Big Old Styrofoam Cooler

Our neighbor pointed out that our house now looks like a big old styrofoam cooler!  He's right!

 

Things are moving FAST now!  Each day we've been going by in the morning and the evening to see what has happened.

5/29/2018 6:32PM
It's been pretty rainy but they are still making progress.


5/30/2018 3:40PM
Still raining, only a small amount of progress today.  

5/30/2018 7:57PM
We are excited to have a back door framed in!
 


I am standing in the pantry! Tony is in the master bedroom! 
  


We couldn't figure out what this hole in the floor was.  We checked the plans and it will be an outlet.


This is the vent for the range hood. 

5/31/2018 11:32AM

 Finally!  Clear skies!  That's a lot of windows on the back of the house!
 

5/31/2018 8:38PM
 We're going to have a pretty nice view!
 


6/1/2018 11:43AM

This morning they were doing something with those long pieces of rebar.  We're hoping they are almost ready to pour the concrete into the forms!
 

 

So far, it looks like they are doing a great job.  I did notice a little piece of styrofoam on the corner is chipped.  I'll have to ask the builder how they can fix that! We can't have a hole in our cooler!

Stay tuned!
Location: 706 S Fletcher Ave, Fernandina Beach, FL 32034, USA

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