Today was day three for the masons. They are supposed to finish up this afternoon, and had made good progress when I left around noon. It sure is nice to see those block walls going up. It is finally starting to look like a house. We should get an inspection later this week and have the framers come at the start of next week. I really like the way the house sits. I think it will look pretty good once it is finished. The porch and deck should both be fantastic. The garage is going to be a little bit of a challenge though. The platform connecting the doors is going to be higher than I thought, and it might be rather difficult to arrange the stairs.

It will be a huge relief once the house is framed and roofed. Then it will be time for me to take over and start really working. I am rather nervous about the framing though. I hope that my designs are accurately constructed. It would have been easier to use off the shelf plans, but I couldn’t find one that met our needs. An architect drawn plan would have been too expensive. So we are just sort of winging it.