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We need a LOT more! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/6f49c400-4c0d-4e3f-90fd-6f27ea3cf4eb/IMG_4655.jpeg The Road Now it's starting to look like a road https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/ac8e4ab9-5c1d-4681-a736-200ecfba96ba/IMG_4656.jpeg The Road Just keep driving over it and it'll smooth out! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/a6cbcfc1-b860-4e2c-899b-6d34e08d9085/Scrub+Oak+Ranch-2.jpg The Road The entryway paving is complete! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/8b62ce6f-f57e-408f-a755-6ebff8bf5c34/Scrub+Oak+Ranch-3.jpg The Road Traveling down the first stretch of the driveway https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/9e02b984-3dd6-4bb4-beae-23baf66aed3d/Scrub+Oak+Ranch-4.jpg The Road It's starting to feel like home! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/95729b29-4b64-4b31-891b-9a670e284d88/Scrub+Oak+Ranch-6.jpg The Road Weekend 1 of building the road is complete! Clearly we have a lot more dirt to bring in... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/4800fb90-83c8-4f17-9d59-81e028ea063c/Scrub+Oak+Ranch-8.jpg The Road ...a LOT more dirt to bring in! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/103dcd91-4308-448a-83d1-df5c0b73f9c9/IMG_4689+%281%29.jpg The Road 18 more truckloads of asphalt arrive! Guess we won't be bored! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/e35fc4ff-4d4c-45e5-98e9-7a6951fa06b0/IMG_4696.jpg The Road Week 2: Starting to work on the drainage! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/86cbdcd5-6dd1-4d0e-9b73-62f500c3ad8f/IMG_4694.jpg The Road Kris thinks they're building a freeway! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/578b2ba8-08fd-4105-af6c-59402d67fe0d/IMG_4697.jpg The Road Culvert's going in! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/00046679-76e5-416c-9530-f2fc9b7b9206/IMG_4699.jpg The Road Burying the culvert https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/29771bba-56cc-4d08-afa4-413c476ce872/Culvert-2.jpg The Road Prepping the road to pave over the culvert https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/6e65a512-e47b-46a7-9633-5cf3df6f4c8d/Culvert-6.jpg The Road View of the asphalt piles where the paving stopped for the culvert install https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/a6e01526-a147-4847-b5a0-0ac27c195feb/Culvert.jpg The Road It's looking ready for pavement! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/527615a5-278c-4aff-8394-f2275b5e5fce/Culvert-5.jpg The Road Just past the culvert is our favorite cedar tree! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/8fae2fb4-c490-4f38-ab97-094aa1468b7f/IMG_4700.jpg The Road View of the rest of our road heading up to where the house will be built. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/68f6fa69-25e2-4e3c-b8cc-2d39eb761d99/IMG_4701.jpg The Road Excavation around the house build site is needed to bring dirt over to the culvert area for leveling. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/542bf5b7-221e-481c-8218-e713b72a5a5d/Culvert-7.jpg The Road The road to the house is prepped! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/26dc2a31-37ef-46b0-9c41-7ca802593d85/Culvert-8.jpg The Road The excavating team was careful not to disturb our baby cedar until we're ready to transplant it! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/a4f95283-be91-48ca-91b0-41d8d19dba93/Culvert-10.jpg The Road The future house site...minus the tree! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/bd7e943a-a619-4b9c-a8f1-f4087d9ca1b4/Culvert-Paving-2.jpg The Road Paving is done over the culvert! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/1663629140242-M82KAZ1HKF218HD28MCI/Vortex.jpg The Road A side view of the culvert reveals the Vortex of Doom! See our blog for more details! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/85d552e8-738b-45a9-9303-ac9913ceabab/Culvert-Paving-4.jpg The Road The west side of the vortex doesn't look nearly as scary. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/8d019b9a-0e15-404f-b8ad-1bbb58ee52b7/Culvert-Paving-5.jpg The Road Continuing over the culvert towards the house site https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/dce0ef41-924c-4ef8-8081-c8d0187e0038/Culvert-Paving-6.jpg The Road Approaching the end of our paving....for now https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/0e27969f-d11f-4187-bda0-ba0cfa817edb/Culvert-Paving-19.jpg The Road The view from our future garage https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/dac4475a-caa7-4093-ba85-c50c15d530c7/Culvert-Paving-18.jpg The Road ...to be continued! https://www.scruboakranch.com/the-house daily 0.75 2026-01-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/c039257c-9e87-4711-9c92-a0ab78897e14/Excavation-10.