Been awhile since last update...things were progressing good until this storm. Plumbers are near wrapping up, HVAC has started, and electrician will start on Mon/Tues.
I still don't have water or gas hooked up, although the sewer is hooked up, and water is trenched to the street - they just need to hook it up by going under the street. Gas is fairly simple, as it only goes 2-3 ft down, and they can tap in on my side of the street. Either way, 16-18 inches of snow will probably prevent either from happening in the near term. However, I really don't need water right now, and really don't need gas until we start drywalling (which wont be until early March). So for now, we are OK.
My biggest concern today was getting the house "dug out", as when I got there, it looked like the porch roof was under stress, and there was absolutely no way anyone could access the site by truck, much less by foot. And I knew if the powdery snow sat for more than a day, it would be much harder to move...so it was pretty much get it done today, no matter how long it took (and that meant pretty much all day).
On the first build, while the weather was not awesome, never did we have to deal with this, it was more the typical Chicago 3 or 4 inch snowfalls, not 18...
My slightly tweaked window design from the first house...a fixed center window, with flanking casements. Transoms were made narrower than last time. Overall, I am very pleased, as they look better and were cheaper (fixed window cheaper than one that operates).
The boys playing on the future fireplace hearth...
Connor likes going to the house...he often thinks the "workers", as he calls them, need one of his Handy Manny tools.
Having fun with all the plumbers PVC pipe fittings. Apparently, they made good balls.
Both the boys bedrooms will have vaulted ceilings.
Temporary stairs - but stairs will be a straight up shot like this...
Master bedroom has a pretty high vault...and 4 square awning windows .
Dining/Eating room...
This shot kind of show how the kitchen (island is where that 1/3 wall is), dining and great room will flow together.
This is about 2.5 hours of pure hard labor to clear that snow bank.
A look down Jefferson...very snowy.
Dumpster is dug out...
The aftermath...luckily, the high winds kept the snow off the majority of the roof...it tended to get hung up on the porch roof...this was post me shoveling the roof...the snow was about halfway up that 2nd floor window...
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