Yes, thanks for the reminder! I've been so busy getting the Nomad ready for spring, cleaning up our current house and working with the contractor that I totally forgot to update this thread! Yes we've made huge strides forward in the last few weeks.
We had fantastic luck with the weather. Our contractor was able to get the house completely framed and weathered in before a large rainstorm!! That means that there was no precipitation during the framing process which is really cool!
This is a picture from the back corner of our lot. Will be a great back yard for the kids to ride and play. Front yard is very flat and will likely be where we put a fire pit. SOO looking forward to camp fires this summer!!
I didn't take many photos of the electrical and plumbing rough in phase, but that's kinda boring anyway. We were able to walk through the house and move around a few outlets so they made sense for our needs. I also had them add 6 110v outlets to the garage, and one 50 amp 220v outlet for my welder! My first house was the only one that had a dedicated 220v outlet for a welder, but at the time I didn't even have a big welder so I never got to use it.
Last week we checked in and the drywall guys were there hanging and finishing so I grabbed a bunch of photos. It's so crazy how some drawings can transform into reality!
This was one of a few change orders we had to make. We had a fireplace in the plans with a bump out and planned to add shelves later on to try and cut costs. However, after looking at different options the shelves really needed to be built into the wall to look the best to us. So we had them add 24" recessed shelves to the bump out. So glad we called our contractors when we did because they were ordering the materials that week, so we avoided a huge let down. Glad we planned ahead!
I also loved that they used the large drywall sheets to reduce seams in the walls. Very nice touch!
Last but not least, there's the garage roughed in! I can't wait to get in there after we move in to paint and hang up my signs and decorations. I think I'm also going to get some recessed speakers and wire them up with some exterior speakers too for entertaining in the summer! Very much looking forward to having more space between us and our neighbors.
I'll do better about keeping this thread updated too! The contractor gave us a estimated completion date of late June, so we are doing great on time. Considering they broke ground mid December, I'm quite impressed with the progress.
Cheers,
Ryan