Building our Bungalow - Framing

Changes are happening daily with house.  Over the past week, walls have appeared on the lower level, and the main floor and west wall have been put up.

Back of the house

Back SE Corner

 

View from the main floor facing SW

 

Lower Level with the West wall going up on the main level

 

 

Lower Level looking out

 

View from the Kitchen Nook

 

That's it for today, stayed tuned for framing part 2!

 

xo Kim

Building our Bungalow - Foundation

Ok, here is a little update for everyone who has been asking.  We have been busy picking and choosing fireplaces, plumbing fixtures and appliances.  Have we made all the decisons yet? Absolutely not!  We're going back on forth and a few things, kinda like this...

Anyhow, we finally did make some appliance decisions which I will share in a future post.  In the meantime, the bones of the home are continuing to to emerge.  Over the past couple of weeks, the cribbing was completed, the concrete walls poured, and  house backfilled.  Here are a few updated photos!

 

We were over at the lot today and to our surprise, they had already started framing!  Now it's really starting to look like a house.  All in all, things are moving along pretty well, and so far we have been very lucky with the beautiful weather.  Have a great week everyone!!

xo
Kim

Building Our Bungalow - Cribbing

We just got back from our trip to Ontario, and it looks like things are moving along as the cribbing has started. 

Doesn't look like much here, but the hole is bigger than before...

This would be the garage...



This is the SE corner where the Master bedroom & bath will be.



Aerial view facing SW

Tomorrow we're heading out shopping for fireplaces & appliances.  I'll let you know what we come up with!

XO Kim

Building our Bungalow - Excavation

After numerous changes to our plans, and going back and forth as to whether to go ahead or not, we have decided to move forward and start building our walk-out bungalow! 

The "digger" arrived on our lot yesterday and started to move some dirt around.  I'm guessing today we'll have a much bigger hole on the property, so we'll share those pictures with you later.

Needless to say, we are pretty excited, and looking forward to the next 10 or so months!!  Stay tuned for more!!

Kim

Happy Spring!

Happy 1st day of SPRING!!

Keep Calm and Carry On - The Story

I'm sure most of you have seen this poster somewhere, but do you know the story behind it? I read an article about it and it's really quite interesting. There is also a YouTube video about it so I thought I would share it with you.  Enjoy!

Friday House Tour

Who wouldn't want to be a guest and stay in this pretty space?  This is someone's porch designed by Phoebe Howard.  Obviously you need to live somewhere where it's warm all year round because it does look a bit airy above the bed, but what a neat idea!  Cozy cozy cozy.  Enjoy the tour!

Have a great weekend!