We got there early, before the HVAC guy showed up. The carpenters were busy climbing around in the trusses. They seemed to be nailing random wood all over the place. We asked and they threw down a label. They were adding Permanent Lateral and Diagonal …
The woman from the city got back to me. We have to have a sidewalk to move into the house. We have to put in sidewalks. And not just in front of the house. The sidewalk has to wrap around both sides of the property …
This morning we walked the dog over at the new house. Cliff had done some repairs on a culvert and we wanted to check how it did in the storm last night. When we got there we had flags marking from the power pole to …
The guys were out there first thing Wednesday to finish installing the pump to mitigate any potential water issues with our engineered footers. They put in the 20” PVC pipe yesterday. Today they assembled the pump and the PVC pipe to it and dropped it …
In earlier posts I talked about our Engineered Footers*. Excavation Report – Engineered Footings > One part of the engineering is this well. Finally we see what they are doing. We hit a spring when we were digging for the foundation and had to have …
Most houses I have lived in the gutter downspout ended in a concrete pan that directed the water away from the house. Our new house will move the rainwater away from the house through buried drain pipe. This is how they put in the downspout …
The underlayment, drip edge and flashing were finished last week and the shingles were delivered Friday. The roofers started early the next morning. They were out here by 5:30 on Saturday. Roofing is hot hard work! It was so hot by 11:30, they were wrapping …
The plumbers left these gauges on the pipes. I googled to see what they are for. This is one way to test for leaks. We have water, but it only goes to a faucet in the front yard. This way they can inspect for leaks …
When I pulled up they were delivering the shingles. They used a crane to put the shingles on the roof. The crane is remote controlled. The roof vents are in the garage. That’s it. That’s the post. They just unloaded the truck and left. The …
More materials have been delivered. The skips are gone and we have a new empty one. And… They have started on the porches! The plans have a nice front porch. It is 17’ wide and 6’ deep. The log cabin has a huge front porch. …
