Framing Studs Up

We have studs up on the perimeter and throughout the interior. It was pretty amazing to be able to walk through the rooms and differentiate the separate spaces. Plus, the tray ceilings in our bedroom, dining room, and playroom are framed up. And just today, they started on the cathedral ceiling for the living room and screen porch. That is the one that we really have been waiting on to see because it is the first true vertical height over the walls. It felt nice walking in and seeing that today.

Okay, so without further delay here are some pics. Though the photos really don't do the house justice because it is hard to capture a house going up through a snapshot.

Like I've said before, our framers are Tracy & Chris Terral and they have been doing a phenomenal job. I love the fact that they are doing all the framing themselves so I don't have to worry about a bunch of guys showing up on site that I don't know. Plus, they always greet me with a smile, are constantly looking ahead for potential issues so that we can avoid them, and have a great work ethic. Did I mention that I also absolutely trust them? Wow, that is a life saver when you are building a house. So without further ado, here is a pic of Chris. 

And here is Tracy working on the cathedral ceiling on the screen porch. I think this is going to be one of my favorite places in the house to sit, to think, to read, or just watch the kids playing in the backyard.

Here is the cathedral ceiling in the living room that extends out into the screen porch. Of course, eventually there will be a wall between them. I'm so glad that I changed back to the cathedral ceiling instead of the trey ceiling. My original plan was to have a cathedral ceiling with exposed rafters coming across the open space. I have since given up on that, but we will still have stained wood boards on the ceiling, just not the hanging exposed rafters. I started thinking about all that dust!

Here is the latest pic as of this afternoon. You can see the cathedral ceiling sticking up in the middle for the living room. From the front, our bedroom, bath, and kitchen are to the left of the living room, and the playroom, utility, and kids bedroom are to the right. The dining room is between the living room and front porch.

And after months of changing, pricing, and comparing windows just to do it all over again; I finally have the official window order filled out. Thanks to Blake at Read Lumber who was always incredibly patient with me and answered all of my questions (and I had alot). I think he deserves some kind of award. Hope you are reading this Blake! And here is the man himself.

And until next time, that is it for now!