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July 14, 2025
The last 2 weeks have been jam packed with subcontractors working at the house to finalize everything we need. We are in the home stretch...
Kristin Manning
Jul 141 min read


July 1, 2025
The septic field was dug and hooked up to the house in late June. The concrete was poured in the garage floor. The entire interior of the...
Kristin Manning
Jul 11 min read


June 17, 2025
The custom mudroom built-ins have been constructed. These will be painted a mid-tone green (Sherwin Williams Dried Thyme) to add an...
Kristin Manning
Jun 171 min read


June 12, 2025
The kitchen cabinets are in the process of being installed. The countertops and sink should come next week. The majority of the interior...
Kristin Manning
Jun 121 min read


June 2, 2025
Trimwork continues. The carpenter is working on crown molding throughout the house and decorative headers on doors, windows, and cased...
Kristin Manning
Jun 21 min read


May 30, 2025
Sheetrock installation has been completed. The interior doors have been set in place and we are starting on trim work. The concrete has...
Kristin Manning
May 291 min read


May 14, 2025
On April 29, we had the sheet rock delivered and ready for installation. The exterior of the house looks amazing now that the brick...
Kristin Manning
May 141 min read


April 22, 2025
The roof shingles and Perma-Boots were installed on Monday and Tuesday. They will come back to do the metal roofing detail on the front...
Kristin Manning
Apr 221 min read


April 17, 2025
The exterior was painted. We ended up going with the color Cornwall Slate from Sherwin-Williams. The mahogany front door was stained...
Kristin Manning
Apr 171 min read


April 11, 2025
The installation of the hardy plank siding began on April 8. They are still working at it, but it is almost finished. These guys are...
Kristin Manning
Apr 111 min read


April 4, 2025
The back doors were installed today. We chose a set of beautiful clear glass french doors with a transom window. The fireplace box was...
Kristin Manning
Apr 41 min read


April 3, 2025
The plumbing, HVAC, and electrical rough-ins were completed. The back door was delivered as well. There was extra support installed in...
Kristin Manning
Apr 31 min read


March 29, 2025
The mahogany front door is a beautiful addition. Since we did not have enough space for sidelights or transoms, we chose an 8 foot door....
Kristin Manning
Mar 291 min read


March 20, 2025
The framing was completed on Tuesday. Plumbing is up next.
Kristin Manning
Mar 201 min read


March 4, 2025
The framing of the walls downstairs is coming right along! We were able to walk through and identify each room. The crews are ahead of...
Kristin Manning
Mar 41 min read


February 28, 2025
The framing began yesterday.
Kristin Manning
Feb 281 min read


February 25, 2025
The crawl space was sealed today in preparation for the framing to begin later this week.
Kristin Manning
Feb 251 min read


February 18, 2025
Foundation is complete! We had quite a bit of wet weather lately which caused some delays, but that is all passed us and the foundation...
Kristin Manning
Feb 181 min read


February 8, 2025
The foundation is taking shape but still in progress.
Kristin Manning
Feb 81 min read


February 2, 2025
I am at it again trying out samples of paint colors for the exterior of the home. The shutters will be a darker green and the siding will...
Kristin Manning
Feb 21 min read
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