Friday, June 8, 2012

Movin' fast!

When we last saw you all, it was late Wednesday night and our footings had just been poured. 

Thursday morning the PM called with a quick update. Namely, engineer thought the site looked good, footings were poured, forms for the foundation walls would go in Friday, and we'd probably get those poured Monday. 

Around 8:30 this morning, the husband dropped by and found this: 

Forms mostly in!

We swung back by the house at 4:30 p.m. and the cement guy was just washing down his truck. Our walls were poured!

Garage

Front porch far left, garage right

More garage excitement.

Walk-out rear of the basement (also lots of crazy extra forms in there).

Looking in from the future backyard.

There will be a set of French doors right here.

Sort of fascinated by the forms.

Been trying for weeks to get a good front-of-the-house shot, but there's always equipment
parked there. This is as close as I've gotten.

And in other news:

-- We're getting FLAT CEILINGS! It's not a cheap upgrade (no surprise), but for us, worth it. Can't say how happy with are with RH for working with us on it. 

-- That house across the street - it's a Yorkshire. The husband was right all along. (And now I have gone on record admitting it.)

5 comments:

  1. Flat ceilings should look pretty nice!

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  2. I asked about ours and they said we'd have flat ceilings which I'm excited about. but i still think its sux you had to make than an upgrade, u'r right...worthy upgrade.

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  3. Um... dumb question, but what are flat ceilings? Aren't all ceilings flat?

    Also, looks like my house and yours are sort of close in timing!

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    1. Flat means that they have no texture. The mop or stippled look on a ceiling actually hides imperfections well but makes a room look dark and dirty. Below is a blog that shows them side by side.

      http://www.prettyhandygirl.com/2011/02/painted-smooth-ceilings-falling-in-love.html

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  4. That is crazy. I cannot believe that they are charging for flat ceilings. It is standard in Ryan Homes in Maryland.

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