It took 3 Years to Build Our Forever Home
Construction of Highclere
All
- 2010 - 2013
- 2010 - 2011
- 2009
- October - December 2008
- July - September 2008
Front 15 May '13
Flag Pole 3 July '11
Jim's Shop 2 July '11
Garage with cars 18 Jun '11
Garage_Floor Finished 18 Jun '11
Garage Shelves 18 Jun '11
From Driveway 30 April '11 (30-32)
Front 30 April '11 (30-30)
Rear 30 April '11 (30-25)
(30-22)
(30-21)
(30-20)
(30-19)
Music Room 30 April '11 (30-18)
Music Room 30 April '11 (30-17)
Kitchen from Great Room 30 April '11 (30-16)
Kitchen from Great Room 30 April '11 (30-14)
Great Room from Above 30 April '11 (30-7)
Dining Room from Loft 30 April '11 (30-2)
Living Room from Loft 30 April '11 (30-4)
Great Room from Kitchen 30 April '11 (30-11)
Great Room 7 April '11 (5)
Great Room 7 April '11 (4)
Great Room 7 April '11 ( 2)
Great Room 7 April '11 ( 8)
Great Room 7 April '11 (7)
Great Room 7 April '11 (6)
Barn 30 April '11 (30-26)
Range Installed 24 Feb. '11
Powder Room Light 24 Feb. '11
Laid Out for Cleaning 20 Feb. '11
Elevator Cab 14 Feb. '11
Great Room 14 Feb. '11
Moving in 3 Mar. '11
Range Installed 24 Feb. '11
Powder Room Light 24 Feb. '11
Laid Out for Cleaning 20 Feb. '11
Elevator Cab 14 Feb. '11
Great Room 14 Feb. '11
Finished Antique Oak 14 Feb. '11
Fireside cabinets 10 Feb. '11
Loft Floor Sealed 10 Feb. '11
Foyer Light 8 Feb. '11
Laundry Progressing 8 Feb. '11
Over-counter lighting 8 Feb. '11
Range Hood & Backsplash 5 Feb. '11
Laundry Room Cabinet 5 Feb. '11
Hall Arches 5 Feb. '11
Installing Range Hood 2 Feb. '11
Installing Front Door 2 Feb. '11
Pantry 26 Jan. '11
Stair Railings 22 Jan. '11
Stair Rail Detail 22 Jan. '11
Fireside Cabinets 22 Jan. '11
Fireside Cabinets 18 Jan. '11
Installing Bath Hardware 14 Jan. '11
Building Fireside Cabinets 6 Jan. '11
Loft Railings 5 January '11
Master Vanity 27 Dec. '10
Completed Island 22 Dec. '10
Granite Counters 18 Dec. '10
Granite Counters 18 Dec. '10
Finished posts and beams 16 Dec '10
Kitchen posts & beams 15 Dec. '10
Kitchen posts & beams 15 Dec. '10
Kitchen post and beam 14 Dec. '10
Barnwood Kitchen Beams 13 Dec. '10
Kitchen Island 4 Dec. '10
Kitchen end of Great Room 4 Dec. '10
Kitchen Cabinets 29 Nov. '10
Lighting 22 Nov. '10
Master Bath Vanity 19 Nov. '10
Master Tub 18 Nov. '10
Master Shower 18 Nov. '10
Kitchen Cabinets 17 Nov. '10
Jim at Great Room Mantle 15 Nov. '10
Vanity Bath 1, 12 Nov. 2010
Vanity Bath 2, 12 Nov. 2010
Master Shower Floor 28 Oct. '10
Master Shower 28 Oct. '10
Master Bath Trim 28 Oct. '10
View From Porch 28 Oct. '10
View From Porch 28 Oct. '10
View From Porch 28 Oct. '10
Porch Fans 28 Oct. '10
Front Entrance 22 Oct. '10
Jim's Study Floor 20 Oct. '10
Master Bedroom Flooring 20 Oct. '10
Outdoor Stair Lighting 20 Oct. '10
1840 Chestnut beam for mantles 18 Oct. '10
Porch Railing 14 Oct. '10
View From Porch 12 Oct. '10
Rear View 9 Oct. '10
Jim's Study 7 Oct. '10
Jim's Work Shop 5 Oct. '10
Carriage House Kitchen Counter 1 Oct. '10
Master Bedroom Hearth 30 Sept. '10
Great Room Hearth 30 Sept. '10
Great Room Ceiling 30 Sept. '10
Delivering 6 Doors 25 Sept. '10
Carriage House Kitchen 24 Sept '10
Great Room Hearth 24 Sept. '10
Shower Seat 24 Sept. '10
Bath #4, 24 Sept. '10
Bath #3, 24 Sept. '10
Carriage House Floor 18 Sept. '10
Mudroom Shower 17 Sept. '10
Carriage House Stairs 17 Sept. '10
