Wooden Weld House Home

 We are excited to announce the construction of our next project, a wood frame home.

 To begin, dirt work took place.

 We celebrated by flying a kite.

Not really.

But the neighbors did.

What a nice way to welcome the home owner to the block :)

 The hole was filled back in.

 Form boards, trenches and plumbing

 Poly and rebar

 Let the cement pouring begin.

 Getting it all nice and smooth.

(Isn't the sky beautiful?)

 

 Framing begins

It is exciting to watch this project move along.

Come back as we post the progress.

Thanks for stopping in.

Building Beautifications

 A couple of outbuildings have recently received face lifts.

Sheds such as these do a great job of keeping tools, mowers, and belongings organized and from cluttering the yard.

After years of use they most always could use a little TLC.

 After replacing rotten wood,

 The building was painted and a new roof was installed.

 Nice and fresh.

 Different Building

Same Story

Before

And After!

Great Gates

 

 As promised, here are the other two gate projects.  Here are some "in progress" shots.  After the frame was welded,

 A template was made.

 Next the longhorn was cut from flat iron.

 Everything welded in place.

 

Powder-coated

And installed.

 Complementing mailbox

Beautiful!

 And another gate.

 Receiving a paint job

 And cedar frame

 All loaded up.

 This project has a "before" photo.

Lovely rock flower beds were already in place.

Doesn't the new gate bring it all together nicely?!

My little blog helper said hi :)

We'll be back soon with two outbuilding makeovers!

Thanks for stopping in.



Moving Along and In

Finally an update on Weld House Home #3.  Here is my excuse and I'm sticking to it.  (I always find the most flattering pictures of myself when browsing through Mr. Welder's camera.  Baby Welder's pic is cute though.)

A lot has happened since the last time I popped in.  The walls were sheet rocked.

 Trim work took place.

 Doors were purchased.

 And installed.

 Closets gained shelving and poles.

 Gutters were installed.

 Cabinets, rock, built-ins, fans and more were installed.

 The wood burning stove was put in place.

 The island was decked out.

 Beautiful granite, rock, and woodwork.

 Wood floors were laid.

 Tile, sinks, toilets, and faucets were added.

 And towel racks

 A glimpse of the mudroom.

 Laundry room.

 Master Bedroom.

 Master Bath

 This home has lots of storage.

 Master Shower

 Other side.

 Kitchen

 A word from our sponsor, Dr. Pepper.

 The back porch was screened in.

 In progress

 And the final product.

 Isn't this a cool idea?

Especially if you're sitting outside swatting at flies while you're reading this.

The screened porch makes me think of vacation on the beach.

I have a feeling it might be a while before one of those.

Maybe I can make it out to Weld House Home #3 and pretend :)