Raising the Roof

Raising the Master Bed Trusses
















Laundry Room Trusses
















Main Trusses Finished
















Master Bedroom













Raising the Main Trusses













Setting the Short Trusses













View of the Front Prow













South View of the House













All the Trusses are up...YEAH!!












And here's the reason why we are building a house in the mountains!

And The Walls Go Up

With the help of MANY friends....





Carrying the Walls up the hill (it looks small, but when you are carrying something it's EVEREST!)













Aligning the Walls















The LAST WALL going up!











Admiring the work...














A look at the interior walls










A look at the exterior walls

Floor - Day Two

The Weather for Day 2 was NOT as nice as Day 1, but we made it through...ok...Mark and Andy made it through, Sarah and Kim sat in the Shed trying to stay warm!






So you can see we had a very different day...

Sarah's Dad and the 2 Dogs getting ready to work.













Sarah was the firebug today...










Every Sheet needed to be carried up the hill...I (Kim) was SO HAPPY when Ben showed up and took over my job of carrier. My Minnesota lungs and arms were not strong enough for that!











And then the rain came!













And came....














But Mark and Andy kept going and finished!













Oh...and the hole Mark is standing by, well that's for the spiral staircase. We all had the pleasure of watching him fall down it about 10 mins after this picture was taken. Good thing he didn't get hurt.

Now for the Floor - Day One...GORGEOUS!

Memorial Weekend - Time for reflection, relaxation, and in Bruemmer's case...more building...this time with volunteers!

Yup...that's how they got the lumber up there...

(Road to the property)

The Lumber!

Thanks to Kyle for his help!

And what would we do without Andy!!

Almost done...

What a view from the Patio area!

And the Building Begins

As Mark and Sarah begin to venture into the crazy world of "Home Ownership", I thought I'd share some photos of their journey...Enjoy!!

Digging the Hole

Digging the Hole

Foundation Work

Arrival of the Crane

Ready to Backfill

New Author

Hi Every!
Mark has granted me access to his blog so I can help him keep everyone up-to-date on his house! I will try to update this page with new pictures every time he sends me new pictures. Stay tuned for more info....

Kim