We’re building a new house. Here are some of the construction stories.
We are genuinely excited about this house. Well, it ebbs and flows based on the progress. We believe the look is coming along. Today we’re thrilled as we are getting work done ourselves. We wanted bead board for the ceiling of the front porch. We noticed the builder delivered it and we didn’t waste any … Continue reading “Staining – 4/19/2026”
The electric is getting close. 95% of everything is in place. Today we walked through the house room by room looking at the location of switches, outlets, and lights. The goal was to make sure that everything was as expected or to request a change. For the most part, planning went well and most things … Continue reading “Electric Walk Through – 4/18/2026”
I wish I could say I was surprised, but we have an issue with our roof again. This time, the decorative metal shingles are flapping in the wind. I sent a text to the builder followed by an email to he builder and roofer with a photo. We wanted to get this fixed before it … Continue reading “Roof Again… 4/5/2026”
Our septic vendor was right on time and didn’t mess around. They came in and laid down wood to protect the ground and then started digging a hole. First, they freed up the foundation to attach to the house. With the house attached, the pipe was run to our Norweco system. Okay first they had … Continue reading “Septic Time – 3/29/2026”
We met the contractor that was installing our septic system at the property today. They had paperwork that we had to sign and they wanted to meet at the site. We were happy to meet them and came out. We didn’t have it marked on the foundation where the plumbing hole came out of the … Continue reading “Where Is Our Hole? 3/18/2026”
Danelle has always wanted a sun room. This house was our chance to get her exactly what she wanted. The plan is a sun room off the back of the house looking out into our property. The next question was how to separate the sun room from the rest of the house. The only catch … Continue reading “Quad Doors – 3/13/2026”
Video of our build. Some highlights. * Our septic system was installed in a single day * Electric started * Around the 27th the metal shingles on the front left started coming up 🙁
More daily video of the build.
We purchased bathroom vanities from a local store and they came in stock. They don’t delivery but do have people that subcontract deliveries. It was going to be at least $200 to get them delivered. Since Danelle and I are capable of doing this, we decided to save the money and pick them up directly. … Continue reading “Paying Ourselves For Delivery – 1/22/2026”
It snowed all weekend dropping about 8 inches of snow in the area. I had my framing inspection. I shoveled my way to creepy shed to make sure I could be a good employee and get my work done. I previewed the house before the inspection. I noticed a few more air vents were hung. … Continue reading “Snow, Progress, and Setbacks – 1/25/2026”