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/18e92af0-25df-4866-8764-13b86d9e6e2b/House+Plan+Revised.jpg The House https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/70625dcb-683f-45ef-a2d2-aad995b1225a/1328B771-B2D6-4213-A9AE-9DE69E6F8622_1_105_c.jpeg The House A new workday starts and it doesn't involve bailing water! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/18dae850-3eaf-47bf-9d89-d728824f3be1/Excavation.jpg The House Time to get dirty! Bring in the backhoe! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/408dbe8c-15f5-4bf3-a7d1-e8c2d2d2b3ce/IMG_5131.jpeg The House The foundation framers arrive! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/0bc93bb9-4873-4162-a1d8-8e0b59f95093/IMG_5339.jpeg The House Soon after the foundation was complete, the power company moved in and started installing our power pole. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/60797e0b-8ea2-4f71-9324-cf1b50c96322/6DA302EA-B437-46F7-9489-DB46F3043336.JPG The House Next step we install the radiant heat before we pour the slab. Kris makes a Home Depot run for the insulation board. Our little trailer has gotten a workout! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/10ab50e0-8511-4fb8-bb37-3b73ee191f27/5192D629-54B8-4E74-BF79-9202BE9F7FD0.JPG The House Time to install the septic system! We had no idea what a huge excavation job this was going to be. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/218ccc9e-2ad9-4a33-91c7-4fa683ad5f6d/IMG_6175.jpeg The House The lumber starts to arrive. We are of course ever paranoid about rain after this spring so we quickly wrapped everything up in plastic. Just in case! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/f87bc054-a162-4c95-bfaf-d3035d27bc20/IMG_6440.jpeg The House Time for the stairs to be built! With only 2 of us trying to hoist these heavy stringers up, we had to get creative. Kris pulls with a rope from up top and Rachel pushes from the bottom! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/687b782a-de70-48bc-a3b2-16be46ce5b5a/IMG_6500.jpeg The House Time to put up the trim around the roofline! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/ea9ea963-4f90-4994-9d89-a90fa63193eb/IMG_6762.jpeg The House Window time! Kris is all smiles because family just arrived to help move the house build along faster! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/abb88e2d-1e5f-49d0-8a3e-b0ea8a095948/IMG_6886.jpeg The House Moving into stucco phase. The guys start working on the fascia while the stucco crew begins putting up their own wrap and chicken wire. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/11eb5413-baf3-43b9-81fc-024208abdb1f/49308E8E-33B0-49B5-831C-88FD96B65155.JPG The House A crew moves in to permanently hook up the well! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/7fe990a2-400b-4d57-b606-cd7aee727cd6/FC2DFCFF-E227-4321-98F9-79FC19BDAF6E.JPG The House Time to start insulating! We opted for spray in insulation for all our exterior walls and the ceiling. This seals up the house from any future leaks and makes it very efficient in the winter. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/fbd1ca75-98ce-4703-be5f-0ac98d7f04fe/IMG_7145.JPG The House Now it's time to tackle the back patio. First we need to extend it to it's true size. This will require building an underground support for the weight of the patio. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/5afa03fa-1893-4f0d-b0e9-4b63e23fc895/8B38A455-60CF-4407-992E-8928F78A5851.JPG The House Time to control the rainwater to avoid future floods. That means it's gutter time! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/ef9f6330-7759-4cef-a57c-4d130e37b889/IMG_7230.JPG The House Time to start on the finishing touches. We begin with the sidewalk! Layer 1 is gravel. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/c8037c8d-f45f-4d08-8af6-5306e6dac92b/IMG_0207.jpeg The House We'll start with the guest bathroom! Kris is ready to go! Ummm...let me rephrase that. Kris is ready to begin! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/d9c7166d-7512-48ac-8577-31cd85057a3b/IMG_0435.jpeg The House More paint! We start priming the master bedroom. Kris specifically said not to make streaks in the paint....I don't see any streaks, do you? