Framing and Electric

Lots of work has been happening on our Cooper Cottage. The framing stage is complete so we wanted to share some photos from that phase. 

This is the view of our stairs to the second floor. Our living, dining, and kitchen area is an open concept layout so this specific part of the room will be where the dining table will be. The hubs and I are building our table on our own so that it fits the space perfectly. <3

I am so excited about having a mudroom. Our mudroom will be right off the garage. The stairs actually lead up to another room above the garage. We are going to leave the room above the garage unfinished for now, but we already have big plans for it in the future!

(Another view of stairs leading up from the mudroom)

(Bonus rooms above the garage)

The hubs loves to use his GoPro to take shots of the house like this one that shows the electric, AC, and plumbing in the ceilings. 

Our two car garage had the concrete poured recently as well! We have never had a garage to park our cars in before so we are pretty excited about this space. 

I cannot wait to get our gas fireplace lit for the first time. We have the option to burn wood or use the gas and we also added a blower to help us disperse the heat throughout the main floor. 

This is our master shower. It will have a tub inside as well as three shower heads. This was the one room that the hubs went crazy on. It has also been one of the hardest spaces for us to design! 

One other major change has been the construction of the retaining walls. Due to the large slope of our lot, we have had to create multiple retaining walls. 

Insulation and drywall is next! <3

Moving Right Along

The end of July/beginning of August has brought a lot of rain and extreme heat laced with humidity. 

The weather has slowed the framing stage down a lot, but we are back on track and moving along now. 

The goal is to be done with the framing stage by the end of this next week. Hopefully the weather holds for us. 

Update--We are posting a lot of our photos and house updates on our Instagram account. You can find us here. 

Concrete, Blocks, and Framing...Oh my!

We finally have some movement on the lot, and I couldn't wait to get some pictures up on the blog. 

By the end of June, the foundation had been poured and block had been laid for the basement. 

The concrete was poured for the basement floor during the first few days in July. We are trying to save money whenever possible(which I am quickly realizing is a DIFFICULT thing to do when you build a home) so The Hubs and I sealed the concrete floor on our own. 

 We are now in the framing stage and hope to have all three floors and main level garage completed within the next two weeks. 

^These 6ft windows makes me swoon! :)

We will check back in when they have completed the framing.