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Building on Currioman Landing

Gus & Elaine's new Home (in progress...)

We hope you enjoy the process of building our Home with us. Visit every so often as we are adding photos as the work moves forward. (last updated October 22, 2003)
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A shot of the icing on the laundry room gable
A shot of the "icing" on the laundry room gable		 Icing on the garage gable in front - and the icing was salvaged from a 100+ year old home
Icing on the garage gable in front - and the icing was salvaged from a 100+ year old home		 Need to move that mountain out of the way
Need to move that mountain out of the way		 It's coming along
It's coming along
From afar - all we need is the icing in the front entrance to look like we can move in!
From afar - all we need is the "icing" in the front entrance to look like we can move in!		 Laundry room door framed out
Laundry room door framed out		 Choosing colors is always difficult. Do you like the primer color for the doors? No? Neither do we!
Choosing colors is always difficult. Do you like the primer color for the doors? No? Neither do we!		 So we're going for the Barn Red effect with this color
So we're going for the Barn Red effect with this color
The exterior of the house is almost complete
The exterior of the house is almost complete		 The railing along the back deck can be seen in this and the photo before
The railing along the back deck can be seen in this and the photo before		 We still need to have the lower deck built here and the railing, but that will come a bit later
We still need to have the lower deck built here and the railing, but that will come a bit later		 And we certainly need to push sone dirt around and plant some shrubs
And we certainly need to push sone dirt around and plant some shrubs
When the lower deck off the den is complete you'll see us out there - don't go to the front door, just come on back!
When the lower deck off the den is complete you'll see us out there - don't go to the front door, just come on back!		 Speaking of the front door, completion of the entrance has begun ... soon ...
Speaking of the front door, completion of the entrance has begun ... soon ...		 It's hard to get the angle but this is the BLONDE pine for which we FINALLY found a stain that will take! (7/16/03)
It's hard to get the angle but this is the BLONDE pine for which we FINALLY found a stain that will take! (7/16/03)		 Okay, sorry, but one more shot of the stained wood, a better photo!
Okay, sorry, but one more shot of the stained wood, a better photo!
We got wise. Instead of staining wood on the ceiling, we stained 100 8' boards Saturday
We got wise. Instead of staining wood on the ceiling, we stained 100 8' boards Saturday		 but that wasn't enough - we stained 38 more 16' boards!
but that wasn't enough - we stained 38 more 16' boards!		 By the time we finished up 33 more 16' boards on Sunday, we had drying rack setup down!
By the time we finished up 33 more 16' boards on Sunday, we had drying rack setup down!		 Not bad for 2 days' work. Over 60 16' boards stacked up in the den
Not bad for 2 days' work. Over 60 16' boards stacked up in the den
and in the great room
and in the great room		 And a total of 100 8' boards. Still have more 16' and 12' boards to stain!
And a total of 100 8' boards. Still have more 16' and 12' boards to stain!		 Friday, July 25, and the great room ceiling is finished!
Friday, July 25, and the great room ceiling is finished!		 And, yes, it was The Acrobat at the peak of the ceiling on the walk board positioning and nailing the wood!
And, yes, it was The Acrobat at the peak of the ceiling on the walk board positioning and nailing the wood!
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