Grab your beach chair and head over to Lewes Canalfront Park this Wednesday, August 14 for an outdoor screening of the Odd Life of Timothy Green starring Jennifer Garner, Joel Edgerton and CJ Adams. This will be the last movie as part of the “Cinema by the Canal at Dusk” series hosted by the … Continue reading
This week the roof trusses started going up at 8 Sandpiper and the front and back decks are also taking shape. Once the roof trusses are in place, plywood will be nailed on top and the roof shingles can start to be placed. For the shingles we have selected GAF … Continue reading
Yesterday the roof trusses were delivered to 8 Sandpiper and the crew said they will start to place them tomorrow. Once the roof is on, more of the plumbing and interior work can begin. Also on Wednesday we had a walk-through with the kitchen designer and confirmed the kitchen cabinet … Continue reading
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
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
The heat has been brutal this week, but the crew has been able to make some great progress and today we were taken to the second floor of 8 Sandpiper! The framing of the upstairs den and master bath has been completed, and we were able to see the living/dining … 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
