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Happy New Year 2025!
Let’s start 2025 off right! The project is looking great and the building is wrapped and has windows. It definitely feels more and more like a home each day. With the roof on and daylight at a minimum, my photos are not as good as they have been, so please bear with me! One challenge…
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We Have Been Framed! (Part 3)
Happy Thanksgiving to everyone! The framing of the house is close to done, and we couldn’t be more excited. With the sunset happening so early we don’t have many in-progress photos, but here is one from the day the trusses were delivered. Other than that, here is how the house exterior is looking: The first…
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We Have Been Framed! (Part 2)
Framing has continued this week and started with the giant living room window (Human for scale). By the end of the week the inner walls were mostly done and we were able to walk around and immerse ourselves in what our main floor will feel like! The deck has even been started, and I’m looking…
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It’s Dirty Work
Over the past few weeks, the south side of the house where the tall foundation wall is has been back-filled with rock and dirt to return the grade to its pre-demolition state. Here are some pictures of the south side over the past month: Here are some other views through this time. The north side…
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We Have Been Framed! (Part 1)
The first floor of framing is in the books, and while last week seemed like a lightning strike of work, this week has been more gradual (yet still quick). By the end of the day on Monday this big 1600 lb beam was in place. Rachel and I were theorizing where it would go, and…
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A Week of Change
This week has seen so much progress! Monday started with the slab pour. It was interesting to watch how the workers smoothed out the poured concrete as well as to see the different texture / seams on the outdoor patio. It was sealed before Tuesday’s rain, which was stressful to see in person, but the…
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Preparing for the Pour
As the next week will see a massive change in the project, it is time to provide this overdue update. Over the past few weeks we have seen Foundation walls go up and plumbing go in. We are at the point that the slab pour should be happening on Monday. Lets go back in time.…
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Getting our Footing
We pulled ahead of schedule with a fast demolition only to fall back into schedule due to an unknown (yet not unexpected) oil tank found underneath the previous garage. After navigating a couple weeks of permitting, environment testing, and Fire Marshall sign-off, the tank was removed, and the project was moving forward again. And with…