She's a brick... HOUSE!

Brick started going up on Monday and it looks great!  The color we chose is called Ole Cahaba with Buff mortar.  Our builder asked what kind of mortar joint we wanted, and I just said flush was fine.  Looking back I should have conferred with Gabe before giving an answer, but luckily he likes it.  We knew we didn't like the mushy looking joints and the other option is the standard concave version. 

They also started our insulation this week.  Even though the quote came in well above our original estimate, we decided to stick with the spray foam insulation since it is incredibly energy efficient and will help keep our power bills down. 

As of tonight (as you can see below) one side of the house is completely done and about half of the back is done.  The have also started work on the front.  The majority of the insulation is finished, with the exception of the top roof lines (where they need ladders to get up there) and the garage. 

This is the ceiling above the dining room.  That insulation is so cool (and should be with how much it costs)!

For the walls they scrape off the excess. 

I would not have wanted to stand on that makeshift platform in order to spray the two story foyer area.   

Drywall is set to be dropped off on Monday.  Our builder has our cabinet samples in, so I can't wait to see those!  Moving right along...