It is so exciting to go there every day and see more and more changes as the house goes up. From bare ground, to two stories now, with roof to come soon, along with windows and doors. The inspection process is a genuine pain. Every day the inspectors decide not to come is one day longer we cannot live here. I long to move in, to hang art, to create, to grow things. It is an amazing creation, this thing called a house. I am intrigued with how the construction guys read the blueprints and put everything just where it should be.
We are blessed with an excellent contractor who seems to know everything he should, at just the right time. And just the right people to do it. They are so patient with us, as we dither and change our minds, and worry about the bank balance.
There have, of course been changes. It was inevitable, despite my early protestations that we would not be changing our minds. Nevertheless it is our house and coming along nicely. It will at least be fully enclosed before winter so the inside work can go on without delay, and the workmen will not suffer too much with the elements.
The floors, we have decided, will be wood only in the kitchen and my workroom. The rest will be carpet, though nothing fancy or deep ply so as to minimize pollens and other nastiness like that.
It is a very nice house.
2 comments:
I am so excited for you! And don't think of them as changes but as refinements...or process improvements. I am anxious to see how it all comes together.
I am glad to read that you are enjoying the process of building. Have you reached the stage yet where you have to pick plumbing fixtures, lighting fixtures and placement, flooring, towel racks, cabinetry, countertops, moldings, appliances... Some folks enjoy it but it was stressful for me since I am design-impaired. Glad mine is done!
Congratulations again!
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