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Month: May 2015

home exterior with stone delivery

Making Home Exterior Color Choices & More

May 29, 2015February 18, 2021DesignAmerica

At the house we see the inner workings coming together. The plumbing pipes and electrical wiring are added. All of the electrical wiring is in place. Read more →

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basement with egress window

How To Choose Features For Your New Home

May 20, 2015February 18, 2021DesignAmerica

The front porch, garage floor, and basement floor concrete is poured and curing. It always amazes me at how perfectly smooth Read more →

follow a building journey basement foundations, home features, vaulted ceilings 3 Comments
finishing roof

Home Design Is Under Roof And Windows Added

May 15, 2015February 18, 2021DesignAmerica

Now that the roof is covering up most of the interior spaces in the home, I feel good that the weather and especially rain won’t affect the inside completion of our home. No one wants to imagine their being filled with a heavy rain!

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framed house

House Framing Goes Fast When Building

May 13, 2015February 18, 2021DesignAmerica

This is the time in the homebuilding process where things take shape very quickly. This definitely is the most fun time during the building process so because every single day it seems Read more →

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house framing begins

Framing Materials Arrive And Framing Begins

May 11, 2015February 18, 2021DesignAmerica

This part of the building process is where things really start to happen! The framing can begin. Framing a house goes very fast and seeing our home come to life is truly amazing. I know, I know; homes are built every day, so why is this so exciting? Read more →

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basement foundation with gravel floor

Adding Gravel To Basement Foundations

May 8, 2015February 18, 2021DesignAmerica

Now we have basement walls, so the next step is to add gravel to the floor of the basement. A huge pile of gravel is added to the job site and spread over the dirt of the basement floor.

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recently poured basement foundation

Pouring Basement Foundation Walls

May 6, 2015February 18, 2021DesignAmerica

We were thrilled to see the foundation walls have been poured. Finally, with the weather cooperating, progress is going great. If you pour a basement foundation, the foundation walls will need to sit and cure a little bit before the next step can occur.

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basement building forms

Basement Foundation Forms In Place

May 4, 2015February 18, 2021DesignAmerica

Well, even though there’s been a decent amount of rain, things are looking up and nothing seems to be holding up the builder at this point and now the foundation forms are in place. And, I’m happy to say it reassure me to see them because before that I thought our home was almost too large for our lot. Read more →

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