Starting to Look Like a House

It is happening! The house is taking shape. Framing started on Monday. It was a good thing Jim was there. There were some issues that needed to be addressed that were particularly important. We ended up bumping out the basement on the back side of the house so now both sides will look the same. This resulted in a change in the window sizes. Fortunately we were in the process of ordering the windows so making the needed changes was not a problem. It was a bit hectic for a while until we figured out what needed to be done. The framers are doing a great job. They don't speak English very well so communication is difficult but they are hard workers.
Poncho is the lead framer and seems to be very conscientious about the work that is being done. Carl and Mike own the framing company and are good to be on site to make sure the work is being done correctly. Jim had to go to Charleston to make a call so I went with him. We were gone Wednesday and Thursday. When we went to the site on Friday all the framing in the pictures had been done. As we were checking out the basement we noticed a couple of places where the plumbing for the water line was not where it was supposed to be. I will have to admit I was thinking "Oh great. Here we go. How in the world are we going to solve this problem." Mike (who owns the framing co.) was there and he knew what needed to be done. We called the plumber who said no problem. This happens sometimes. When the rough in for the plumbing is done before the framing (which is what has to happen when the basement is going to be finished) it can be difficult to have everything exactly where it belongs. He will take care of moving what needs to be moved. So, problem solved. Sometimes it gets overwhelming having to make so many decisions in a short amount of time. Jim and I are doing a pretty good job of deferring to one another on things that are more important to one of us than the other. We get frustrated with one another but we get over it pretty quickly. Just to let you know, the person in the background of the picture of the basement before framing is Tara standing on the future front porch.