If you have looked at this blog very often, you know we love to have guests come to visit and check out the building progress. Building in the Texas Hill Country, we try to respect the environment including all sorts of native flora and fauna. In fact, our furry friends and beautiful flowers are often featured in the blog. There is another sort of guest that is not welcome, even though it does have its place in the ecosystem of the Hill Country - the Diamondback Rattlesnake. I hope to never personally encounter one of these creatures.
Last fall, months before construction started, Bruce came upon a big serpent coiled up on a rock sunning itself. Luckily, Bruce was armed and dispatched the dangerous viper before it could do any harm. He hung the carcass on the back fence line for the fine disposal skills of the scavengers. It was totally gone in three days.
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| November 2012 |
I had hoped all of the noise and activity of construction had shooed away the rattlesnakes from the close vicinity of the house........no luck. Today the roofers killed another one of the slithering creatures and threw it on their trailer. Hurray for the roofers!!!!! Extra cookies for them tomorrow!!!
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| April 23, 2013 |
While dodging snakes, work on the roof and stucco is continuing to move right along. The stucco has been painted and the roofers are close to being done with their task.
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| Putting on the first coat of paint |
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| Rear of the House |
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| Painting the Upstairs |
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| Front of the House |
The pool house roof is complete and is a "mini - me" version of the look of the house.
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| Pool House Roof |
Another feature added to the house is the cedar trim around the openings for the garage doors. The garage doors will be made of cedar and the trim will finish the look.
So much progress has been made on the house in 100 days. To celebrate, here's a sequence shot to remember how far we have come!!!!!
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| February 21, 2013 |
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| March 14, 2013 |
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| April 23, 2013 |
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