Graded Yard 14 Sept. '10
Graded Yard 14 Sept. '10
Charlie at Fireplace 14 Sept '10
Lower Porch 14 Sept. '10
Carriage House Floor 9 Sept. '10
Front 30 Aug. '10
Lower Porch 30 Aug. '10
Hall Arches 30 Aug. '10
Kitchen 30 Aug. '10
Drywall and Installed elevator 20 Aug 2010
Great Room 18 Aug 2010
Wires in Workshop 13 Aug 2010
Great Room Chimney 11 Aug. '10
Garage Apron 11 Aug. '10
Garage Side Entrance 11 Aug. '10
Great Room Ceiling 20 July '10
Great Room Fireplace 20 July '10
More Steel Roof 20 July '10
More Steel Roof 19 July '10
More Steel Roof 17 July '10
Satellite_Dish Works 16 July '10
A Little More Steel Roof 16 July '10
More Steel Roof 15 July '10
Carriage House Steel Roof 14 July '10
From Balloon 3 July '10
Capping stone walls 23 June '10
Sky & Rusty are home 20 June '10
Downstairs Porch 19 June 2010
East Stairs 19 June '10
Cab on Level III 19 June '10
Naked Elevator Cab 16 June '10
Elevator Control 16 June '10
Elevator Rails 16 June '10
Carriage House tub 6 June '10
Some Dormers Finished 28 May '10
Porch Ceiling 28 May '10
Carriage House Dormer 27 May '10
Rear Porches 27 May '10
SE Corner 27 May '10
Carriage House Dormer 27 May '10
Carriage House Dormer 27 May '10
Basement Bath 27 May '10
Basement Bath 27 May '10
Basement Bath 27 May '10
Front 18 May '10
Back Porch 12 May '10
Livingroom Fireplace Keystone 5 May 2010
Mantle Supports before final grout 5 May '10
Wes moving rock 4 May '10
Roof Preparation 4 May '10
Elevator Man 3 May '10
Fence painted 1 May 2010
Bathroom Heating Cable 30 April '10
Medicine Cabinet 30 April '10
Stucco Top Coat 28 April '10
Top of Shaft 28 April '10
Top of Stairs 28 April '10
Stairwell from above 28 April '10
Protecting Beams 28 April '10
Loft 28 April '10
Guest Beddroom 28 April '10
Guest Bedroom 28 April '10
Floating Stairs 27 April '10
Working in Basement 26 April '10
Master Bathroom Floor 26 April '10
One Garage Door 23 April '10
Installing Garage Doors 22 April '10
Master Shower 22 April '10
Stairs to Second 21 April '10
Carriage House Stairs 21 April '10
Place for Master Tub 21 April '10
Preparing for Tile 21 April '10
Stairs Delivered 20 April '10
Jim's Workshop 19 April '10
Elevator Shaft 16 April '10
Horse Pasture 12 April '10
Installing Fence 12 April '10
Installing Fence 12April '10
Roof Preparation 12 April '10
Roof Preparation 9 April '10
Stucco Work 6 April '10
First Stucco Coat 23 March '10
First Stucco Coat 23 March '10
Preparing for Stucco 16 March 2010
Bedroom Fireplace 15 March '10
Hall Arches 15 March '10
Little Battle Run 13 March '10
Bedroom Fireplace 6 March '10
Bedroom Fireplace 3 March '10
Great Room Fireplace 3 March '10
Great Room Fireplace 3 March '10
Back Porch 23 Feb. '10
Master Bath 23 Feb '10
Driveway 21 Feb '10
Jim's truck 21 Feb '10
From Barn 21 Feb '10
Sea of Mud 23 Jan. '10
Back Stairs 18 Jan. '10
Wires Everywhere 18 Jan. '10
Jim Beside Kitchen Post 18 Jan. '10
Bedroom Fireplace 18 Jan. '10
Starting Bedroom Fireplace 6 Jan '10
Jim's Study 17 Dec. '09
Demaris' Study 17 Dec. '09
Music Room 17 Dec. '09
From Barn 16 Dec. '09
Master Bath 16 Dec. '09
Master Bedroom 16 Dec. '09
From Barn 10 Dec. '09
Front Porch 10 Dec. '09
Front windows 10 Dec. '09
Great Room Beams 3 Dec. '09
Upstairs Windows Installed 2 Dec. '09
South Great Room Upper Windows 2 Dec. '09
Basement Doors 1 Dec. '09
Front 1 Dec. '09
