Rainy Wednesday

There was a heavy downpour this morning so not much got done today.  The footer forms were removed and the base was filled in with rock.  More forms were brought in to form the finished footers and start on the basement walls.  The water meter has also been installed.

Something’s afoot!

The footers were poured today.  So far so good!

Make like a mole and dig a hole

It took all weekend, but Clay got the rock shelf down to a level that we can deal with.  The bulldozer will remove the debris Monday and footers will follow shortly.

Now THAT’s a driveway!

When you come to visit, you will have to take the scenic route – and it would be the driveway.  A mere 881 feet long.  Lay of the land, don’t want to build a second bridge…  I have heard several “explainations”.

oh, bother

Well, the Bible says, “the wise man built his house upon the rock”  but it didn’t mention he’d need some serious heavy equipment to accomplish it!   Yes, we have hit a massive rock shelf.  The basement will take a compromise of an 8 foot ceiling instead of a 9 foot  IF  we can get deep [...]

Let the House Building Begin!!

July 20, 2008 – The bulldozer is scheduled to begin tomorrow morning.  We are both excited and stressed over the anticipation of building our house.  I will be keeping a photo diary (so-to-speak) of the progress here for friends and family to keep tabs on the pulse of the action.
These pictures are what the 5 acres [...]