House Update

Our little house is coming along slowly. The good news is that we are starting to see it take shape. And WE built it...it's such a cool feeling, to feel like you are actually accomplishing something this big, at this level. Plus, we've designed the whole thing so to see it all work out and that it's actually working is amazing!!! Anyway, so once again, I forgot the camera for all the crucial moments so Nate and I went back to take "action" shots. Hopefully they aren't too cheesy. :) The first couple of pics are of the backyard where we had to dig to the footing of the house so we could cut the door out of the cement. By the way, we dug out the part right around the door with shovels!! It was quite the task!
The rest are pictures of the inside. It's not too big but we've tried to design it so it's really open with not a lot of walls. It's kind of messy right now with lots sawdust and installation everywhere. More "action" shots, yeah...




Nathan being the perfectionist that he is, drove me nuts with the level and measuring tape. We have a lot of duct work running acoss the ceiling so we have to frame them in and they can be a little tricky. The little bubble in the level had to be perfectly in the center or we were pulling it down and trying again. A little annoying but I'm glad he's that way cause I'm definitely not.

This is a view from one end, right inside the door to the other end. Not super big but it's actually bigger than the "bomb shelter" we used to live in at the University of Utah. Plus it's going to be so much nicer when it's all finished!!!! The little room to the right is the bathroom and the room in the back is the bedroom which will be separted from the hallway with french door so we can leave them open if we want to really open up the apartment.