Author Archives: Dan
The Attic Issue Has Been Resolved By Being Rebuilt
Our issue with the attic storage area has been resolved. The foreman over the construction of the house really put a lot of effort in and got it fixed exactly the way we wanted it. The floor is now the … Continue reading
That Truss Turned Out to be a BIG Problem
Well I waited a day like I said I would to see if they were going to trim down that truss (I called it a beam in my last post). When I went back on Tuesday night to see if … Continue reading
First Floor Framed, Second Floor Framing Now Started
I drove by the house last night to how things were going with the framing and the first floor was done. Along with that the stairs were framed out and the second story floor (plywood) was installed. There weren’t any … Continue reading
Framing Starts and the Water Pipe is in the Wrong Place
I stopped by the house last night to see if any progress had been made over the weekend and low and behold the first story of the house had started to be framed. This was a cool development so of … Continue reading
The Foundation and Driveway Have Been Poured
The foundation and the driveway for the house were poured within the last 2 days. I was really surprised to see them pour them back-to-back when in our current house it was almost a whole month between each one. One … Continue reading
Updates to Categories
With the addition of the new house that we are building I had to reorganize things around here a little bit. The main change is that there are now the Butler House and Cami House categories. Butler and Cami are … Continue reading
Floor Plan Layout and Options Diagram for the New House
One of the things that I was tasked with when we signed the contract for our new house was to take the Floor Plan layout and mark up where I wanted the various options that we had purchased. In looking … Continue reading
DR Horton Warranty – My Experience and Why I Am Buying From Them Again
I get a lot of traffic on this site from people that are looking for information about the warranty offered by DR Horton. The main reason for this traffic is that about 6 months ago I was having issues getting … Continue reading
We are Building a Second House
My wife and I have been casually looking for the last year at houses in our area. Part of it was getting familiar with the area while the other part was to get decorating ideas for our current house. During … Continue reading
1940′s to 1960′s era Vintage Front Doors for Ranch and Bungalow Homes
A friend of mine renovated his house this past year and was doing it in a retro 1960′s style. As a part of the renovation he wanted to replace his front door that had seen better days. His search around the … Continue reading
