Category Archives: House Build

The last few weeks of this house build has felt like speed dating. Having never had the experience before, in either case, it seems like something you should get some training for. I am unaccustomed to the rapid fire decision … Continue reading →

It might be a tad early to start a count down to when we can move in, but confidence is high and finishing is going really well. So well, we are starting to pack some boxes and think end-game things, … Continue reading →

That, my friends, is the much anticipated Finishing Trailer. It is not just fiction. The siding has gotten off to a much slower start than anticipated and we’ve been sticker-shocked yet again with the price of concrete, but the end … Continue reading →

Adam, our builder, has said recently that their finishing trailer will be arriving soon. Say it isn’t so! In my mind, this can only mean that we are in the home stretch. My own mental milestones are coming…prime painting is … Continue reading →

We’re a couple of months farther down the path in our build now and the house really has started looking more finished. The once bare and open frame has walls. We’ve had lengthy walk-throughs for planning with the electrician and … Continue reading →

A lot has been happening in the last couple of weeks with the house! Here’s the skinny. Some wacky weather delayed our floor pour a smidgeon, but just enough to allow us to make some last minute decisions on where … Continue reading →

They’re getting ready to pour the floor this week and there’s been a flurry of activity getting the plumbing on the main floor ready to go and the porch on. New pictures make the house look so different. I’m really … Continue reading →

Turn your back for a day or two and things really start taking off. The windows arrived a few days late and the first couple seemed to take an eternity to install while the builder worked out the hiccups. We … Continue reading →

Just a quick update because it’s pretty exciting to see a roof going on. Our house suddenly looks like a house and we’re anxiously awaiting the arrival of windows on Tuesday. The material picking continues with decisions on siding, roofing … Continue reading →

Much progress has been made on the building front. Great news with the cold weather and then dump of snow threatening to slow things down significantly. In the end our builders, who seem to be relatively immune to the constraints … Continue reading →