This page keeps up with our progress. This is where we are at in building our new house. Or you can jump to All Posts About Building Our New Home
- Explore: 2 – 4 Weeks
- Customize: 2 – 6 Weeks
- Finalize: 6 – 8 Weeks
- Build: 21 – 25 Weeks
- Digging the Footers
- Foundation Construction
- Driveway Progress, Footers Draining, Clearing Up
- Putting in the Driveway, Ditch and Culverts
- Excavation Report – Engineered Footings
- Still Bad Weather… No Change But Another Dumpster
- Back to Work! Starting on the Engineered Footers
- Progress on Re-Digging the Footers
- More Progress on the Engineered Footers
- Inspection and Pouring Footers
- Surveying and Marking the Footers for the Block
- Re-marking the Footers
- Block for Foundation Delivered
- Starting on the Block
- Progress on the Foundation
- Block and Stucco
- Foundation Marked and Sealed
- Grading – Getting Above Flood Plain
- How they got the Bobcat out of the house
- Framing – We have a floor!
- Framing the Walls
- Sheathing
- House Wrap
- Truss Delivery
- Setting the Roof Trusses with a Crane
- They Got the Roof On!
- Electrical Walk-through
- Finishing the Rough Electrical
- Installing the Windows
- Putting in the Doors
- Rough Plumbing
- Building the Porches
- Shingles are Delivered
- Plumbing Pressure Test
- Shingles on the Roof
- Downspout Drain Lines
- Engineered Footers – The Well and Sump Pump
- Installing the Pump and More Grading
- Duke Energy Flags – Ready for Power?
- We Have to Put In Sidewalks
- Truss Permanent Lateral and Diagonal Bracing
- Progress on Porches
- HVAC Walk-Through
- Underground Power is Run and Insulation Behind Tub and Shower
- Installing the Soaker Tub
- Preparing to Pour the Concrete Garage Floor
- HVAC Progress
- Lowering the Carport Walls
- French Doors, Carport Door, Dog Door and the Last Window
- Pouring the Concrete Floor in the Garage
- Finishing the Concrete in the Garage
- Running the Gas Lines
- Insulation
- Installing the Vinyl Siding
- Installing the Drywall
- Paint
- The Front Porch
- Installing the Pull-Down Attic Ladder
- Interior Doors, Windowsills and Baseboard
- Cabinets in the Kitchen and Baths
- Prepping and Painting Trim, Window Sills and Doors
- Bringing Natural Gas to the New House
- Blown-in Insulation in the Attic
- Gutters
- Cultured Marble Vanity Tops and Tub Surround
- Closets
- Garage Door and Opener
- Cobalt Blue Corian Countertops
- Gel Stain on the Front Door
- Putting in the Driveway, Carport and Sidewalk
- Plumbers Return
- Plumbers Return Again
- Finishing the Plaster and Paint
- Grading Above Flood Plain, Gravel Driveway and Grass Seed
- Finishing the HVAC
- We got our CO! (But it’s not done yet.)
- Snow at the New House
- We have Power & Finishing Up
We’ve moved into the house now and are slowly getting settled.
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