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/8b4665f6-c99c-465b-a43f-67dfd384a5ac/IMG_9637.jpeg The House Last but not least, the biggest area to tackle in the house. The main living space! Lots of sanding...again. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/e977d8ea-a0c8-4505-b979-cae6b6f07b1e/IMG_0931.jpeg The House Just when you thought there couldn't be more concrete work, we found another concrete job! Pouring a slab for the air conditioner to sit on. Yay? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/671c97d6-6c84-45f8-a233-9ae95174ff69/IMG_1080.jpeg The House Now we begin finishing the patio floor. This requires lots and lots of gravel! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/75b2b8a7-ecba-4aa9-a414-a56aa2baa42c/IMG_1111.jpeg The House All the scrub oak we had to clear now needed to be removed before fire inspection. Time to rent another dumpster! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/5242a678-ae72-4fb2-9a58-63cf3374a601/IMG_0365.jpeg The House Time to start installing the railing on the patio. Hobbs is enjoying the view while the railing brackets go in. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/5a980c46-98c0-4c70-afde-5a3327525687/IMG_1367.jpeg The House Here's the door with basic primer. We need to do a test fit before we put any kind of finishing layers on. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/7279183a-1172-4e08-9315-8addfeb6d5ac/IMG_1474.jpeg The House Remember that dirt Kris was moving in the earlier photo gallery? This was why. A giant drainage ditch had to be built in the front of the house. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/ead0b9db-b55c-4d37-a416-3431592229c7/House+Plan+Revised-2.jpg The House https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/2f067f46-fcfa-4c7d-bc9c-bd9f857d0439/6D1D445E-6EBB-460E-9741-7A7126517384_1_105_c.jpeg The House Time to start installing the radiant heat. Kris preps the concrete for the manifold where we hook the water tubes in. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/e19fc35e-7cf9-46ac-afd5-ed728cd1f412/Excavation-6.jpg The House Not sure if they have a plan yet. Maybe they're just having fun with the construction equipment? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/ae3c3d63-81d1-4494-a090-67d79b345b9b/IMG_5133.jpeg The House These guys are crazy fast! I think they've done this a few times. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/9846ab60-d624-454c-a3a7-6c4c686af982/IMG_5346.jpeg The House Burying the power lines is going to take a few days and unfortunately winter returned to "help" them out! Let the fun begin! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/a1d4889c-18b5-4cf9-bbb0-d925960c16c3/5EA11C3D-6344-49A0-AF84-D2BFE335A9AC.JPG The House We begin to put the insulation down. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/abb48cf6-e974-422d-9742-0be7cfd0b9a3/02062D4D-2E21-4C7C-9786-DEA2C681DD5F.JPG The House The father-son team made quick work of the excavation! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/4356db4f-7cac-489f-a221-c089091e6c46/IMG_6180.jpeg The House More lumber to wrap! Looks like we're lining up bodies or something out here! Haha! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/9e1eef2a-34e1-44bb-aeaa-bbadccbbeafb/IMG_6442.jpeg The House No easy task, but stringer #1 is up and ready to be measured to make a stencil for the other 3 to follow. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/1e6e9c68-40cb-4356-819c-cae21b1bef5e/IMG_6502.jpeg The House The trim definitely gives it a nice finished look. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/2e8104fb-e8d8-4df2-9cd9-653f5f9b6373/IMG_6759.jpeg The House The master bedroom windows are in! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/f8fd1c1a-94b1-41ed-af34-a7629989cc81/IMG_6888.jpeg The House The crew makes quick work of the wrap. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/cca86ccd-a5b0-45a7-a51c-2da6c94684c3/7ECEE0AA-60F4-4FA6-8F23-E026879F5564.JPG The House It's a dirty job, but someone's got to do it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/fc2b7ca2-13a0-40b4-8c0f-1500fcc86f90/71F34A9B-11BF-4C96-8440-16B214BDBBE0.JPG The House Here you can see the spray insulation in the ceiling. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/fdafbb68-c320-48ce-917c-8382bb4c6212/IMG_9264.jpeg The House Kris had no fun at all playing with this new toy! A giant auger to dig 3 massive holes! