The community was buzzing yesterday – construction equipment was flying up and down the road, the paving machines were out, and landscapers seemed to be furiously hacking back the plants growing in the median on our street. What was going on? We’ve grown accustomed to the construction traffic out front, but today it seemed like it had all been kicked up a notch.

The fence came down.

We no longer live at the end of the road. The fence, which separated Stages 3 & 4 from the rest of Stonecutters Ridge, officially came down as of 4pm yesterday. Our road, which was once a poorly constructed round-a-bout, is now the lifeline to the soon-to-open Stonecutters Ridge clubhouse, and countless new homesites that will quickly become cherished family homes.

It’s fun to see the community grow. Walking around the newest area of the neighbourhood last night, you could already sense the changes that are on the horizon. The vibe, the community, the neighbourhood – it’s all changing. For the better. For those of you that will soon see your new home rise from the ground, congratulations – it’s all starting to happen!

We made the obligatory trip out to Stonecutters Ridge today, and to check on the progress of the house. It looks like Metricon was hard at work this week, despite a bit of inclement weather midweek. Thanks to our neighbour Amanda, we were alerted to the fact that the chippies were out on site today (Saturday), in an attempt to get back on schedule. Kudos to Metricon for making up for lost time!

Last week, they had much of the first story framed up. Today, we found the 2nd story framed, with most of the roof finished. There wasn’t much wood left on site, but I’d say that the rest of the framing work could be finished within a day. The windows have been delivered, so I’m assuming those will go in afterwards.

So what’s next?

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