Back to work.....

Just a short update today, the day after Christmas, and the crew is back at work.  Had a load of wood delivered today which will form the support for the

Water Water Everywhere

Last week we were on vacation and traveled to Milwaukee for a few days.  When we returned the crew had done some more foundation cleanup, brought in some rock for the east end of the crawl space floor and installed a sump pump in the lowest part of the crawl space.  This was something I added to the spec.  Just in case any

Houston we have foundation......

The concrete trucks rolled in last Thursday to pour the foundation walls.  By Friday the concrete was set enough to remove the form boards.  Contractors rent those, I found out,  So all the form boards have been removed and

That didn't take long; the first change order

When we surveyed the property the general conclusion was that we were building on a pretty flat site.  At least the area where the house was sited was pretty flat.  Appearances can be deceiving.  There is about a 2 foot fall from the east side of the house to the west side.  This is not a big problem