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
I know it seems like a LONG way off, especially since we don’t even have any walls built yet, but I thought I’d share the choices we’ve made for our kitchen. One of the reasons we ...Read More
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
The girls have been GREAT about spending time on a construction zone. They’ve found ways to entertain themselves even when there isn’t much for them to do. They’ve been awesome! ...Read More
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
Once the electrical inspection was complete and the temporary power was approved, we were able to have UEC come out and hook up our power and energize us. It’s great because now our trailers c...Read More
Well, the well is done. We were very nervous that we were going to have to drill very deep to get good water, but luckily, we were able to get water very quickly! Our well is costing significantly...Read More
After months of stop and go progress, and nothing VISIBLE happening with our home construction, there is finally visible progress. The well-drillers dropped off their rigs yesterday and got to work ...Read More
This weekend, we spent our free time at the property preparing for construction – again – go figure. Saturday, Aaron & I took down over 300′ of fence, burned weeds, and cleane...Read More
These marks mean the utility companies have been out and marked their lines so we can start digging. Fortunately, we only have two lines on our property – electric and phone. Luckily for us,...Read More
We are FINALLY almost done with all the bank stuff, and it looks like we’re going to be able to start construction very soon! I thought it would be a great time to give y’all a tour of our...Read More
