Framing 95% done

After our last post, the framing crew got pulled off on another job for two weeks. Don’t ask us why. This is New Mexico, it happens. The delay did give me time to agonize over appliance choices. Oh goody (said sarcastically).

Then one day, the framing crew reappeared! Rejoice!

And the monsoon rains reappeared too.

Our RV garage floor was a tad wet. The drain in the center has not been opened to the outside yet.

The “eyebrow” architectural features were added.

The Front.
Garages.

Some interior features were added too.

This is one VERY tall fireplace.

I got out my photo editing software and mocked up what our front door may look like.

This is close. The windows outboard of the front door and sidelights are going to come down so the top of the little widows are even with the top of the transom window over the door.

Things were moving along, we took an evening to sit on our back patio and enjoy the view.

Happy Hour.

We are looking to have solar installed. The company we are dealing with sent out their project manager with a drone. They use the images from the drone along with some software to determine optimal placement of the solar panels. The guy was nice enough to share a few of the pictures with us.

Front of the house. In the foreground, the car garage roof is the place where we are going to put our “Margarita Deck” facing the Organ Mountains.
Back of the house.
Yeah, I think we can fit a few solar panels up there.

The HVAC team should be in next week. After that comes plumbing followed by electrical. We still need to do an electrical walk through this trip (we are picky about where our light switches go) before the electricians show up. Then we need to head back to New York for a while.

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