Welcome to the String House

We now have the house laid out in string.  Tried to get a picture of it from the roof of the house next door, but the string didn't show up too well and the perspective is weird.  Anyway here's what it looks like:

The String House


The front door is to the right, as is Dolman street.  The street at the top of the picture is Hickory.  The section labeled "A" is the actual house (about 35 x 35 feet or 2400 square feet in 2 stories).

The part labeled "B" is the mudroom.  Section "C" is a conservatory, which is very Victorian and will be built for plants as well as people to enjoy.

The double lines surrounding section "D" indicate where garden walls will be built to enclose two formal garden areas.  Beyond "D" and to the left of "B" and "C" will be yard space for more informal and vegetable gardens.


That's it, but it will take quite a while to build and then there's all that gardening.  The next steps include having a surveyor come out to make sure the house is located just as it's supposed to be according to our approved site plan.  The the big hole gets dug.

Can't wait.  It's darn hard to take a shower when you have walls made of string!


Onward and upward,
Mark, Mark and Isabel