Progress...and Choices!

My dear friend Nichole warned me that when it was time to make choices, they'd come fast.  She was not kidding!  I received an email the other day from my builder saying I had to choose my roof color and my exterior doors. The roof color was due last week; exterior doors are due today.  Guess who's behind schedule?!

The build is actually moving right along.  Sometime last week, they delivered a whole lot of blocks. Saturday they began laying said block. They moved pretty quickly, too!  I stopped by on Saturday afternoon and here is what they'd done.

It was fascinating to see the men work. Actually, it was mesmerizing. Tim and I watched for long stretches at a time. They worked so quickly and meticulously. Very impressive.

As you can see, they were able to finish quite a lot in one day.  They worked significantly later than I had expected and said they'd be back Monday and should have it completed by Tuesday.  Then, the framing will begin.  HOLY COW!!

So...back to the choices that need to be made.  We chose a roof color but I hadn't seen the siding colors in person, so I was sort of winging it.  Today I had to go look at doors, and while I was there, I was able to see the siding colors in person.  That really makes a difference.  The guys at the lumber store had a siding sample sheet there as well, so through our conversation, I ended up changing the color of our roof!

We are using Hardie Siding on our house.  It is cement siding, so carries a brick rating.  It's also super durable and relatively no maintenance. We thought we knew what colors to go with, but seeing the choices in person really changed my mind.  I'm leaning toward Khaki Brown. 

We will have a metal roof, and it will be "antique bronze," which looks really good with the brown. I had originally chosen a brown roof, but this will be much better.

Now it's time to choose exterior doors, which is no easy task, so I am off to look over the large book the guys at the lumber store gave me!