At the end of week 1 of framing, the house looked like this- You can see it starting to take shape. And to think the head guy told us they would have the roof on by Monday… Since we are building ourselves, there will not be anyone coming behind to clean up. The trades […]
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Framing started this week for the most part. After a small misunderstanding with the place we were getting our lumber, it was delivered the day before New Year’s Eve. The power pole was also delivered by the electric company. It was supposed to be installed before the new year…that did not happen. The guy that […]
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Our foundation has been curing for 16 days now. Something we had planned on doing just after the pour (but got delayed due to life moving on…) was to score the concrete to look like tiles and then stain it. After discussing the options, we almost did not go through with this. Everything we […]
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YIPPEE!!!! The day finally arrived for them to pour the foundation. Just getting to this point is such a relief! Over the last week (since missing our first pour date) it has rained… A LOT. The trench they dug in the back was full of water and the plastic they put around the perimeter were […]
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Once we had access again to the property, the house building could continue. The foundation guys came out and built out the most important part of the house. First they put the outside frame down. Next came the underground plumbing. Then more dirt and sand. Because of our soil type, we have to have 42″ […]
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