Playing catch up

It's been a while since I posted. Things have been going on at the build site, but rather than make a bunch of separate posts, I'm going to make one really big one. :)

 The insulation baffles have been put in. Attic insulation baffles are forms, typically made of cardboard or plastic, that create a gap between the attic insulation and the roof sheathing, allowing air to flow from the soffit vents into the attic itself. Baffles are secured to the roof sheathing near the eaves. They effectively prevent the attic insulation from covering the soffit vents, promoting airflow from the soffit vents across the roof sheathing to the ridge vents.

 Closets in the kids rooms have been put in as well. As you can see, we are going with swing open doors for their closets instead of sliding or bifold doors. Those styles of doors, to me, are just too easy to take off of their tracks.

 This is a view of the children's bathroom. As you can see, we went with an all-in-one bathtub/shower enclosure. This bathroom is roughly 5x11 and all three children will have to share it. We're going to be having a large vanity as well as a pantry in this bathroom.

 This is how we've been heating the house, since we don't have a working furnace, or duct work. It's an OLD Ford brand torpedo heater. This thing is older than I am, but works amazingly well.

This is the pit known as the stairwell to our basement. We currently use a large extension ladder to reach the basement. Eventually, we will be adding an L-shaped set of stairs into the basement. 

 One of our windows was put in to allow natural lite! We went with SilverLine windows by Andersen. These are double hung, double tilt vinyl windows with Low-E glass. I love them! They are also rather large in size as they are egress windows. The windows are roughly 3x5!

 Our ceiling light outlets are starting to be put in as well. If you look closely to the left of my Dad, you can see one of the recessed lights going in down the hallway. We went with 6" recessed fixtures.

 This is a shot of the walk-in closet in the Master bedroom. It's approximately 5x6 with 8 1/2 foot ceilings! I love this closet! We're planning on having a double set of rods, shelves, and other random goodies. Plus, I'm going to add a sliding barn to close it.

 This is the master bathroom. It's definitely smaller than the other bathroom at only 5x8, but hubby and I don't need a lot of space. We've lived in places with -much- smaller bathrooms. I'm just glad to have a tub in this one.

This is the rest of our windows that have yet to be installed. That cute little one in the front is our kitchen window. It's actually an impressive 3x3 window! It's going to make the kitchen so light-filled.