August 21-the last brick was put into place. Now the big job will be cleaning the brick to give a finished look. It was pretty tricky watching the masons "toss" the bricks up to the second level...without breaking a window.
The scaffolding and framing around the window has to be removed.
The front door finally arrived Friday, just in time to be bricked into place.
August 20-Tomorrow should be the final day of laying brick on the house...weather permitting. It has been a 2 1/2 week process, which is pretty fast. It has been a work in progress for Ed, the water boy, he has had to tote water to the site everyday for mixing the mortar.
Hopefully, the front door will arrive in the morning, to be bricked into place..completing the front.
The lower end of the house.
The back is complete, ready for concrete on the patio. We will finish it off with pavers.
August 15-Nine days of brick laying. We are waiting for the front door to arrive so they can complete the brick on the front porch. I had a difficult time deciding on the front door so just got it ordered last week. I think the pressure of making decisions is going to get much more difficult!
The back is almost complete. We decided to extend the back porch into a patio.
The is the garage end. We were pleased with the quoin corners.
Footers for the patio which will extend from the back porch.
August 5- Brick masons arrived today and began working like busy bees. We decided to make the door on the lower level wider ( garage door size), so we can drive under if we need to...
In just three days, they have bricked the foundation of the front porch and part of the right side.
Moving around the back with the brick. Also, began plumbing and wiring inside. We're having a hard time keeping up with the builders in choosing things for the house...we're both procrastinators!!
August 4-Ready for brick. After much deliberation and looking at other houses we have chosen Jefferson Wade Tudor, it was delivered today, along with the mortar and sand.
The brick masons are all set up to begin bricking tomorrow. Hopefully, the rain will end soon, we have had 23 days of rain out of the last 33. Where is the drought when we need it!
This is a view of the back wall, leading out onto the back porch.
This is a view of the fireplace from the balcony.
The tray ceiling in the master bedroom.
A view from the front. We decided to add the peak on the front porch.
