From Construction Site to Home

Something happened this month.  We'd been spending all kinds of time walking around the space that is going to be our home, smelling the freshly sawed wood and sweeping up after plumbers and electricians, slipping between boards to get from room to room more quickly.  We knew it was going to be real...in our heads.  But it didn't really feel real until the insulation went in, and the drywall  went up. 

Can lights were roughed in.  Plumbing lines and speaker wires are also visible.

Insulation in the outer walls through the framework...

Fireplace insert and rough-in for the surround.

The master tub rough-in with drywall in place.

 

Hannah's room drywalled.

Looking from the kitchen toward the fireplace.

The breakfast room.

Looking from the fireplace toward the kitchen.

Christian's room drywalled.

Garage drywalled. 

And a parting shot of the exterior with all the Hardiplank up and work begun on the back porch, which will be screened in. 

 

It really feels like a home, now that rooms are more defined and the insulation is in place.  I thought the rooms would feel smaller and closed in, but it actually feels bigger somehow.

Exterior Siding

We chose Hardiplank® siding because of its combination of durability, low maintenance, and price.  The siding on the first floor is 10-inch instead of the traditional 6-inch siding as it saved a little money and seemed to fit the scale of the house better.  The second floor has shingle-style siding in a straight-edged panel.  The combination is quite striking - see for yourself:



 

Hardiplank® siding on the garage exterior

 

Shingle-style siding on second floor

 

The front facade with the combined sidings installed.  Quite striking, we think!

The siding really fits the style of the house and should provide us with years of low-maintenance beauty!