January 27, 2020 by Kathy

Roofing: Florida vs. Las Vegas

We were thrilled when we stopped by our property before church on Sunday morning. Not only was the second story in framing, but the roof was on! It’s not exactly a 1:1 on the timeline for roofing on the Florida beach house vs the Vegas house.

In Florida, all of the outside walls were complete and even the windows were installed before the roof was on. In Vegas, the roof is on the second story (duh), so it’s difficult to see exactly how much of the roofing is complete.

Here’s a photo comparison of both, starting with the house in Las Vegas.

January 21, 2020 by Kathy

Framing: Las Vegas vs Florida

We drove by our “house” after church on Sunday and were thrilled to see that framing has started on the first floor of our two-story home.

In Florida, the beginning of “framing” starts with cement block on our single-story home:

January 14, 2020 by Kathy

Allegiant Stadium (#LasVegas)

Las Vegas has grown up quite a bit since my 7-year-old self sat in the back of our Studebaker station wagon with my brother on Fremont Street as I, mesmerized by the neon, thought, “Wow! Bright Lights, Big City!”

The caption, courtesy of the Review Journal says “Allegiant Stadium, see here on Dec. 18, awaits installation of its translucent roof, which is expected in mid-May.”

Obviously, Allegiant Airlines won the bid for the name.

January 12, 2020 by Kathy

Las Vegas vs Florida: Building a New House

It’s funny to me to spot a few Florida plates now and then in Las Vegas, and I’m not talking about tourists. One of our new neighbors in our new neighborhood sports a Florida plate on their truck.

Anyway, I thought it might be fun to compare our recent experience building a Florida beach house with building a house in Las Vegas. The lifestyles are so different: Florida is green, wet, and horizontal and Vegas is brown, dry, and vertical.

So having just seen our new foundation in Vegas, I’ll start with the foundations.