some before and after

i was speaking to my friend Maf on the phone a few days ago, and she really wanted to see pics of the house. so here are some, of the outside.

this was what the front of the house looked like. the porch was in really bad shape, so ed and jonnie removed it.

this was the side of the house that you can see from the road

this is the same side after ed resided it. he's just putting up the last piece of siding in this picture.

and this is what the house looks like now, all sided, new windows in place, and scaffolding removed. there's still lots of junk (like that tank) lying around, but we'll remove it once construction is over.

the inside of the house is still pretty much bare beams right now. we just got the insulation yesterday, so that will go in soon. ed's making progress with wiring, and jonnie put up some boards where the walls will be. i'll post some before-and-after pictures, when we have a little more of an after.