Windows!

A fireplace!

A view of the great room and new fireplace from what will eventually be the stairs to the second floor.

Some really great progress this week, as you can see from these recent posts. The fireplace, which is being created by our mason Bob Dudas, is completed indoors. It's about 10 feet at the cap, and about 9 feet wide - I was by myself up at the site taking pix, and definitely needed someone standing next to it to give it scale. Let's just say, I would fit nicely underneath the mantel. The stone is a fieldstone from a quarry in the Adirondacks, and we are very happy with how this looks! Brad, our builder, will be placing a half timber mantel across the three logs soon.

A view of the kitchen from the dining area. It's hard to see in these photos, but the windows have all been installed on the kitchen wing. The stove will be placed between the two end windows, with a vent hood above it.

Gable end of the kitchen wing.

Exterior shot of the windows on the bedroom end.