Upstairs Rooms

I swung by this morning to adjust how short the walls would be in the bonus room.  There's a reason this area is called "bonus space".  The room will have sharp angled walls/ceilings that follow the roof line but will still provide very usable space.  We'll have just three foot high walls before the roof line takes over up towards the peak.  We decided to go ahead and have that area finished now because we won't have the basement finished for another couple or dozen years.  This room, along with one of the upstairs bedrooms, will provide plenty of space for family and friends to visit and be comfortable.  Plus, I plan to use some of that bonus room as my own play office space.  It's located directly over the garage so I've considered installing a fireman's pole for quick getaways.  What do you think?

Up and Up

We're seeing big changes everyday right now.  Last week brought I-joists to part of the main level for the upper rooms.  This week brings those rooms.  We have two bedrooms, a full bathroom and a bonus room upstairs to make our house a "story and a half".  The middle of the house will have a vaulted ceiling from the front door straight back to the fireplace on the back wall.  The master-suite side, on the left, won't have anything special over it.  Maybe with a few thousand dollars extra we could have used that space more but, we can say that about a lot of the house.  "For just a bit more we can do this!"  We've said that several times to each other but have to remember that we'll be extremely blessed with what we have planned and can't afford more anyway.  We have a handful of "down the road" projects.
The walls for the upstairs' room popped up quickly and the guys went on to sealant tape to the exterior sheathing and put the ceiling joists to the master side.  The beginnings of the front porch have begun too.
         The windows are ordered and the long lumber for the vaulted ceiling/roof will arrive soon.  I'll try to keep up.