And we have an upstairs!

It was one thing to see the brick foundation mark the outer perimeters and another to be able to stand on the first floor. But to actually see the roof line? Wow!

This picture is taken from the back left corner (kitchen is along the wall shown on the right).

View of the back. I mentioned in a previous post that our back screened-in porch is going to be big. Well, the porch area is going large--but we're probably going to have to abandon our idea to screen in the porch addition (the middle of the picture here). This was a change we made to the plan, extending the screened-in porch to the master suite. The problem is the roof..the pitch is too low to cover the porch (the screened-in porch on the plan has its own peaked roof, matching that of the master suite). We're meeting with our contractor Monday to brainstorm--but we're OK if we have to have an uncovered porch in the middle--it will be a great place for the grill! And the screened-in porch on the plan is plenty big enough for a table and chairs.

ZIP wall sheathing is going up. This really gives the house a more finished look. ZIP eliminates the need for felting or plastic wrap- read more here.

As we predicted, the house is TALL. In hindsight we might have moved it back so it wasn't sitting right on the crest of the hill; however, once the siding goes on and the porches anchor it down, it should look great. But right now, it's a jolly green giant!

This is the left side of the house--kitchen window is where the make-shift steps are. I climbed up the ladder to the second floor this afternoon--what a view our boys will have from their rooms. The upstairs is definitely shaping up. We made a change to the storage closet and that alteration appears to be a good decision.