Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Rolling In Past Quitting Time!

Dale speaking English with the Foreman!  He said he was glad I was HAPPY!

Lining up the forms...cutting rebar

Surveying the work

Unloading the forms....seems like a lot of work!

Daddy explaining the house layout this past weekend.

This afternoon I pulled into GNP around 5:00 - Dale was there and said that the Concrete Wall men had done some today but would get going on the forms tomorrow.  Then we heard the crunching of the gravel on the driveway and they rolled in and starting working.  The good folks at The Concrete Works speak little English, I raised my hands cheering and they seemed glad that I was happy.  At the pace they work we should be finished by the end of the week!  (Sorry my pictures are in reverse order.... kind of how I roll!)




Friday, August 17, 2012

Firm Foundation!

Foundation on GNP 

Looney Love = Great Foundation

Dale and Rick...been digging in the dirt together for a long time!
Things have gone terrific this week.  We closed on our construction loan, dug and poured the foundation for the house.   There just isn't a lot to say about a foundation except it is important.  The one thing everything else rests on.   Madeline just summed it up...."Dad is moving on with this house" 

Tuesday, August 14, 2012

A "lot" happening


Before I went out of town.... the lot was cleared.  Dale & I went out and a laid out the house and marked the corners etc.   This is always a time that you begin to get an idea of size and shape of things.  It seems like it always looks really small when you just have strings lining the outside of the house.   I always ask Dale " are you sure it is big enough"  and he always says yes..prob too big!   I loved the picture of Dale & I looking down into the basement casting our shadows... I named the photo "5:00 Shadow"

Dale and Mike Garner( who by the way did an excellent job with the lot excavation and is very high on my list for promptness) did a great job of digging the basement.  When I returned today I went to the lot to find a hole in the ground that was awesome and it is done!   Dale loved playing with Tonka toys as a child... I asked him if it felt like playing!  He loves it. 

Utilities are next - water, power and those meetings will take place this week.  Plans are with the concrete wall installer and hope to get a final price and commitment this week.  Dale has met with framer who made some good suggestions and we are still tweaking the plans to accommodate those and the changes that we want to make. 


Wednesday, August 8, 2012

"I feel the earth move"

Keep humming this old favorite....because today I did feel the earth move!   We started today!  Mike Garner as promised started clearing the lot today.  He got the driveway cleared all the way back to the house site! 

I went and bought me some rain boots to wear after work I was so excited that I had to get out there and see!  It looks great so far that is if you like downed trees and red mud.  This is my cue to get serious about selection...because it won't be long til Dale is calling and saying I need to know what you picked........

Away we go friends!