NE Corner 1 Dec. '09
Oiling Tongue & Groove 24 Nov. '09
Inside Carriage House 24 Nov. '09
From Barn 24 Nov. '09
Lumber to Upstairs 24 Nov. '09
Front From Garage Window 23 Nov. '09
Building Interior Wall (west) 23 Nov. '09
Building Upstairs Wall (east) 19 Nov. '09
SW Corner 17 Nov. '09
Ernie below back porch 17 Nov. '09
Tony at top of elevator shaft 11 Nov. '09
E Basement Windows 10 Nov. '09
Rear View 9 Nov. '09
SE Corner 7 Nov. '09
West End 5 Nov. '09
Elevator 5 Nov. '09
All Under Roof 4 Nov. '09
From Drive 29 Oct. '09
From Barn 27 Oct. '09
View From Porch 36 Oct. '09
SW_ground dressing 23 Oct. '09
Rear View 22 Oct. '09
Rear View 21 Oct. '09
Basement window 21 Oct. '09
Basement Doors 21 Oct. '09
View Down Driveway 19 Oct. '09
Basement Doors 19 Oct. '09
Basement Doors 19 Oct. '09
SE Rear Step Forms 13 October '09
Rear View 13 October '09
Rear View 11 October '09
Under eaves 8 October '09
Rear View 8 October '09
Completed Chimney Top 7 October '09
More Roof 7 October '09
Roof Shaping Up 5 October '09
Front Barge Rafters 30 Sept. '09
Front 30 Sept. '09
Chimney Stone 30 Sept. '09
Window Sills 30 Sept. '09
From Barn 29 Sept. '09
Front 29 Sept. '09
Roof work 24 Sept. '09
Progress on Roof 24 Sept. '09
From Barn 23 Sept. '09
Carriage House 23 Sept. '09
Carriage House 22 Sept. '09
Carriage House 21 Sept '09
Still Wet Steps 21 Sept. '09
Back Porch 16 Sept. '09
Back Steps 16 Sept. '09
Some Roof Decking 16 Sept. '09
Completed chimney structure 11 Sept. '09
Heavy Timbers 10 Sept. '09
Oiled Timbers 10 Sept. '09
Front 9 Sept. '09
From Barn 9 Sept. '09
Front 8 Sept. '09
Rafters 8 September '09
From Barn 2 Sept '09
Front 1 Sept '09
View from barn 31 Aug '09
Front 3` Aug '09
Oiled Timbers
View from barn 29 Aug '09
Front 28 Aug '09
Front 27 Aug '09
View from barn 26 Aug '09
Rear View 26 Aug '09
Masons 26 Aug '09
Carriage House 26 Aug '09
Progress on roof & chimney 24 Aug '09
Progress on roof & chimney 24 Aug '09
Carriage House 17 Aug '09
16 Aug '09
Beginning Carriage House 13 Aug '09
Roof structure 12 Aug '09
Roof Structure 12 Aug '09
Roof Structure 10 Aug '09
Front 5 Aug '09
East End 5 Aug '09
Samples 5 Aug '09
Front 4 Aug '09
NE Corner 4 Aug '09
SW Corner 4 Aug '09
Front 3 Aug '09
Front 3 Aug '09
More Roof Structure 30 July '09
Roofline Shaping Up 27 July '09
Roofline Shaping Up 27 July '09
Front 24 July '09
Top Ridge in Place 21 July '09
Stringing a line 20 July '09
Front Shaping Up 20 July '09
From Driveway 15 July '09
Rear Porch 15 July '09
Front Porch 15 July '09
Paulina, Natalie, rock by driveway 15 July '09
Jim, Natalie, Paulina by porch 13 July '09
Front View 2 July '09
Dolphin by Pond 2 July '09
Bedroom Ceiling 30 June '09
Oiling Joists 29 June '09
Front Stonework 29 June '09
Dock & Pedal Boat 27 June '09
Bedroom Ceiling Progress 26 June '09
Dock is floating 26 June '09
Slowly into the water 26 June '09
Ever so gently... 26 June '09
Dolphin by Pond 25 June '09
Rear Porch 25 June '09
Porch Partially Poured 25 June '09
Dusting Surface 25 June '09
Stamping Porch 25 June '09
Stamping Porch 25 June '09
Stamping Porch 25 June '09
Pouring Porch 25 June '09
Stamping Porch 25 June '09
Doc Nearing Completion 25 June '09
Turning Dock 25 June '09
Frame and Floats Ready 25 June '09
Setting Dolphin 25 June '09
Building Floating Dock 19 June '09
Bedroom Ceiling Joists 19 June '09
