That looks like a house

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Now that they've started framing the roof, it's really starting to look like a house now. We were really suprised at how large the bonus room looks since the other rooms looked so small. We might just be getting better at feeling room size.
I put up a few more pictures today on Flickr.

Second Floor Well Underway

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Looks like the second floor is about done. They have both bedrooms, the bathroom and the loft area framed and are beginning to frame the bonus room above the garage.
Up until now we have been looking at the house and saying "it looks so small." Even now, when we are standing inside each of the rooms, they feel small. After talking with friends that built we learned that they felt the same way. Apparently the size of the rooms doesn't really hit until the drywall is up.
Another thing we've noticed is how big the window holes seem. I know that once the windows are in they won't be nearly as large but I found it an interesting paradox.

1st Floor Walls

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As of Sunday, January 13th the 1st floor walls were up. They had the basement sealed up and several propane heaters had been put down there to thaw and dry the dirt underneath so that they can pour the basement floor.
We met our builder's partner, Tom, on Sunday. Seems like a really nice guy. He said that the framing company will have all their guys on site and they expect to have the second floor and roof framed by Friday. We have our fingers crossed.

Subfloor Complete

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Saturday we went out to see how far the framers had gotten. We were excited to see that the subfloor was complete but selfishly, we had wanted to see some walls up. We plan on making a trip out over lunch today to see what the progress is. I know that there is now a pallet of framing lumber on the lot so there should be some progress on the walls. I hope.
I'd like to be able to get out to the lot on a daily basis but it's far enough from my work that it would take my entire lunch with the drive time of the round trip. By the time I pick up our daughter from school and get out to the site, it's pretty dark. I'm sure that as the building progresses the days will get longer and we'll be able to see more later in the day.

We've Got Wood!

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The framer's equipment showed up on the lot Friday, December 28th and the steel beams arrived Monday, December 31st. Today we drove by and saw that the wood had arrived and the framers were already making progress. This last week has been really cold, the average high temperature has been below 20 F. We're really excited because this Sunday the high is supposed to be 50 and the rest of the week it's supposed to be in the 40s. Hopefully they will take advantage of the nice weather and make a lot of progress.

I've posted some pictures of the Framing, Waterproofing and what the land looks like with the Backfill. Enjoy.