to creep (blast?) through.