Building the Castle

Building the Castle

Early blueprint
Later 3-D renditions (although we have made changes since these were created)
January: 17 (clearing the land) - 31 (hole in the ground)
February: 5 - 28 (foundation)
March: 17 - 31 (SLOW month, still working on foundation)
April: 4 - 28 (more framing, start of fireplace #1)
May: 1 - 24 (cont'd stonework, finish framing, start electrical and plumbing)
June: 2 - 29 (septic field, finishing exterior and behind-the-wall stuff, sheet rock!)
July: 3 - 29 (finishing outside of house, starting to paint, starting trim work - entering the SLOW stage)
August: 7 - 16 (more trim work, starting tiles, starting basement wall work)
September: 3 - 25 (working on outside grading and deck, continuing detail interior work, electrical stuff)
October: 25 (laundry machines, basement floor)
December: 7-27 (cool door, moving in!)
February: 7-27 (we've been here a couple of months - just some exterior shots)
Behind the wall pictures: just for us. I took a BUNCH of pictures of all the walls, before the insulation goes in (in case we need to drill holes later). There's not anything of interest, but feel free to browse (high-res pictures)!