Category Archives: Building the House
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
A Few Problems Pop Up – Update
There have been some updates since my previous post – A Few Problems Pop Up. The plumber ended up coming out twice but there still appeared to be water at the bottom of the cabinet. So I called the super … Continue reading
A Few Problems Pop Up
Well after a week and a half I guess the honeymoon is over. We are having a couple of issues with the construction of the house. Now don’t get me wrong, these are not major issues, but issues none the … Continue reading
We are Moved In!
Well after a marathon of shopping, packing, and unpacking, we are moved in. During the move I installed 2 ceiling fans, water sealed the fence, and installed a new thermostat. Also, we had a couple of un-scheduled projects during the … Continue reading
We got the Keys!
We got the keys! After spending an hour signing piles of papers we where handed the keys to our new house. Now we are going on a shopping spree to get all the things that we need for the house. … Continue reading
New Photos Added
I have just upgraded my Flickr account to “Pro” and uploaded some of the construction photos. I have a whole bunch of other construction photos on my other computer so I will be uploading those shortly also. I will probably … Continue reading
Last Little Things
We went to visit the house today and they have finished a portion of “The List”. The things that are now done are – Gas is hooked up (we have hot water now) Back door seems to work the way … Continue reading
The Walk Through Went Great
We had the walk through today at the house and things went great. Our Superintended really hustled and got most of the major things done. The only things on the list other then paint touch-ups were – Hook up the … Continue reading
Constuction is Almost Done
More has happened on the house over the last couple of weeks. The outside brick, Kitchen appliances, and carpet mainly. There are probably several things that we would not noticed also. (Click the photo for the big pic). I guess … Continue reading
A lot of Progress on the House
There has been a lot of progress in the house over the last 2 weeks. Last time I had posted they had just completed the texture of the drywall (click the pic for full-size). Well during the last 2 weeks … Continue reading
