Lakehouse on Oct. 13, 2007

View from below the construction line towards the lake. Note the tree scened is thinning as leaves are beginning to fall. A very dry and hot summer and fall has kept leaves from turning even into the middle of October.

View of the lake from the property line. Note the stone "shelf" at the bottom of the picture. This is where the waters are receding as the volume of the lake is deliberately lowered during the winter months. You can see where the homeowners have all pulled their docks out of the water onto the shore. Our builder told us that the Deep Creek area usually has its first snowfall around the middle of October.

Looking "down" the lake into one of the coves. Most boats are out of the water now; we saw only two out, one with fishermen, one towing a dock, while we were here. Note how far the water line has dropped.

The view "up" the lake to the left (towards the main lake). Just the faintest touch of color in the tops of the trees.

Newest view of the house from what will be the driveway! Garage is up, framed and roofed! Most windows and doors are in! Roof shingles are on main house, soon to be on all!

Garage is up, windows in, concrete flooring not down yet. Need to order garage doors soon!!

Landscaper arrived today to begin moving dirt to create two terraces that will ease slope down to the right side of the front of the house. First terrace will extend about 10 feet from porch to the right (where "black" waterproofing material stops), second terrace will be below master bath window to end of house. First terrace will curve outward towards driveway and end about where trees are shown on the right side of picture.

Front door and porch of house. Roof of covered porch will extend outwards to where board extends. Beams with stacked stone bases will hold up roof. Awaiting arrival of front door.

September 21, 2007, continued

Dennis watches work
men placing stacked stone around house under dining room windows. Railings are up around deck. Staircase down to backyard will be two levels, coming down just about where Dennis is standing.

View of side of house. Back to front: dining room, guest master bedroom windows below, bedroom and bathroom windows above, and back of garage (with exit door).

Another view of side of house and dining room.

September 21 Update continued

Kitchen windows are in. View towards dining room.

Great Room french doors (lower left) and picture windows are in. Still awaiting delivery of large trapazoid upper windows.

View onto deck through the Great Room french doors.

View from Great Room of Master Bedroom and Bath "through" the wall where stacked stone fireplace will be. Can see glass door from bedroom toscreened porch. Have decided to put a gas fireplace set into wall in master bedroom between glass door and bath entrance. Note large beam running across ceiling in Great Room.

September 21, 2007 Update

View towards lake from the screened porch. Below screens will be solid pine knee-wall.

View towards lake from the deck off the screened porch. No railings here yet so standing out on it was a bit scary!

View from the deck off screened porch towards the back yard (which will be leveled to the "black line") and towards the lake.

Closer view of side of screened porch and view towards neighbor's backyard and lake. We won't be able to see the house next door unless we look "back around" the last window on the right.

View of lake and tree tops while standing in what will be the screened porch.

Work continues on rear of house, note deck off master bedroom screened porch.

Temporary scaffolding as screened porch and small deck are constructed.

View out Great Room center windows, taken across room under the loft.

Looking out of Master Bedroom window thru what will be glass door into newly constructed screened porch.