Front Porch. . . Back Patio. . .and Champagne!

This shows the four new cedar beams marking the front entry porch; directly over it is the shed roof upstairs where there will be fun 'library' area and window seat.  Perfect for curling up with a good book -- but I'm getting ahead of myself. . . .   

Another view of the front porch and you see just a bit of the garage roof to the far left.  

The patio is done so we are wasting no time in getting chairs situated to enjoy a warm spring afternoon.  We used the same stained concrete for the patio (sort of the color of dirt) and added an aggregate finish.  I'm thinking this area will get a LOT of use!

Ahh. . . this looks like it might call for a little champagne!

And here it is!  We invited our neighbors over for a toast and to join us for the first patio party - what a great way to end the weekend!   

Check out the new web-cam site.  We've been getting complaints about not being able to see past the casita - so the camera has been moved and  you can see more of the live action on the house. 

April showers. . . .

The crazy northwest weather continues - brrrr and wet and muddy!  But the house project continues.  Above shows the "connecter" between the house and the garage (actually it will be a mudroom - perfect!)  Some tricky roof angles needed to make transition seamless.  All the roof rafters are now installed and they will be doing the sheathing (plywood) and tar paper over the next weeks (weather dependent!)

Here's the master bathroom starting to get a roof!  The big dilemma of the week has been whether the barge board should be smooth side in or smooth side out.  Trust me - it's generated MUCH discussion.  I believe smooth side out is the winner . . . 

And now the "pool/exercise" room is prepped and ready for the roofing (just need a few dry days to make it happen!)

This shows the underside of the eaves which will be cedar.  This might be the first thing on the project that will actually still be visible when it's finished!  The other activity happening this week has the prep for all the concrete patios to be poured - which should happen next week (weather dependent!)  Stay tuned!