Backdraft #4: Coming Together
Pin itDrafted on January 24, 2006 It has been nearly a year since we bought our property. The home-building process is a stinker, but I'm thinkin' I'm going to love the finished product. Many said it would go like this. They were right, There is wonderful news these days – this has been a super [...]
Moving Ahead
Pin itThe foundation walls have been sealed! Word on the street is framing will begin on the garage tomorrow as well as some backfilling or perhaps a bit of road work. There is a 600 foot easement road to the property that really needs some TLC… Bookmark on Delicious Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin [...]
All in the name of Progress…
Pin itDespite our best effort to utilize the best option (the shortest path, tree-free, landscape design-free), a cranky neighbor and a neighbor not willing to explore options (not as much cranky as they are affected by cranky neighbor’s cranky-influenced gossip) dash our money and time-saving hopes against a wall of hard-headedness. Cranky. I digress… My [...]
Formation
Pin it Paul says to our neighbor, “Does this look right to you?” The forms for the foundation walls are up. We are told “they” are going to be pouring them today. It’s good to see progress… Bookmark on Delicious Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the [...]
Foundation – Footing
Pin it County Approved – 02-NOV-2005 Victory countered with setback… neighbors unwilling to allow convenient and most affordable way for power. Cool, it’s always nice to have helpful neighbors. It’s a longer story than this short paragraph eludes to… Light at the end of the tunnel – literally and figuratively. Another neighbor agrees to a [...]
It's Broken!!!
Pin it Our ground! Finally, the construction of our new home is beginning! We broke ground on October 5, 2005. We bought the land in late February. It has taken longer than I thought, but we are finally able to physically see progress. I’m licking my chops in anticipation! Now we get to keep waiting… [...]
As if there isn't plenty to tend to…
Pin it Between weddings, 2 a.m. feedings, birthdays, and the billions of other things that go on in life . . . we decided it would be better to build our own place instead of a house that is already built. We have had the property for about 2 months now. We finally have a [...]
