Flying Trusses

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Scratch another HUGE milestone off the to-do list!  We worked really really hard this week (14+ hour days) so we would be ready for the trusses to be delivered Friday.  The truck with the trusses ar... Read More

The Brute Squad

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I didn’t realize when we started building this house that we were going to have several HUGE, HEAVY beams to lift into place.  We have three very long ones (24+ feet), and four shorter ones (le... Read More

We’ve Been Framed!

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The very first thing I am going to say about framing the walls of our home is that we have GREAT friends!  Over the course of three days, Jason & Yvette Whitbeck, Andrew Timpy, and Danny Young al... Read More

Decking the Floor

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We’re making progress!  We spent the weekend laying floor decking and getting ready to frame walls.  Visible progress is great!  Insteresting was the NASTY storm that rolled in late in the af... Read More

Whirlwind Week!

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Last week (nearly two weeks ago now), we poured footings, stem walls, and had the temporary power hooked up.  Last weekend and throughout the week we worked our butts off putting on the sill plate,... Read More