Tuesday, February 17, 2009

New openings for doors/windows!





Brick work is complete. As seen in the pictures, new openings for the doors and windows have been made. It really helps us envision the final finish of the house. It also has become possible to experience how light the house will be. With the four skylights, all the windows and full-light doors, the house will have plenty of natural light. This will make us (particularly M, who craves for light, warmth and airy feeling all the year round) very happy since it is one of the main reasons why we decided to move to begin with. (Our current residence is north-facing and its light situation is not very good.) The door to the Juliette balcony (to be installed on the side of the house) is in.

Wednesday, February 11, 2009

New framing in, repointing almost over





Framing of the second floor is almost complete. We can "feel" the size and extent of each room. All the skylights are in: two in the master bedroom, one in master bathroom, and one above the staircase. Will has done the "angled" framing around the skylight so that the light will be spread around as much as possible. In the meantime, the repointing of the bricks for the entire house is almost over. New openings for the windows and french door have been made.