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The guest bathroom on the first floor, which is designed to become the primary bathroom if we ever can’t easily get up and down stairs,

The mudroom was one of our must-haves. We are not yet sure if we we be those people who insist visitors take off their shoes.

Here are some of the additional updates now that it is May 2025. Front Entrance. The door will eventually be painted blue. We are in

There has been so much activity at the house, but it has been difficult to pick a topic to post about. There is progress every

Another post and pictures coming soon on bathroom tile. Spoiler alert, grout makes a huge difference and the bathrooms look amazing! The stairs to the

The outdoor shower may be our favorite innovation of this new home construction project. Having an outdoor shower on Cape Cod is not innovative. However,

The bathroom tiles are being installed. Kudos to the tile guy! He has worked LONG days to get this process started including a full day

There has been so much activity at the house. We are so fortunate to be living next to the construction site so we can see

This past weekend and into this week the walls are taking shape. With the insulation installed last week. Drywalls have gone up and the plastering

The crew spent the mostly rainy day moving dirt and installing retaining walls. It looks great. The first completed wall is nearly 7 feet tall

Now that the framing, plumbing, and electrical have all passed inspection, it is time to insulate the walls. There are two types of insulation being

Exterior paint on the trim is complete and the gutters were installed today 3.14.25 (and an exterior light). We met with the landscaper yesterday and

There is so much activity at the house each day. The dance between the plumbing, HVAC systems, and electrical wiring continues. While so much is

The “Juliet” balcony construction is underway. 2.24.25 The balcony (about 4′) is larger than a typical Juliet and will provide pond views outside the slider

It has been difficult to capture in pictures the amount of work that is completed at the house each day. The plumbing process was first.

Progress continues on the house. 2.20.25 All of the exterior windows and doors have been installed. The garage door has also been installed. Scaffolding is

It’s Super Bowl Sunday and we got a few inches of snow. Just enough to make everything look like a winter wonderland. This update is

With quick work, the septic system is in place. 1.24.25

Since the last post, the arctic temperatures have continued… EVERY DAY in January. The coldest days of the year were earlier this week. And yet,

The polar vortex continues to kick off 2025 with temperatures feeling like single digits. The nearby pond is starting to freeze over. The plumber has