Picture log of the construction of my Pagosa Springs home

I designed the house in May and June 2009. The Property Owners permit was sumittted 6/19 and approved 6/30. I waited until the county passed a stimulus and started to give away free building permits to submit mine, 7/8/09. The permit was approved 7/20. Moved in 7/29/10. Here is a picture chronology of the construction progress.
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1 - The house, moved in 7/29/2010
2 - House, looking northwest
3 - House, looking southwest
4 - Lake view bedroom
5 - stairs to loft
6 - Southwest loft bedroom
7 - This is how I started, construction shed, 7/2/09
8 - Digging foundation trenches, 7/23/09
9 - Building footer forms, 7/27
10 - Footers ready for concrete (lots of rain slowed me up), 7/30
11 - Finishing footer, 8/1
12 - Block foundation almost done, 8/5
13 - Grouting foundation walls, 8/6
14 - Pouring the slab, 8/17
15 - Finished slab, 8/18
16 - Garage walls go up, 8/19
17 - Lifting main floor meam into position, 8/20
18 - Main floor walls go up, 8/25
19 - Jacking second floor beam into position, 8/26
20 - View out dining room window, 8/28
21 - View out french doors, 8/28
22 - Ridge beam in place, 9/3
23 - Roof deck goes on, 9/12
24 - Roof deck done, need to finish sheathing, 9/19
25 - I was too busy to play golf; had to get it dried in before winter came, 9/26
26 - Brother Marty and Casey work on windows, 10/5
27 - Sheathing on, wrap almost done, 10/11
28 - Siding goes on, 10/14
29 - Metal roofing almost done, 11/5
30 - Not too bad with help of ladders, 11/5
31 - Walking the ridge, 11/5
32 - Just finishing siding, 11/11
33 - Our second snow, 11/15
34 - View from NE, 11/15
35 - View from NW, 11/15
36 - Living room (after dark), 11/22
37 - Interior of main and loft floors, 11/22
38 - As I left it for the winter; blends in pretty well, 11/22
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