Outsiding and Insiding!

This past week there was lots of action on the house.  The crew started putting up our siding.  We went with James Hardie fiber cement siding.  It looks a lot like wood, but the number one reason for choosing this siding was durability and its non-combustible property. Glacier National Park, which is not far from us, had a forest fire this week, and was a scary reminder of the possibility for forest fires when you're living out in the woods. You can learn more about our siding on their website http://www.jameshardie.com/Why-Hardie/Superior-Siding.  

There is still a bit more siding to go, but there is noticeable progress every day.  

You may also note that many of the doors and windows have been installed. We had a little snafu with one door-the one going out to the covered porch--it did not open in the correct direction, so that one had to be re-ordered. Roy knows that I want this house to be super toasty in the winter, and I am very happy with the quality of these Anderson doors and windows. It'll be extra nice when the plastic is off!  

Great Room Doors to Deck and Mega Windows

Master Bedroom Doors to Deck and Corner Windows

You can also see that they have started the drywalling.  

Hopefully that will be done by the end of this week.  That has seemed to be the slowest piece of the house-building puzzle. 

Roy and I have been looking in stores and online for indoor and outdoor light fixtures.  A bunch of these outdoor wall hanging lights for the deck came today!  

Kitchen Counter Top

We also picked out the granite for the kitchen counters.  The picture was taken on an angle so it is kind of hard to see.  I liked it because it reminds me of a river bottom. 

                                               

Next Week: Decking!