Under roof

The new house is really coming together - and it is looking huge. I think we have risen to a new level of Broke Homeowners. Here are some more pictures - these first two are from the back-ish and show the house wrapped in Tyvek.










The last couple are from the front-ish and the last picture shows the house with some brick and under roof with shingles and everything!










In some of the pictures, you can see a couple of fairly mature maple trees. We planted seven maples before the foundation was even completed. When you live in a neighborhood with no trees, you gotta take every chance you get to get a hard start on tree growth!

The first walls are up!

Look - a foundation!
















And some walls!
















And some more walls!
















And so continues "house rich, cash poor."

We're moving!

That's right - after seven years of improvements, additions, modifications, and landscaping maturing, it's time to move on. This family of four has used every available inch of the current tri-level house and is looking to spread our wings a bit with a little more space both inside and out.

As you can see from the shots below, it's going to be quite a step up from our present postage-stamp-sized yard. That has us both excited and nervous. Right now, it's just a lot with some piles of dirt, sand, and gravel.
More to come...