August 28, 2004...again
Thought you'd like to see the front. Today the first roof truss was set in place, on a Saturday no less. Mom, Dad and Aunt Marcie stopped by to check it out. Being a dancer, she was quick to jump up and walk around inside. I also made my first cellphone call from the house today! While sitting on a stack of 2x4's in the kitchen, I called Kirsten and gabbed for a while.
Front

August 28, 2004
See what I mean, this is a BIG HOUSE! You're looking at the northeast corner, the back of the garage and the house. The large rough openings are for a big dining room window and the sliding door to the deck. Oh, if I forgot to mention it, with a wetlands behind the house there will be plenty of wildlife, turkeys, deer and other critters. Reggie and Lizzy will love it. If anyone wants to offer a house warming gift, I'm suggesting WINDEX by the gallon.
Framed back of house

August 25, 2004
Walls...wow! The framing began this week but was slowed because of rain. These are the two upstairs bedrooms which are on the south side of the house. The floorplan of the house is much the same as the neighbor, making it easy to imagine where things are. The other project today was backfilling the foundation.
Framing

August 20, 2004
With capping underway the size is becoming more evident. Hmmm...this is gonna be a BIG HOUSE to have to clean. Brad is in the orange shirt, Corey in the gray. These two work very hard.
Capping

August 19, 2004
Floor trusses started appearing on top of the foundation today! Oh yeah, Corey and Brad, my contractors, were doing all the hard work. At this point the house looks HUGE! My niece, Erica, and I stopped out to check on progress and brought them dilly bars...a good hot day treat. Then it was off to Lloyd Lumber in Mankato for some "decisions."
Floor trusses

August 15, 2004
This shows the poured foundation with the forms still attached. You are looking at the side wall of the garage. The house will face west with the garage at a 45 degree angle. Some of the family went up to "the house" on August 15th after having brunch for my mom's birthday. The location is half way between the cities and my sister's family in Trimont...so I think I may be hosting some holidays!!
Foundation

August 9, 2004
The footings were framed and then poured on August 9, 2004. The weather for most of July was cool and dry, we walked around in sweatshirts and shorts for nearly a month. But for some reason it rained the weekend before the cement was poured! You can't please Mother Nature!
Footings

August 1, 2004
I selected this lot for my new home! Actually, between the two existing houses are (2) one acre lots, mine is closer to the left. I'm located in Le Sueur County, about a mile and a half outside of St. Peter, MN. With a wetland behind the lot its doubtful I'll ever have a backdoor neighbor. To the northeast of the neighborhood are Shoreland Country Club and Lake Emily.

The contractor started digging for the foundation on August 5, 2004.
The bare lot