Lumber drop and framing begins 4/15/21
We have officially started framing this month (April 2021) and it has been the most exciting stage in our build so far. I feel like from the time we broke ground up until framing, not a lot of progress has been noticeable until now. Since framing has gone up, it has been so rewarding to see the layout and get a feel for the floorplan of our home we designed.
Recapping our timeline of major milestones since we broke ground:
January 6, 2021: Broke Ground
January 10, 2021: First Snow Day
January 13, 2021: Housepad Prep
January 18, 2021: Temporary Power
February 9, 2021: Forms
February 19, 2021: Trenching
February 24, 2021: Retaining Wall Built
March 3, 2021: Rough Plumbing
April 9, 2021: Foundation Poured
April 14, 2021: Lumber Drop
April 15, 2021: Framing Begins
Here are before and after photos taken on the same day when framing started. I had to get one last shot of the bare foundation (and let Baron run all over it) before the framers arrived. The framers worked so fast in such a short amount of time!
April 15, 2021
Taken at 7:33AM:
Taken at 2:35PM
Writing Scriptures On The Framing
With framing underway, I felt that it was a perfect opportunity to mark our home in a meaningful and personal way. Dubbed ‘Our Farmhouse at the Ranch’, (follow our build journey on IG @our.farmhouse.at.the.ranch), this home is already so significant to us being our first custom build, and writing a few bible verses on the framing is something we will always remember and preserve in our home. I wanted to find relevant scriptures that would tie into each room of the home, and serve as a reminder to us that God’s word never fails and is the foundation of our family and life.
Below I’ve listed some of our favorite scriptures I’ve incorporated into each room of the home:
On The Foundation
For no one can lay a foundation other than the one which is laid, which is Jesus Christs. Corinthians 3:11
At the Entryway
You will be blessed when you go in and blessed when you go out. Deut 28:6
At The Staircase
Genesis 28:12 is probably one of my favorite verses as it resonates with the upstairs being the kids’ space and Jonah and Baron being our angels.
As he slept, he dreamed of a stairway that reached from the Earth up to Heaven, and he saw the angels of God going up and down the stairway. Genesis 28:12
In the Dining Room
They broke bread together and ate together with glad and sincere hearts. Acts 2:46
Give us this day our daily bread Matthew 6:11
Pantry
My cup overflows with your blessings. Psalm 23.5
Kitchen
Build homes, and plan to stay. Plant gardens, and eat the food they produce. Jeremiah 29:5
Living Room
Through wisdom, a house is built, and by understanding it is established; by knowledge the rooms are filled with all precious and pleasant riches. Proverbs 24:3-4
Study/Office
In all your ways acknowledge Him, and he will direct your path – Proverbs 3:6
Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as if working for the Lord, not for human masters. Colossians 3:23
Master Bedroom
Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. Ephesians 4:2-3
His mercies are new every morning. Lamenations 3:23
We also wanted to involve the kids in writing on the studs. They had fun writing their names along the kitchen window frame.
We will be adding more scriptures around other framed areas of the home, and around the kids’ rooms upstairs after the second floor has been framed and is safe to access. The kids are so excited to mark up their rooms.
I’d love to hear your favorite verses in the comments below!