Since we chose the exterior color of the house (Certainteed Pacific Blue) we decided to make a color rendering of the front of the house from the blueprint. While the actual color may vary slightly, the rendering below is quite realistic of what the front of 8 Sandpiper will look … Continue reading
On Saturday, August 10 the Historic Lewes Farmers Market will host its 7th Annual Tomato Festival. This annual event involves tomato tasting, face painting, tomato contests for the kids and the “Great Tomato Recipe Contest.” Entering the contest is free, and there are three categories available for participants: appetizers/soups, entree … Continue reading
The past few days have been exciting to watch at 8 Sandpiper, the plywood on the side of the house is going up and they have started building out the back deck. Today the right side of the house was completely wrapped in plywood and Tyvek. Once the plywood and … Continue reading
Pacific Blue! After driving around and comparing all of the opinions from the family, we have decided to go with Pacific Blue as the color of the exterior siding for 8 Sandpiper. Certainteed has many great color options but we chose a dark blue to contrast the white trim and … Continue reading
As the heatwave continues, we have been spending days on the beach as we watch the progress of 8 Sandpiper. Today work continued on the second floor and framing of the walls started. Our crew has been sweating through their shirts and pants these past two days! The biggest thing … Continue reading
Today the heat wave hit Lewes, but that didn’t keep the crew from working on laying the floor joists for the second floor. We were watching the progress and were able to see a load of lumber being delivered which will be used for the sub-floor. The second floor should … Continue reading
Today we walked around the first floor of 8 Sandpiper and were able to see all of the first floor bedrooms taking shape. The lumber for the second floor has been delivered so we think the second floor will be going up this week! The first floor will have four … Continue reading
Did you know that Lewes, Delaware houses one of only 17 remaining lightships out of a total of 179 built from 1820 to 1952? The Lightship Overfalls in Lewes was designated a National Historic Landmark in 2011, and it is one of seven lightships in the U.S. still open to the public. … Continue reading
Throughout the year there are many great art and craft shows hosted in Lewes and this Saturday is no exception. The Lewes Historical Society will be hosting its annual Summer Craft Fair on Saturday, July 13, 2013, from 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. at The Lewes Historical Society Complex at … Continue reading
Today we were totally blown away by the progress made at 8 Sandpiper. The four-man crew worked all day to frame out the first floor and get all of the walls in place. It is all taking shape in record time! As you can see from the photos, the first … Continue reading
