Jan 20 - Weather Has Slowed Things Down a Little

Another snap of cold weather and a bit snow has slowed things down a little. Since the last posting, most of the activity has consisted of removing and re-installing most of the windows due to the framers having installed a number of the casement windows in the wrong place. One window frame also had to be moved because it was too close to the fireplace. The other sign of progress is that the excess blocks have been removed from the lower retaining wall to taper its profile, it has been filled with re-bar and concrete, and the masons have started laying the stone. Click on photos for a larger view.

Although the shawdows here are pretty bad, you can see that the wall stone work is nearly done now.

The other progress of note is that the sub-structure for the deck is nearly done now and the framers have started erecting the roof for the screened-in porch.