Archive for the ‘Pictures’ Category

My Life, Told By Pins

Sunday, May 11th, 2008

As part of my husbandly duties on Mother's day, I did some cleaning and came across my pin collection.  Yes, I went through a phase (that's apparently over - keep reading for details) where I would collect pins from the places I traveled to.  I kept them in a little ...

Building A House From The Ground Up Part 13

Thursday, November 29th, 2007

Here are pictures from the walkthrough. Most of them weren't great pictures to look at, for 3 main reasons: They were too close because I was trying to get a detailed record of something The blank white walls didn't give and sense of scale and tended to fade away in pictures ...

Building A House From The Ground Up Part 12

Thursday, November 29th, 2007

Last set of pics before the walkthrough, this from late July.  Here's the (basically finished) front: Complete with balcony and fan: Landscaping and our air conditioner:

Building A House From The Ground Up Part 11

Thursday, November 29th, 2007

Here are more from mid-July, starting with a view from the street: A view of the garage door, light, and utilities: And three interior shots of the stairs (now with the oak railing up): Installed fireplace: And kitchen, now with counter and cabinets:

Building A House From The Ground Up Part 10

Thursday, November 29th, 2007

Egads, it's been a long time since I put pictures up!  Here are some pictures from the next phase, in late June.   Here's a view from the front, with the siding partway up: Here's the back view of the house, including our tree, the tallest on the block! Here's a diagonal view, ...

Building A House From The Ground Up Part 9

Sunday, June 10th, 2007

More progress, here's an updated front view, including the railing on our porch and balcony: Here's a view of the back, with the notable inclusion of the garage door! Here's a different view of the house, this time from the sidewalk. And finally, a view of our unfinished stairs, which my daughter is ...

Building A House From The Ground Up Part 8

Saturday, June 2nd, 2007

It was about a week between visits, and the put all the shingles on the roof and installed the fireplace in the house. You can see the fireplace and the ducting through the window glare: You can also see the hot and cold water pipes in the laundry room. Coming along nicely, more ...

Building A House From The Ground Up Part 7

Sunday, May 27th, 2007

Today the big news was not a change made (although they did hang our front door).  It is signs of big changes they're getting ready to make.  The first thing I noticed when we pulled up to the house were the big bags of shingles sitting on the roof.  Once ...

Building A House From The Ground Up Part 6

Wednesday, May 23rd, 2007

No major changes this time, just the installation of the windows. Here's the rear view, including the sliding glass door.

Building A House From The Ground Up Part 5

Sunday, May 20th, 2007

Went by again, progress continues.  There's not much framing left, although I'm curious about the hole in the right side of the roof. This shows mainly how the front will look, including the double porch. These are our neighboring houses, both more and less complete. This shows some of the interior structure in ...