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/c4c04e84-a9bd-4aab-a912-0f63d1ce7993/1BF81A22-F096-417C-8D5F-68BC71DBC4A9.JPG The House Two downspouts required for this section of the roof. LOTS of water drains off here! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/29708a8a-dbd9-4d9c-ae75-1f1c2f62be75/IMG_7231.JPG The House A fine sand layer allows us to fine tune the leveling process, then the pavers start to go down. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/d45a4419-537a-456b-8ce5-610b6415e074/IMG_0211.jpeg The House We're planning a pretty unique shower system for our guests. Kris would say that "unique," when it comes to me, means really difficult! Ha! All the walls start with a backer board for waterproofing and for future tile work. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/fcf75e29-f12f-40d4-be5e-ea658409cf1d/IMG_0464.jpeg The House We paint the feature wall a nice bold color! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/cca2175f-c663-4071-93f3-3db40917a9c2/IMG_0067.jpeg The House After sanding of course, is painting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/769927b7-0c87-476f-97f0-42cd3696418e/IMG_0932.jpeg The House How many bags does it take to pour what seems to be a tiny slab? More than you'd think! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/69efe519-dff9-4a10-a3d9-6956a5d44aee/IMG_1081.jpeg The House There was no easy way to get the gravel up on the patio, so Kris drove the Bobcat over and then we hoisted up one bucket at a time! Ugh! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/8fd98248-dffa-4ced-ad26-545f56418e71/IMG_1119.jpeg The House The only fun part of this job is that Kris snagged a sweet rig with air conditioning to use! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/088592d0-e634-41f1-a3fd-5e0429b50f79/IMG_1259.jpeg The House Railing posts are then attached. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/4e5a59f2-3308-435a-9fa3-6f05742116eb/IMG_1398.jpeg The House Kris does a little fine tuning. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/baed5e61-74bf-4ff9-ab42-36f95b5706e4/IMG_1475.jpeg The House Many tons of rocks! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/2880e3fb-47ea-41e4-9d7a-76b0d74b6509/House+Plan+Revised-3.jpg The House https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/3934d2ba-f098-4c65-8a59-c71bed19d68a/642ED7C0-D24D-4F32-A2BE-6CFEB718B87D_1_105_c.jpeg The House ...and we start installing the tubing! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/fab08b64-be81-47a8-8fa2-fb55f90c852e/Excavation-7.jpg The House Long days on the ranch working til dark. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/cef50674-839a-4a99-8173-71f244a534d3/IMG_5134.jpeg The House Foundation framing continues... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/5d00b09e-8de0-4ddb-8bfa-3f8d5de237fd/5FF135CF-B788-4991-BD57-9A915B29F8BC.JPG The House The electrical trenching continues! Do you think they're just digging designs now to have fun? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/b24d4d39-4648-4505-9a79-e57dfb6731d6/E4253C48-69C0-48D0-BF56-73A62E7EB2FB.JPG The House This is like a giant jigsaw puzzle! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/3568d370-46b2-4d88-b46f-25372ee19db7/06FD9F7D-A31E-472B-8128-ABE4ABF70AD4.JPG The House This gigantic hole is for the septic tank. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/490df774-aff2-457f-8ed5-2f070f62a3b6/9BE3E3C8-3CDC-4E08-A14E-1E2BFEA6CD5F.JPG The House The framers arrive! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/0abe683f-38e9-41fa-ae3a-7599ffad539d/IMG_6446.jpeg The House Kris starts to cut out the first stair stringer. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/15a8ff56-25f3-492d-967b-3a2036c198a5/IMG_6503.jpeg The House Then we have to wrap the trim in waterproofing material. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/2d380dac-812d-4b8e-8166-b81e19889f6e/image000000.jpg The House The guys have found their groove with window install and are cruisin' now! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/81e86d89-88e6-44b6-acd9-4e79b908718a/IMG_6889.jpeg The House A view from the back. Day 1 of stucco prep is complete! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/49c4fe43-3876-401e-b99a-af305ec6c9be/C4C67F7B-AD88-40B6-9771-04A6BDD24AAB.JPG The House Anything well related requires at least 1 big truck. Hook up is completed outside so they move to the inside. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/805d55e8-9360-43b0-9d48-4fe5150f6ea5/420324C0-914C-4107-9997-D503A7DA9DBD.JPG The House The master bedroom is all sprayed... