There's a Roof Overhead!!!

This week has definitely been a week of progress! My last post was all about the trusses going up, and now I'm sharing about the nearly completed roof! We took a friend out to see the house on Wednesday and the roof was decked and ready for shingles, but it was too dark to take any pictures because we got out there a bit too late, so we figured "No biggie... Pam will come back on Friday and get some then." You can just see the house from the road IF you know where to look as you are driving up, so I looked and was practically doing a happy dance in the driver's seat tonight as we approached the driveway and drove up it to the house. The roof is nearly done!! I am simply amazed at how much progress has been made so far and I'm looking forward to seeing what happens once the roof is done. Here are some pictures from tonight's visit:


This is the picture I always get as I get out of the car when we arrive. I'm seriously impressed!!!

I had to get another picture of the front of the house... See those two boxy looking things on the ground? Those just happen to be the master bathroom shower stall and the kids' bathroom tub/shower!! What the wood is in front of it... I'm not sure!

This view is just a picture that I got with all this wood piled inside the house in what will be the study. I don't know what it's for, but I'm not a builder... so I'm guessing it's inside in case it rains this weekend!

This picture was taken from what will be one of the windows in the master bedroom. It looks right into the dining room if you are looking that direction. The kids were with my sister, so I snapped a picture of them! Great picture, huh?

I had to get a picture of the roll of insulation in what will be the master bedroom. I'm not sure when that starts getting put in, but I'm sure it's soon!!

I took this picture from the master bedroom. It's a view of what will be the living room. Can you tell we'll have a "small" cathedral ceiling in that room? I really like this view for some reason.

I took this picture while standing in front of the dining room windows. This view is looking directly into what will be the kitchen. All the wood in the back is actually in what will be the study- and it sticks right out the window in there! Megan saw the camera and decided to spread her arms out and yell "EEEEESE!" so she could be in the picture. She's just as excited as her mommy, daddy, and big brother about all of this!

Here's a picture of the back of the house... it really looks huge... but it's not THAT big- inside it's just right for us- not too big, not too small...

This view is the side of the house where you can come out from the garage. There are still two windows and the remaining part of the door from the garage that need to be cut out so windows and a door can be put in. You can also see part of the roof that hasn't been shingled yet. This part of the roof is all that is in need of completion.

I'm not totally sure what this wood is for, but I THINK it may be for the front porch. It's pressure treated lumber and posts, so that's why I think it's the front porch. The back porch is composite decking, so that can't be it... not sure, but we'll see soon!

So, that's it for the pictures from tonight. I really have NO idea what the next step is once the roof is complete, but the plumbing company has their sign out in front of the property, so I'm guessing that the digging for all of that stuff will be soon, if not next or in conjunction with something else on the inside? Guess we'll have to wait until next week to see! So, check back next week and see what else has been done!