The framing of the house is pretty much complete, and work has begun on plumbing and roofing. We’re about two weeks behind schedule.

Our framers, a father-and-son team named Fred and Jake, came from Sedro-Woolley, almost a two-hour drive, so they camped on the property during the week. They did a great job, so we took them out to dinner last week to show our appreciation.

One of the last things they did was to add a cupola to the garage roof. The cupola will be topped by a weathervane that is being made for us by a local Whidbey artisan.

The garage with the first layer of roofing material and with the cupola added. The roof will be metal.

The first pipe, where the toilet will go in the guest bathroom

Where the outside stairs will go on the side of the house, with a window now added to the guest bathroom under the stairs

A front view of the main part of the house. Clockwise from upper left: dining room, living room, guest bedroom, master bedroom