Block and Stucco
Cliff is home and we drove over to see how the block is going. Wow! The entire outside is done and they are half done with the stucco, too. I did not know the same crew does the stucco. The outside is completely done. They …
Our New House
Progress on the Foundation
The forecast is rain, but so far it is beautiful out. I drove out to the worksite and Wow! They are making great progress! The masons shoveled out dirt everywhere the walls had fallen in. He used a brush to work all of the dirt …
Starting on the Block
I got a call pretty early this morning. The contractor and the block masons were on the building site. Woo Hoo!!! Going up instead of down! The block masons got right to work. And they work fast! They must be paid by the job, not …
Cabinet Knobs
I was not in love with any of the hardware for the cabinets. Schumacher gave us a credit. It took me months, possibly years, last time to pick out cabinet hardware that I liked. Actually I liked a lot of things, but I get it …
We Have Block!
They are starting on the foundation this week. The block was delivered today. Two trucks full of block. Wow! By the time I got down there, some of the block had already been unloaded. They cleaned up everything that got tracked from the muddy driveway. …
Re-marking the Footers
When I saw that in one spot the footer was not quite in the correct location, I was concerned. Really concerned. They said they could probably adjust the house over, but we had to make sure we were not too close to the set-backs for …
Surveying and Marking the Footers for the Block
The concrete in the footers has dried. The surveyor came out to mark where the block will go. He put in nails and spray painted them to make them highly visible. This is one of the piers to hold up the porch. I walked the …
Transplanting Daffodils to the New House
I put some daffodils in the field at our new house. When I visited Ireland, I saw fields that were filled with daffodils. I decided to put some in that will be visible in the spring from living room, dining room and our bedroom windows. …
Inspection and Pouring Footers
The guys were out early on Thursday morning. They finished the last bits of gravel and spread the final fabric pieces to tuck our gravel in nice and cozy. They placed spikes to mark the depth for the concrete. They put a piece of wood …
Documents from the Engineer
Here are more of the documents from the engineer. BLE inc. Bunnell-Lammons Engineering, Inc. Geotechnical, Environmental and Construction Materials Consultants 3-2-2018 Upont client’s request, staff professional K. Williams visited site to observe the foundation excavations of the proposed home. The excavations were extended to -5 …
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