We Have an Offer on Shadow Oak!

We are pleased to tell everyone that we have accepted on offer on our current home on Shadow Oak. I know it's not a done deal yet because we still need to go through the home and mortageg inspection but we're glad to move on so wish us good luck over the next few weeks!

The family that wants to move here used to live in the house we lived in Sudbury 10 years ago on Moore Rd - how wired is that!! They must like our style.

I found a decent rental down the street that we can move into until our house is ready - expected in March per Rob so if all goes well, this would work out great because we can still be down the street from our construction which was just 1 mile away from our current house.

Voila! House in Progress as of 9/2/07

Fieldstone veneer for front of house

We chose another mason, Bowen Masonry out of Hudson,Mass, to install our real new england fieldstone veneer on 2 fronts of the house. I went down to the stoneyard, picked my pallets and they have been doing a great job blending the stone. It really is an art!

Pouring the Slabs, Rough HVAC and Plumbing

After putting down a layer of insultarp, we poured the basement and garage slab which dried in 1 day. We don't have plans to finish the basement but this now allows the rough HVAC to start installing our 4 zone hydroair system.

Our plumbing and HVAC contractors, T&J in Bellingham,MA, are well reputable, used by many of the large developers, and are a pleasure to work with.

We are considering radiant heat in our bathroom and mudroom tiled floors and are waiting for a price to make this decison.

Rob and Ricky Hard at Work

Rob in the attic

Windows are In

After hours of decisions on what windows to use, Rob chose Andersen windows and we LOVED them when they came in. They are SDL top sash only and add to the farmhouse charm.

Ricky and crew took 2 days to get them in - can you believe! I never knew windows could go in so quickly.

Building the Fireplace

We decided to build 2 flues so we could have 2 fireplaces - one in the basement and one large fireplace in the family room.

It took a while to decide what brick to use but finally chose a Glen Gery brick that is an oversized, face molded handmade brick to give an old world feel - as if the firplace has been there for hundreds of years.

Our mason is on the job now and here is work in progress....

Our Stair Tower Framed

View from Second Floor

The roofing

We hired some awesome roofers that came in and out, roofing the entire house in about 1 week. We chose architectural shingles of a weathered wood color to match the custom colored off yellow siding we ordered.