The Making of Home

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S: The Making of HOME

BC: drawing by Emma, 4 years old

FC: drawing by Elizabeth, 7 years old The Making of HOME 9561 FM 1094 Sealy, Texas

1: Pictures of 9561 FM 1094 before we began construction. The dirt for the pad was taken from the pond behind the house. It tripled the size of the existing pond.

2: The foundation was poured in December of 2008.

4: The Slab To the right, the girls standing in their rooms.

6: Due to unexpected delays we didn't start framing the house until July 2009. Elizabeth's room and the Utility room where the first rooms to go up when they did start framing the house.

9: Due to the summer drought of 2009 - the framers had MANY days of hot dry weather to work.

22: It took approximately 6 weeks for the framers to finish. The electrical and air conditioning initial install was completed in September.

26: View of our house from Joyce and Gary's house and from the pond behind the house. Windows were installed in September.

29: We had visitors in October. A swarm of bees made a brief stop under the front door. They didn't stay too long, and were gone within a day.

31: WE HAVE POWER Power was finally installed in October. A mere 7 months after we started the process.

35: They began the stone and stucco work at the end of October. It only took two weeks to complete the stone work.

37: Having a picnic at the new house.

38: At the last minute we decided to change some of the ceilings.. | and add more electrical..... | Groin vault in the entry way. | The octopus in the attic as the girls call the ac vents.

41: The first layer of stucco was added the first week of November. We choose texture number 1.

43: Dining Room Ceiling

44: Garage | Flex Room in Garage | Dining Room | Study | Elizabeth's Room | Upstairs Playroom

45: Kitchen | Looking into Living Room from Kitchen | Living Room | Living Room | Emma's Room | In Extra Bedroom looking towards Master Bedroom

46: Master Bedroom and Bathroom