Sunday, May 19, 2013

Drywall...

So, for the past week or so, the drywall hangers have been hard at work.  They are all done and painting is starting tomorrow!
The utilities are also being trenched and the rough grade should be done this week!

Monday, May 6, 2013

Siding!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And insulation

Last week was extremely exciting!  The siding was put on and the entire house was insulated.

What do you think?

Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Concrete

So, over the past few days, a lot of things have wrapped up.  The electrician has everything roughed in and the plumber should be done with his first phase of everything tomorrow.

Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Alien Ant Farm

Today, and the past few days, have seen multiple contractors working at the same time.  We have had the HVAC contractor, plumber, electrician and roofers in the past few days.


The roofers completed most of the first tier of the roof.  I assume they'll finish up tomorrow as there is a lot less ground for them to cover tomorrow.

Monday, April 15, 2013

Framing Day 5

Today, all the windows and exterior doors were placed with the exception of the sliding doors in the kitchen.  I love it!  It also looks as if everything is ready for shingles.  Take a look!

We also got our Guaranteed Completion Certificate today!  At the very latest, we'll be in by July 15!

The front door in this picture is actually wrong.   This should be the basement door.  The front door is solid and is currently on the basement.

Sunday, April 14, 2013

Framing Days 3&4

It's been a busy week so, thanks for your patience!  On day three, they roughed out the interior second floor and add trusses...


Day 2

On day two, we had a few rough thunderstorms but they still got a lot done!  They finished up the first floor and began work on the second!

Tuesday, April 9, 2013

Framing Day 1

I'm in shock of the progress they made today!  I don't have a ton to say except in some captions of the pictures.  As always, feel free to ask any questions!  Enjoy!

Front of house.  Windows not roughed in yet.

Thursday, April 4, 2013

Catch up!

Hey there!  Sorry it took so long to get this post up!  The Friday before Easter week, the waterproofing was done.  They did a great job!


Friday, March 15, 2013

Foundation


From the Den looking in to the living room

I went out to the house on Thursday, March 14 to take pictures of the footers that were poured on Tuesday.  Much to my surprise, there was a crew laying block!  On dig day Jeff had said the footers were to be poured early this week and then, because of how they schedule and orchestrate crews with jobs happening locally, the foundation probably wouldn't be set until next week.  At the pace their going, and judging by what I saw at lunch time today, they will probably finish the block work today.  Take a look!

Tuesday, March 12, 2013

Dig Day 3.8.2013

Gotta have a good Breakfast to dig a good foundation!
Not a lot to say.  Mainly some pictures.  Dig Day was a chilly, March morning.  The excavators came in from about 45 minutes away bright and early around 8AM and started digging shortly before 8:30. 

When we arrived minutes after 8:30, they already had a good bit of the garage wall dug.  This entire process only took until noon.  This was very surprising to me.  When my parents built their house, they ran in to rock.  It took them an entire weekend and LOTS more money to dig their foundation.  So far, this experience has been full of a few pleasant surprises.  This is how it went...


The first few scoops were on the garage wall!

Working on the front porch...








Finished product!  Looking from porch to den, family room and part of dinette



Like I said, they made quick work of it that day!  Jeff, our Field Manager stopped by the site around 11 or 12 and we got to talk to him about next steps, etc.  It's so exciting to see it finally underway!

Until Next Time!

Ciao!

Wednesday, February 27, 2013

We Have a Dig Date!

The official dig date is... March 5, 2013!!!!!
I'm thrilled we made it to this point and I'm so grateful to everyone who helped us get here!  My husband, dad, and brothers-in-law have worked tirelessly to get the lot cleared.  Also, as I type this, there is a crew scraping and digging and trenching through the ice storm and white out conditions we've had the past two days.  We're so lucky to have such wonderful people around us.

I plan to post pictures of the actual mud pit that's currently being created later today but, for now, here are two pictures of the beautiful weather we had on Monday when they brought the equipment to the lot.

Until Next Time,
Ciao!

Gorgeous sunny day on 2.25

Monday, February 25, 2013

Time to Set the Wheels in Motion

In my last post, I shared that we closed on our loan in January.  Within that week, Tracy at Wayne Homes shared that at that time, we could have a dig date within two weeks of our closing.  The LFD and I didn't love the idea of breaking ground and pouring footers for our home in what is historically the coldest month of a Western PA winter.

Friday, January 4, 2013

Closing Time

Did you sing that the way I do every time I hear it?  No?  Maybe not everyone was as obsessed with Semisonic as I was in high school.  No matter, we have a closing date!