We’re building a new house. Here are some of the construction stories.
We have never built a house before let alone a custom house. With my background as a software developer, I find it annoying when somebody sees my work before I’m finished. It is often incorrect until it all comes together at the end. Why did I say both of these things. That is because our … Continue reading “Basement Leveling – 8/1/2026”
I mentioned previously that I saw survey workers looking at my property. The guy said they would be here today. I had the basement doors open while I was working. I noticed out of the corner of my eye three people in high vis vests walking by. I walked over to chat with them. I … Continue reading “Soil Samples – 7/27/2026”
It rained while I was at the house today. I noticed one of the exterior doors is leaking water in. I’ve reported this to the builder and am waiting for resolution. I noticed the water is on the outside in the same place. The door isn’t properly setting against the seal letting in the water. … Continue reading “Leaking Door – 7/25/2026”
When we drove up to the house, I noticed a stake in the yard. I walked over to check it out and wondered what it was about. More concerning was that there was another one back by the septic tank. Unfortunately, there was nobody there to ask. I started working in the basement with the … Continue reading “Rocks and Survey Horror – 7/24/2026”
The majority of the time spent today at the property was on irrigation for the orchard. While we only have 8 trees planted currently, we plan to more than double that in the future. More importantly, we need to be there every other day to get water to the young trees. This takes about 20 … Continue reading “You’re Making Me Irrigated! 7/22/2026”
I know we just talked about drywall, but this crew is FAST! It looks like the whole house is done. Of course with any job this large, there are bound to be things that were missed. I can totally understand how this was missed, but we’re putting an electric fireplace in our sun room. Its … Continue reading “More Drywall and Beadboard – 7/13/2026”
Our house is really starting to feel real. For a long time, it was just framed with most of an exterior. Then we had drywall delivered. It sat on the floor in many rooms for a while, but it still didn’t feel real. Today, we showed up and there was drywall on the walls and … Continue reading “Drywall and Beadboard – 7/12/2026”
Ameren Illinois came to the house today to install our power! I’ve been waiting a very long time to get real power in the house. Its been wired and ready to go for a little while. They had to add a transformer on our pole, but I don’t mind. Next was a long trench. The … Continue reading “Unlimited Power – 7/10/2026”
We’re coming up to the house every other day to ensure the trees are watered. To my surprise and delight, the trees are starting to get leaves 10 days after planting. We want to make the most of our visit and decided today was a great day to start installing the beadboard on the front … Continue reading “Beadboard Install – 6/28/2026”