Cows and houses are the themes of today! Tate chose his Halloween costume when we were at Target recently by "mooing" his choice loud & clear ;) Introducing the most adorable cow ever:
Checking himself out in the mirror:
Today, in the course of about 10 hours, our house went from being just a foundation to having all of its flooring panels and exterior walls set! Our "panelized" home, not pre-fabricated as some might think, arrived on a bunch of semis and then the crew set it all into place, piece by piece, like a puzzle. The exterior walls, interior wall framing and flooring panels, as well as the roofing joists, were all constructed in the Wausau factory before being shipped out to the lot to be set on the foundation. Besides the exterior walls having the housing wrap and windows already installed, everything else still is done on site, like the insulation, electrical wiring, etc., which makes "panelized" homes different from most pre-fab houses that usually get shipped out in two or so complete pieces, plunked down and connected, and then basically ready to live in. It's cost-effective, eco-friendly, and smart because your "bones" of the house don't get exposed to the elements for weeks on end like many stick-built houses, which prevents mold, etc.
This first pic is looking down at the lower walk-out level, which was done by the time we showed up on site at 9:45:
Checking himself out in the mirror:
Today, in the course of about 10 hours, our house went from being just a foundation to having all of its flooring panels and exterior walls set! Our "panelized" home, not pre-fabricated as some might think, arrived on a bunch of semis and then the crew set it all into place, piece by piece, like a puzzle. The exterior walls, interior wall framing and flooring panels, as well as the roofing joists, were all constructed in the Wausau factory before being shipped out to the lot to be set on the foundation. Besides the exterior walls having the housing wrap and windows already installed, everything else still is done on site, like the insulation, electrical wiring, etc., which makes "panelized" homes different from most pre-fab houses that usually get shipped out in two or so complete pieces, plunked down and connected, and then basically ready to live in. It's cost-effective, eco-friendly, and smart because your "bones" of the house don't get exposed to the elements for weeks on end like many stick-built houses, which prevents mold, etc.
This first pic is looking down at the lower walk-out level, which was done by the time we showed up on site at 9:45:
Here they are using the crane to lift one of the main-level floor panels into place:
Next they started to place the main-level exterior walls (the crew is standing in our master bedroom & bathroom):
It's probably about 1:00 in this pic... view from the bottom of the lot looking back up at the south-facing side of the house:
Looking out through the living & dining room windows!!!
Now the north side of the house gets walls:
Crane is dropping the interior garage door wall into place:
Crazy, right???!!!! All in one day. At this pace it feels like we should be moved in next month...
We met the Fitch family later in the evening in Janesville to pick up Tate (Mimi, Papa & the Fitches were awesome enough to watch him for the last few days down in Woodstock) and we had fun at a local park before heading back home:
We met the Fitch family later in the evening in Janesville to pick up Tate (Mimi, Papa & the Fitches were awesome enough to watch him for the last few days down in Woodstock) and we had fun at a local park before heading back home:
Tate sure does love his cousins, and he got a kick out of this see-saw!
Autumn driving her Harley with Tate in the side-car, natch:
Love to all and here's hoping we have a few more sunny days before winter arrives!XOXO~
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