We’re building a new house. Here are some of the construction stories.
The foundation has been poured and the forms removed. Now fill is being added back against the outside of the foundation. It will likely take a lot more fill as these are deep! Part of us discussed not filling these in and having a secret bomb shelter type room. But those thoughts quickly passed thinking … Continue reading “Foundation Follow Up – 4/5/2024”
Things are starting back up.
Still nothing happening, and good because the batteries died in the camera, so many days were missed.
Construction didn’t happen this month.
We’re visiting our site to view the foundation after the forms have been removed. The fill has not been added, so I’ll be able to walk around the outside of the foundation for a few more days. Here is an overview of it. Note the large patch of grass. They didn’t need to dig this … Continue reading “Foundation Pour Follow Up – 3/23/2024”
We’ve finally arrived at a monumental day. They are pouring concrete for the foundation of the house. Everybody in the neighborhood was very curious as to what was going on. Including this deer! The guys had been working hard getting the forms set and ready. I had mentioned previously about how much work it takes … Continue reading “Foundation Pour – 3/21/2024”
Now that the short wall is done and the footer has been poured, its time to assemble the foundation forms. These are put together to form the foundation walls of the house. They come in on large trucks waiting to be assembled. Most of the trucks are filled with the forms, but there are areas … Continue reading “Assembling Foundation Walls – 3/19/2024”
I had mentioned previously that the hole for the foundation needed extra digging. That also meant that we needed more rock for the hole. Today with the rock there, they were pouring the concrete that would be the support wall for the full foundation. It is better to spend the additional money now on the … Continue reading “Short Wall – 3/12/2024”
It looks like the majority of the rock has been delivered. This includes the extra rock that was needed to shore up the foundation due to poor soil. It won’t look like much to you, but it was sheer joy for us to see more progress. There is an upper and a lower part as … Continue reading “We Have Rock – 3/4/2024”
I came out to work from the shed today. When I arrived, I found that the excavation company brought the backhoe to the orchard and pulled out the remaining large trees. While it saved a lot of work, it wasn’t exactly what I thought I communicated for them to do. Most of the debris was … Continue reading “Cleared Orchard and Gravel – 2/13/2024”