Roofing and Insulation

Dear Family and Friends.

The roofing is complete. They are starting to put the spruce ceilings on the porches. Insulation will be done on Monday, and drywall will begin. Railings for the deck are all built and are stacked and ready to be stained. Things are really moving forward.

We are volunteering at the Brevard Music Center, and loving it. We saw a fabulous production of The Mikado, will work at Carmina Burana today, and are just enjoying the sights and sounds of everything. We hope that lots of you take advantage of this next year. It is terrific.

Meanwhile, take care.

Love,

Emmett and Marsha

Before and After

Dear Family and Friends,

Heat and shingle supply have slowed roofing completion until tomorrow. So, instead of new pictures, I thought it might be fun to do some before and afters. The pictures will try to show how it used to look, and how it looks now.

I hope you find it interesting.

Take care.

Love,

Emmett and Marsha

C'est Incroyable!

Dear Family and Friends,

New phase of construction- new format for the blog.

Stanley has started to work on the interior, and painting and roof shingling has begun. There is a first coat on almost everything (in one week) and the roof is almost half done (in three days). Boy, these professionals don't dally.

The Great Wall is complete. 11 weeks and 2 days. Boy, these amateurs sure drag their feet.

I loaded the excess rock into the Mule (5 loads) and moved it to the head of the driveway- the Island of Lost Stones, as I call it. I will start Tienanmen Square out there on Monday.

It is very gratifying to see the colors look so good together. When the painters say they like it, you know something is going right. Thank you, My Marge, for being the family arbiter of good taste. Remember, if you don't like how it looks, it's the homeowner's fault.

We passed our plumbing inspection. Our last electrical work gets done on Monday, and then electrical, framing, and chimney inspections. Once they pass, it's on to insulation and sheetrock.

Peg, if you look at the front door picture, you can see the block under the light block that is set aside for Laurie Lengyl's Owl Door Knocker. In the back, we have a lovely shot of Cosmo's sassy dog door.

It is very exciting to watch things move more quickly.

Have a great week.

Love,

Emmett and Marsha

Painting Begins!

Dear Family and Friends,

Painting has started. The soffits (trim under the eaves) are being painted so that the roofing can begin. Window and door trim are starting too. The color is Spanish Moss, which actually is a brown. If you look closely, the dormer walls (lookouts on the roof) have also been painted. That is the color of the main floor - Pewter Gray- which reads as a green.

Next week, Stanley our main contractor starts work on the inside, and we get a zillion inspections. Once it passes inspection, we are ready to insulate and sheetrock.

The pocket door frames for the master bedroom and bath are in. The tub has been framed, but the outside light fooled the flash- sorry. I have finished wiring the sound in the family room. If it works, all credit goes to our nephew Evan Crass. If it sounds crummy, you know who to blame- the homeowner. The rock wall is complete out past the garage. I am rounding the corner of the turn-around space. Only 4 more tons of rock to go... unless I need more.

We just came back from our 4th of July downtown celebration. An antique car show with over 200 cars! The community band played- 75 members , including 17 former band directors. Wonderful crafts and vendors. Tonight, we will sit on the deck and see if we can see the fireworks from our house. Next 4th of July, we hope that you will / y'all come to Brevard.

Take care.

Love,

Em and Marsha