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/f9749980-4328-499e-ab85-2ea5b42af071/IMG_9271.jpeg The House He made short work of that! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/0d0f1548-c57a-4191-907f-080a242b663c/0469AE26-FD70-4EAD-B4DF-BDF23CE2A394.JPG The House Our guests will appreciate this gutter. It's right over the front door! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/fae6ef44-b780-4349-8b35-57c1bf9c15f8/IMG_7232.JPG The House The entryway starts to take shape! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/70d939b6-cc9c-4ea4-8891-2b04a4c75300/IMG_0233.jpeg The House The shower floor gets prepped and leveled. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/54387fec-b491-4c8d-bd97-28dec7e5f444/IMG_0455.jpeg The House Before the final paint goes up, we get all the doors installed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/bafe0caa-c32e-41af-9695-fdc33a0b0a92/IMG_0069.jpeg The House ...and more painting! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/77214eb7-08a4-4d2c-b6f6-be0e749ea0f5/IMG_0934.jpeg The House Time to wheel out our handy little pumpkin mixer! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/215bcf17-43ed-4ad5-b66e-0e488fa82b0d/IMG_1085.jpeg The House Rake the rock so it's nice and smooth! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/866a68d1-1f70-4eb1-b480-39aa1c004d5b/IMG_1121.jpeg The House Too bad the dumpster didn't hold as much as we had hoped. At least a bulk of the brush got cleared. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/2f4c1831-90c2-43f5-9e25-71dc9564689a/IMG_1260.jpeg The House The horizontal support goes up next and it's already looking like a railing! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/964c701c-4ec5-4dad-93b8-1ada16353fc0/IMG_1397.jpeg The House Looks like it fits, opens and closes! All important things! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/fb4fb3c1-924b-4309-bdab-1dfc426f30a5/IMG_1477.jpeg The House This is what happens when you build your house into a hill. You need a place for the water to go! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/567864fe-855d-4060-8b7b-d771b72b53df/12838FB0-FDB1-47E1-BECD-1CF3CC553FA7_1_105_c.jpeg The House Long day, but it's sure great to make forward progress. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/30306075-8e4b-4310-a78d-aa01083bce63/Excavation-8.jpg The House Now it's starting to look like something! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/531fd5c6-b62c-40d3-9bbc-a6c24a83f48c/IMG_5137.jpeg The House This is starting to look like an archeological dig! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/14fbb377-f567-4d8a-bc90-45851af06d79/91984027-4997-4459-8D13-2684422D07D2.JPG The House Cutting out a space for the utility boxes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/5ae61808-6bab-4617-994b-ca15af36a200/F4CDBDD3-4498-443C-B1FF-15EDD3394E59.JPG The House All but the garage is completed! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/d4caaa68-d503-4f08-a3c4-268b947f5ea6/03292881-C5E5-480C-B113-B80675844D01.JPG The House The supplies are unloaded and ready for install! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/20598168-8f49-4895-8084-bddc96496695/4AC6DDFF-923A-4F46-9D90-FAA8826E21CB.JPG The House Day 1 the framers do a layout and prep to raise some walls. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/785d57c9-4ff7-4cb9-ae39-5cf8a45f0143/IMG_6448.jpeg The House When you have crazy high ceilings, your stringers are really, really long! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/b5a648a5-dacb-492e-814e-3a834b5b1cbc/IMG_6517.jpeg The House A view of the trim from the front! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/39275eb2-48fa-4903-9acc-804395e1e5aa/IMG_6766.jpeg The House An outside view of the master bedroom windows. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/9daa5647-655f-475a-a7c8-6fca2c746841/IMG_6941.jpeg The House ...and winter arrives the next day! This crazy weather will certainly slow our progress. Kris at least gets to try his plow out for the first time! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/0146bd51-fbdd-4ab7-9b36-97e7b9d9ab66/7E05B19C-7C87-400D-821C-5487284104C1.JPG The House This is our well pressure tank. It holds water but also pressurizes it so it can be pushed to any area of the house. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/ab78586c-48a0-4918-a540-0278d2857408/DF4485E1-802F-4D25-9BF4-F4D8C7ABB05E.JPG The House ...and of course the master bathroom. Can't have a draft when I'm enjoying that luxury bathtub, right? