Basement Stairs & Arches

Stoned!

A close up of the stonework:


We had a small ledge built up with brick on the sides of the front porch to reduce the amount of visible concrete on the sides. We figured it would look a little bit nicer this way.

90% bricked... and the start of a wall

Scaffolding removed you can see the brick a little better. I still think the west side of the brick needs its acid bath but they're pretty much finished with the brick and only have the stonework left on the front.





Retaining wall out the back has started with the worst of it, the first few rows:

Some more brick updates

The brick updates weren't captured as often as I'd have liked to, but you get the idea...




...and then the next day we saw this:



Miss a few days for deer season, Blues game, and uh... poker, which brings us to:

Concrete and brick (yes, brick) updates

The driveway has been framed out and the drainage lip trimmed down (to prevent backs from going out of alignment pulling into the driveway) and now we're just waiting for the garage side of the house to get bricked to try and pour the driveway before winter sets in.

Stairs and concrete updates:

Temporary stairs to the 2nd story are installed:

Another look at the garage doors with decorative hardware installed:

3rd garage bay has had concrete poured:

Garage doors!

Garage slab 2

Contractor working on a Saturday???

I went out to the house to make some more headway hanging electrical boxes and was pleasantly surprised to see the fireplace being installed. On a Saturday!! (I hope I'm not the one paying him time and a half!)

Another friend said he drove by while the installer was up on the roof securing the chimney cap and said he heard more four letter words than not. He seemed to be in a decent mood when I showed up but I think that was because he was almost finished.

Garage slab 1 & Fireplace delivery

2nd half of basement slab

1st half of Basement slab

Concrete prep work (cont.)

Concrete prep work

Upstairs Windows

Windows!

Fireplace roughin & more shingles

Roof shingles and basement plumbing