Modular Magic

Oh, you should have been here.

First, a crew started to gather in the field across the road, and then the giant crane arrived about 9:00.

Before too long, the house arrived, in two sections:

And the crane picked up the pieces and set them on the foundation, just like that. Here is the second (front) section being lifted into place:

So, it is a Cape Cod ... where is the second story? It's a pop-up! Really, this process is a lot like assembling a doll house on Christmas Eve, only much bigger. The triangular side walls flipped up from the short sides of each section, and the roof was lifted up and unfolded:

I was able to do a quick walk-around inside after they got the pieces in place. I don't think most of my interior shots were very interesting, but here is a shot of the kitchen. The window over the sink looks out to the back of the property, and there is a "bar" that separates the kitchen from the dining/living rooms:

Here is a view of the roof partially up - the exposed-wood part on the top flips up to become the peak:

Uh, isn't it supposed to have dormers? Maybe they make them on site. Oh, wrong again - here they come!

The crane lifts the dormers into place:

Here is the view from the log pile:

And a look at the front after they moved the crane away:

That last photo was taken around 1:30, the crane arrived at 9 this morning.

Wow!

There will be a roof over the porch, and brick steps. They are estimating 6 weeks until we get a "C.O." - Certificate of Occupancy - so that means early December. Very, very exciting! What to y'all think?