June was a blur. But I was waiting for a little more progress before my next post. The doors are in and are beautiful. They are solid mahogany although I am painting them. After being a boat owner for many years with my dear husband John and dealing with the constant revarnishing of the wood rails and trim, I didn't want to deal with that again. Plus we had a pair of beautiful Cypress doors at a previous residence and they were a constant night mare to maintain. I'm going for low maintenance as much as possible with this house. The climate here is a real test to any product man made or natural. The Life Pine shingles are being installed, the brick for the skirt of the house and fireplaces has started. All HVAC ducts, electrical and plumbing lines have been run. The wiring for the audio visual was put in too by Kevin Likis and his team from Birmingham, AL. It won't be long before we are able to enclose the house and start the gypsum board installation. I hold my breath when that starts hoping I haven't missed anything.
We have a Big Ass Fan to go with our big ass fire place. The Big Ass Fan company is producing some amazing products transforming the typical ceiling fans for the screened porch. The fan going in our screened in porch is 8' in diameter with 21 settings. Wow.
Also, my builder kept asking me if I was sure about the 5' wide fire place going in our living room knowing he thought it a bit much. But nope, I was sure. Here are a few photos to note the progress.
