The build has officially started, we are going to build a house! Our contractor for the civil work added a new entrance to the land today, as well as started digging the hole. It doesn’t look like much, but this house building thing is really happening, and we are very excited about it!
Follow along with our weekly progress, or check out week 1 (pouring the foundation), or skip right to the end and see our finished house!
[…] We broke ground for the build on April 20, 2016. Over the next three weeks we worked on the foundation, including the footings and the insulated concrete forms. Our main contractors (Dovetail Carpentry) did most of the work during the day, while Tony ordered supplies and organized everything. Tony would go to the house every day for a couple hours after working at his real job. We would try to go together on Saturdays throughout the summer, though it was often difficult to bring the kids. Sometimes I would get to go to the house in the evenings by myself for my “night out”. We would try and take Sundays off from working at the house; this gave us a day to spend with family or friends, and it always felt good to take a break and be refreshed for the new week. […]
[…] We broke ground for the build on April 20, 2016. Over the next three weeks we worked on the foundation, including the footings and the insulated concrete forms. Our main contractors (Dovetail Carpentry) did most of the work during the day, while Tony ordered supplies and organized everything. Tony would go to the house every day for a couple hours after working at his real job. We would try to go together on Saturdays throughout the summer, though it was often difficult to bring the kids. Sometimes I would get to go to the house in the evenings by myself for my “night out”. We would try and take Sundays off from working at the house; this gave us a day to spend with family or friends, and it always felt good to take a break and be refreshed for the new week. […]
That is exciting news! That’s fantastic to be able to build your own home. Best wishes! 🙂