Well, not really but they look pretty solid!
The roof trusses are up, as well as all of the framing of the upstairs and downstairs. It's so fun to see the blocking of the windows; our architect did a great job of window placement on the house to optimize the different views and connect with other parts of the property.
For instance, from the almighty kitchen I'll be able to see the deck, garden, goat shed, street-side of the house and have a view of the mountains! And Jon thinks I spend a lot of time in the kitchen now! Anyway, there's Jim, heading up the framing of the house...
Here is a shot from last week, the view of the house from the main road, definitely the more imposing face. The master bedroom will be on the bottom floor of this corner, with a covered deck above...
Yes, after a record cool and wet summer, we finally got the roof waterproofing material on and the boards on the walls before what was supposed to be another rainy few days and now it refuses to rain! Which is too bad, we wanted to test the roofing and see if we missed spots, plus the grass could really use a drenching. Oh well, we had fun rolling this stuff out with our harnesses and ropes keeping us on the slope, though our neighbor seemed to think she should sit in view of us and make sure nothing too exciting happened ;-) We've also ordered the windows, the metal roof will go on in the next few weeks, the interior framing starts this week...