From Hall 15 June '09
Ceiling Trusses 15 June '09
Rear porch 15 June '09
Front 15 June '09
Trusses 15 June '09
Living room 15 June '09
Front 15 June '09
Hanging Trusses 15 June '09
Hanging Trusses 15 June '09
Hanging Trusses 15 June '09
Hanging Trusses 15 June '09
FIxing Truss 15 June '09
Lifting Truss 15 June '09
Lifting Truss 15 June '09
Living room windows 11 June '09
Temporary porch supports 8 June '09
Front 1 June '09
Chimney exposed 31 May '09
Barrett & Fleming 30 May '09
Home-made Turtle Trap 27 May '09
Launched! 27 May '09
Ceiling Trusses 21 May '09
Butch in Stairwell 21 May '09
Shoreline planting 21 May '09
Music alcove 18 May '09
Kitchen Ceiling 18 May '09
Pond 18 May '09
Pond 17 May '09
Pond 17 May '09
Kitchen 17 May '09
Loading Ceiling Trusses 17 May '09
Decking over garage 8 May '09
Stones for Chimney 7 May '09
Pond 5 May '09
Carpenters over pantry 5 May '09
Carpenter over study 5 May '09
From Garage 23 April '09
Kitchen 23 April '09
Jim's Study 23 April '09
Stonework 18 April '09
Stonework 18 April '09
window wells 18 April '09
Bedroom chimney 24 March '09
Living room chimney 24 March '09
Living room chimney 24 March '09
Jim at my study window -- barn is visible through window 22 March '09
Jim in living room -- beginning of chimney under tarp 22 March '09
Jim near front door 22 March '09
Basement Windows 22 March '09
Master Bath From Kitchen 27 Feb '09
See Barn Through Study Window
Inside Rear Wall 27 Feb '09
Inside Front Door 27 Feb '09
Front View 26 Feb '09
Looking out Jim's Study Window 25 Feb '09
Looking Out Demaris' Study Window 25 Feb '09
Looking from Kitchen into Living room 25 Feb '09
Front View 11 Feb '09
Front Walls 11 Feb '09
Paying Bills 11 Feb '09
Geothermal 6 Feb '09
Geothermal 6 Feb '09
Geothermal 6 Feb '09
Geothermal 6 Feb '09
Geothermal 6 Feb '09
Main Floor 1 Feb '09
East Wall 1 Feb '09
Stonework 1 Feb '09
Jim & Masons 1 Feb '09
Masons 1 Feb '09
Custom window wells 1 Feb '09
Main floor block 22 Jan. '09
SE Corner 22 Jan. '09
22 Jan. '09
West End of House 13 Jan '09
Elevator & stair shaft 13 Jan '09
taken from shower 13 Jan '09
13 Jan '09 Installing Drainfield
2 Jan '09 - Demaris in study
3 Jan '09
2 Jan '09 Floor developing
2 Jan '09 Floor going in
Trusses
24 Dec '08 Basement
24 Dec '08 Basement
Retaining Wall 18 Dec '08
Trash Pile 2 December 2008
Trash Pile burning 1 December 2008
Garage walls going up 2 Dec 2008
Pouring Garage floor 28 Oct 2008
Basement Floor 28 October 2008
Pouring Floor 23 Oct. '08
Jim in Gator 2 Oct. '08
Base for Elevator 2 Oct. '08
Rear view 2 Oct. '08
Base of Fireplace 2 Oct. '08
Basement Drains 2 Oct. '08
2 Oct. '08
Front left 23 Sep '08
Front middle 23 Sep '08
Front right 23 Sep '08
Left rear 23 Sep '08
Rear View 23 Sep '08
Right front 23 Sep '08
Jose, Sue (inspector), Butch
Under Back Porch
Concrete Pump 9 September
Rear left, 8 September 2008
Rear center, 8 September 2008
Rear right, 8 September 2008
From NW Corner, 8 September 2008
NW Corner, 8 September 2008
West Side, 8 September 2008
House 4 September 2008
House 4 September 2008
House 4 September 2008
House 1 September
House 1 September 2008
House 25 August 2008
House 22 August 2008
House 22 August 2008
Barn Painters
Painted Barn 6 August 2008
Hole in the ground 6 August '08
Digging Basement 24 July 2008
Digging Basement 24 July 2008
Supervising Digging