(Almost) Done Roughin' it.

No... The Gladwins are not done roughing it in our current housing accommodations, and all ready to move in.... don't get too excited.  I just mean that our building crew is almost done with all the rough framing, electrical and plumbing.

Sorry for the long post delay, we've been busy/travelling/snowed-in.  etc.

 The last windows go in.

An entryway (mudroom) is finally built!

I think this ladder is a bit big for Zachary.  The master bathroom window is in!  Wonderful.

 My folks joined us to check out the progress!

 Our fancy HRV (Heat Recovery Ventilator) System.  More on this setup in a future post.  But basically, we plan to insulate our house so tight that the air quality would suffer if we didn't intentionally ventilate.  This unit allows us to do that without wasting too much energy by exchanging enthalpy between the outgoing and incoming air streams.

  Master bedroom view.

 STAIRS!  Finally.

 The woodstove flue pipe will go through the roof here.

Master bathroom window is in.

I am excited about this deal right here.  A nice flat roof over the entry porch and mudroom.  In the future, it will have a neat extra feature.  Excuse the trash pile in the foreground... there's too much snow to put it anywhere else right now.

Our "control room" is coming together.  Going to be a lot of important functions packed into our little utility room.  Water pressure regulation/filtration/conditioning, electrical circuit control, storage, washer/dryer/freezer, and various technology hubs.

I love how organized our electricians are. This panel rocks.  A lot of circuits for a little house!