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/a84db51e-cc38-4984-95c2-3d3e67f42179/IMG_9272.jpeg The House Now Kris inspects his work. Watch your step!! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/0d7d9e61-3347-487a-b1cd-1fa4162347f1/DAF70AA7-B98A-4612-9542-651211DCA5B4.JPG The House Coming around to the front of the house now! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/95b05d32-b19e-4c6c-add3-962bdd3b4f35/IMG_7245.JPG The House The side walkway pavers go in. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/831bb503-e843-4279-abc5-a1e6146f123f/IMG_0235.jpeg The House Then we add the floor base! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/b031d317-3f86-4a18-915a-d3cd0885e9b9/IMG_0456.jpeg The House Can you guess which door goes to which space? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/d0ca5527-995a-4edd-aa7b-d8cbd5e4b261/IMG_0457.jpeg The House Just a tad messy, but it's starting to look like an actual house! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/98c41ff3-8854-4bb0-9827-481dbfe08340/IMG_0936.jpeg The House ...and we have a volunteer to help! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/a3e41f79-fb63-45cc-9fb0-05545735790f/IMG_1088.jpeg The House Extra pieces of roofing worked nicely to keep the footprints away as we put down the border pieces. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/391ee55f-18c3-4f65-9237-a75b3ce75b11/IMG_1125.jpeg The House On cue, with any outdoor project, Mother Nature once again brews up a special treat for us! It does look cool as it moves in, but.... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/730ac7af-a5a6-4e65-b0ac-7ec629c7a929/IMG_1265.jpeg The House Here's a wider view to see the entire project. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/1cad8755-fc97-4187-a470-fa424abc90d7/IMG_1400.jpeg The House Here's a view from inside. Looks pretty good! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/4ec71cb7-68b3-44ca-ba41-735475e14ccf/IMG_1478.jpeg The House Now Kris begins filling the lower part of the drainage that goes across the driveway. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/b1588a13-3bd0-4571-bcc3-27ef151497ea/58AB0987-DE56-46B5-84EF-F292ADC65D9B_1_105_c.jpeg The House Everything's hooked up to the manifold and ready for pressure testing and inspection! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/4a910ad7-d768-40b9-b6a7-bbd3c541286b/Excavation-10.jpg The House Carving out the hillside. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/b12241b7-4736-4dcf-840d-9ea34ab6c238/IMG_5140.jpeg The House Gotta love those nice straight lines! Do you notice our Christmas tree in this photo? It's still there! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/b75ba171-670e-4d0b-bb2f-44987c31b7b5/48769989-DA29-4790-893A-3280408C34F6.JPG The House ...and we officially have the power hookups in place! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/4acf5f29-cca3-45df-903e-fcdf3e8de762/F3F26BC6-B6D0-4323-9A7F-2A4943DBCC8C.JPG The House Done for the night. A very productive day! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/c7218220-d6ca-471b-9e1d-fe4e3b33cec8/78B41AE7-E81E-459C-B07A-8D2C05882D71.JPG The House This is our leach field where all the liquid from the system ends up. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/061d3ac6-7b2f-40ba-9e90-7d251d18f2ef/362D9F5C-1C5E-41A4-8F96-C1178BD63677.JPG The House I think we're going to see a speedy transformation! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/1469becf-f507-4d25-8b4e-92c336620780/IMG_6455.jpeg The House Now that we have a stencil, stringers 1 and 2 are already up! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/72af2837-d622-4fea-9258-7a8330931d89/IMG_6518.jpeg The House Kris is looking like a pro up there! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/8bdbc2bc-09ef-4c83-bc59-ef92d0a17a5d/IMG_6770.jpeg The House Next up, the staircase landing and laundry room windows. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/6c04971c-0afb-426a-8a3d-27d95ee1b611/IMG_6959.jpeg The House Once the snow melts, the crew is back at it! More wrap and chicken wire. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/53983e7a-a82f-43f5-b07f-c070a021483f/IMG_7406.jpeg The House We had an issue with the tank connections freezing up in the dead of winter, so we tried wrapping it with tarps to hold in the heat. