The First Walls

It was an exciting morning on the lot. We're finally getting some vertical movement on the house.  Everything so far has been on a very horizontal plane. And much of it has been below grade. So to see upward movement was a lot of fun.

Today was "Bring Your Kids to the Lot" Day. John Thomas, Caroline and Emmerson were all on hand to supervise the wall construction.

Walls are built lying down and then are put up as a whole piece.

Craig and our framer, Joe, were consulting the plans.



Building walls require a lot of strength!

John Thomas had his i-Pod to keep him occupied.

Caroline is the "Queen of the World"!

The first wall goes up!  This is the back wall in the living room, where there will be a double door leading out to the covered porch.

When I took this picture, the flash went off and it scared one of the workers because he thought it was lightning! They must not be used to having photos taken when they are working.

This is the back wall of the master bedroom.

This is the left side wall of the house where the dining room, butler's pantry and kitchen will be.