another new chapter
What a week it has been! I’ll give you the tl:dr version up front, because I know some of you just want to know how this week’s inspections went. Well… As of today… We have occupancy!! Back in March of this year we were clearing trees and branches. In April we closed on the construction […]
I’ve been asked more than once if the house has been more or less work than I thought it would be. It’s not an easy answer, because it seems pretty obvious that building an entire house, especially a house this big, is going to be a really big project. But it’s also one thing to […]
It’s been hard to find time to write updates because it feels like so many things are happening and at the same time so many more things still need to happen so that other things can get done. I’m not sure I can cover everything, but I’ll try to hit the big stuff. After we […]
A couple weeks ago when I had my first plumbing inspection, the sticker he left said “Disapproved.” It leaves me with the mental image of the inspector walking around, arms folded, shaking his head disapprovingly at all of my hard work. I wasn’t there when he came to inspect, because apparently scheduling a time for […]
The whole project feels really bogged down right now. I’m having trouble getting my utilities connected for various reasons, I can’t finish the rough grade and consequently can’t finish the garage or porch until we get some more sand brought in, and I’m struggling to finish my trades work. It’s been lots and lots of […]
What a busy month it has been! The framing rough in is mostly complete, besides maybe a few odds and ends. Our framing crew rocked it out very quickly and did an amazing job. They were about 1 month from the time they started until we had a roof on! The last couple of projects […]
Build time for ordering windows is about 3 months right now, so if I order windows from just about anywhere I won’t get them until November. Supply chains everywhere are so messed up, it is impacting different materials in different ways. Electrical boxes, for example, are in short supply right now for some reason. We […]
I spent about a week of evening and weekend time running the plumbing that goes in the basement. The sewer at the road is very deep, somewhere between 15′ and 16′ down at our driveway, which means we don’t have to worry about basement pits and pumps for bathrooms. it also means the whole house […]
It’s been a full and productive week at the house. It’s so nice to see so much progress being made quickly. That’s why the framing is really my favorite part of construction. In only a few short weeks it goes from empty lot to something that looks like a house! The framing crew is doing […]
The basement walls have been poured for about a week now, which means the framing has begun in earnest. The rough in framing really is my favorite part, because everything happens so quickly. What starts out as just empty space begins to take shape and look like a house in a matter of days, and […]