Who would have figured that building a house would be so drama filled! So the latest chapter to our story is about blocks. Yes those very same cinder blocks used to build the foundation. The story is a little complicated but we’ll will start at the beginning and try to make it as simple as possible… (more…)
So the house is gone… What happened next?
Well after tearing down the existing house we brought in a crew to build the forms for the footings that support the foundation walls. This step was originally planned for mid-late November when the weather was a lot better, but because of the permit delays we were a bit behind schedule and the crew we had originally lined up was no longer available. (more…)
![Pouring a little concrete [Video]](/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/IMG_10761-e1357668977200.jpg)
Things are finally underway! Now that the site is prepped, the actual construction can begin. We happened to stop by the site just in time to catch the boys pouring the concrete for the footings that will support the foundation of our house.
![After the dust settled… [Video]](/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/IMG_1047.jpg)
We’ve been pretty busy with the holidays and enjoying some down time with the family. The only down side of that is we haven’t had much time to update the blog. Just because we’ve been quiet though, doesn’t, mean we haven’t had busy bees working away on site. We’re fortunate enough to have a dedicated crew of guys willing to work almost right through the holidays to help us make up some of the time we lost.