First Wall Goes Up

 
Not a great picture but the first of the walls went up on December 1, 2009. This is the master bedroom bathroom outside wall.

Back Patio

 

Hard at Work

 
No wonder my concrete bill was over---I think they are confused. This isn't a State Highway job!

Concrete Stain

 
Ryan is sprinkling the staining powder on the concrete. This will add a second color to the concrete which is already colored.

Front Porch Poured

 
November 13, 2009 They came and poured our front porch today. It is colored concrete, stamped and stained. It is amazing how they can make it look. Should add a lot of character to the porch. I wanted a wrap around porch where I can put 2 white rocking chairs. Hopefully someday I will have time to just sit and relax! I will be posting a few pics of them pouring and stamping.

Retaining Wall

 
November 12, 2009 I raced home from work to see our new retaining wall in the front of the house before dark. Here it is. Picture doesn't do rocks justice, they are quite pretty and will add some color to the landscape. There are two planters where we can
put trees.

Pheasant Hunter

 
This has nothing to do with the house but this is my husband, David. He took the guys who poured our foundation pheasant hunting today.

My Contractor, Ryan

 
This is my contractor Ryan Johnson. I am really glad I chose Ryan to build our house. He is great. Here it is 7 am Sat morning and he is here sawcutting my house. He will go coach his boy's soccer game at 10. He background is in concrete. Monday I have to pick out the color of the concrete for my porch and patio, which they will pour next week since the weather is so good. Hopefully the wind won't be blowing.....

Sawcutting

 
Today the contractor came and sawcut the garage floors and part of the house where the concrete didn't crack. It was 7 am and cold this morning but hey, the wind wasn't blowing. Go figure!

Septic Tank

 

On November 6, 2009 they put in our septic tank. Here it is in all of its glory. Always wondered what a septic tank looked like- now you know.

Pouring the Floors

 
Today, November 6, 2009 they poured the floors of the house. It wasn't the best day to pour concrete as the wind blew, and I mean blew, ALL day! Needless to say the top dried too quick and cracked in several places. It wouldn't be a big deal but we were going to use the concrete floor in several areas to save the cost of tiling. They can sawcut the concrete into 12 inch tile like sqares, stain and polish and it looks just like tile. Oh well, what are you going to do.

Power Line To House

 
On November 5, 2009 the excavator dug a trench from the house to the power pole on the road to lay a 3 inch conduit for the power company. David bought the conduit and laid it today.

Front Yard

 
Adam is standing in what will be the front sidewalk/yard area. They accidently filled the dirt all the way up to the bottom of the front porch. They will have to dig that dirt back out because who has ever seen a porch rail along the ground?????

Gravel Filling Under Flooring

 
On November 5, 2009 they blew in gravel so fill the space in the foundation below the flooring. Tomorrow they will pour the flooring starting at 7 am. David stubbed in the floor outlets before they pour. David also finished the temporary power today.

 

Water Line Into House

 
On November 4, 2009 they brought the blue water line into the house. They also filled the foundation with dirt and compacted it.

Inside Footings Poured

 
On November 4, 2009 they poured the inside footings for our house. They also place insulation on the inside of the foundation.

 

 

Foundation is Done!

 
On Thursday, October 29, 2009 they poured the foundation. On Friday they came and took the forms off.It will sit now for 5 days. Looks so small.

Pouring the Footings

Today they poured the footings. This is a big pump truck they brought in.
After they poured them this am they covered them up this pm because it
is suppose to rain and turn to snow tonight/tomorrow. The plan is to pour the
foundation Wed, weather permitting. WOW!

Footings Ready to be Poured

The frames are in for the footings to be poured on Monday. The inspector will be here at 9:30 and they hope to pour at 10:00am. A winter storm is coming in and we are expecting snow Tuesday. Hope all goes as planned!

Digging Gate Post Holes

On October 10, 2009 David used our neighbor's post hole driller to drill the holes to put up a gate. He had some trouble getting through the rocks so our neighbor Jonathon came and helped.
They got it done.

Staking Out Our House

On October 9th we started our new house. We helped our contractor, Ryan, stake out the parameters for the excavator. If you enlarge the pic by double clickingon it you can actually see the stakes. The house will be down just in front of the green patch of grass. The back of the house will face the pond in the background. Here we go.....