Wednesday, November 17, 2010

When Dad left to go home, even more was complete!

Dad finished the "main drain" line for all the plumbing before he left for home. He said, and Russ agreed, it is the most difficult part of the plumbing!
Here is the back of the house as of now. The big opening on the left side of the photo will be double doors to go out onto the (nonexistant) deck. There is another door at the other end of the building to exit onto the deck from the master bathroom.
And here is the front of the house, with all the windows installed.
If we had the front door and the double doors for the back, the house would be "dried in" as Russ calls it. The roof is on the addition; we went with standing seam roofing and will change the rest of the building to the same type of roofing when money permits.
A lot Lot LOT got done while Dad was here and I cannot thank him enough. He provided motivation, some financial resources, and helping hands while he was here. We could not have gotten this far without his assistance.
I would also like to thank Gary. He stayed for a week and helped out every day. He didn't ask for anything in return. He wanted to be able to hunt for hogs and deer. He didn't get either. But I think he was thankful for the work and friendship.


With my Dad's help...

When dad arrived, very little was done on the inside.


This photo and the next show a LOT of work. Here the rafters on in for the addition, ready for the roof!


Here, it shows how much was done on the inside. This photo was taken from about the same spot as the first one on this post.


The roof on the addition is on. More exterior walls complete. And some windows are in!



Tuesday, November 2, 2010

Walls, frames, and more







My dad came to Texas again to help us put up the framing - for walls, doors, windows, etc.






Russ and Dad (Jim) have been working since Saturday on the house. They have removed all the old windows, the old doors. They have put up more than 150 2x4's in the new walls. And been framing for the new windows and doors.






It certainly is exciting!