It’s very exciting to see the stonework being on our house. At first, when selecting the exterior look for our home, we did not consider adding stone. Read more
Making Home Exterior Color Choices & More
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
How To Choose Features For Your New Home
The front porch, garage floor, and basement floor concrete is poured and curing. It always amazes me at how perfectly smooth Read more
Home Design Is Under Roof And Windows Added
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!
House Framing Goes Fast When Building
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
Framing Materials Arrive And Framing Begins
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
Adding Gravel To Basement Foundations
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.
Pouring Basement Foundation Walls
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.
Basement Foundation Forms In Place
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
The Big Dig: Digging a Home’s Foundation
Well, today’s the day we’ve been waiting for… they’ve dug the foundation! Not only does it look really deep standing at the edge looking down, but of all the foundation types to choose from when building a home, a basement foundation probably takes the longest, so patience is a must. Read more