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/85dd7cea-c545-4305-8605-3575806ba87c/630151C0-6A7E-4773-83BE-FF5323CF726A.JPG The House The next phase of insulation is blown in. Here they start hooking the pumps up so they can begin. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/3bb156ee-6022-4c16-9be7-c202f3fe3489/IMG_9273.jpeg The House Time to prepare to fill the holes with concrete! Check out our cute little pumpkin concrete mixer! It turned out to be a real gem! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/a20ae423-0d95-4631-94e1-2d55011eb7b3/BDCF662F-3B21-4D0C-BD08-AE4F99F66AF3.JPG The House This is a super long downspout. Hope we don't ever have to climb up to the top to clean it! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/ab3554af-1585-4080-b652-283ad74537c8/IMG_7247.JPG The House Here you can see the entire walkway and entry! Don't worry, a real front door will be appearing soon! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/623be39e-4c57-4ad4-bd6d-50e58c9b5182/IMG_0238.jpeg The House Good enough to dance on, Kris? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/b9da6618-4c0c-43ac-90e6-8a45f61ae76b/IMG_0429.jpeg The House Moving right along into the bathroom This room will definitely need some work. The drywall people did a terrible job, so Kris once again gets the sanding gear out. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/d9d7c107-89da-41b4-8fd9-109c3407b84e/IMG_0470.jpeg The House Cabinet Day!! Yikes!! Just a tad overwhelming. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/4fbe4db7-b30d-4cb2-932f-52c589fbe8a6/IMG_0937.jpeg The House Nope, just Gobbles the turkey checking up on us! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/d583ef53-16ca-4bf0-8531-17983db53a73/IMG_0298.JPG The House Now that the border is in place, we begin to install the large pavers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/ba951ba1-ab32-40b2-9c5f-fab40a0a3c9c/IMG_1128.jpeg The House The sun returns and so it's back to work. Now we need to prepare for the drainage ditch in the front of the house. This will require some serious excavation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/f0c5ef62-d8af-4c1c-bff0-c3d5ce9a3a52/IMG_1277.jpeg The House Now we install the cables. These were quite the bear to install. It seemed so easy on the instructions! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/aa5b14cf-a447-419a-bcf2-cbaebdc4384a/IMG_1424.jpeg The House Now we line the garage with plastic to prep spraying the final color on the door. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/cf4c7814-e7f5-48ab-9e9b-90c8f3583346/IMG_1481.jpeg The House This section had to have a mix of rock sizes so the water would slow a bit before falling off the ravine side of our property. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/6d54b86e-bdbe-4f4c-ba7f-5d1e9361f7ba/Excavation-12.jpg The House This might be a dirty, tough job, but you can't beat the weather and the views! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/2fe9dceb-e269-460b-87af-2dc6aefd22f3/IMG_5142.jpeg The House Rebar is placed in each footing area. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/b4e603cb-dba3-42f6-88b2-4b876baf9217/IMG_5282.jpeg The House Kris got a new toy! This will definitely come in handy! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/390775d2-c436-49f8-8fac-782c98e39f8f/8EE1E2B5-6062-4774-B72C-10B5A5C90300.JPG The House Well, our productive day turned into disaster as a massive rainfall flooded the entire site. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/59337b44-57b8-4438-9b7c-cef59be58bfc/9951FB8B-62EE-4449-BD48-3A89F5D73FC7.JPG The House We have 4 long runs for our system to drain into. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/40dcd57e-5baa-4231-af0b-ca37fa40f165/IMG_6170.jpeg The House Didn't want to leave out our little outhouse! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/149b061e-e1d6-4bc3-9f36-422521f77935/IMG_6456.jpeg The House Stringer 3 goes in, though we began having issues at this point which we later contributed to the header being slightly crooked at the top. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/198c5792-abcb-443a-9694-84d8511e430f/IMG_6528.jpeg The House Boys and their toys! Kris decided to see how high the lift goes. Watch out for those dark clouds! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/0d25d585-a80b-4d74-ba93-1edc7948e7a2/IMG_6777.jpeg The House The guest room view is pretty sweet! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/15031dd8-2c60-491a-8e64-3a6391f4667e/IMG_6960.jpeg The House The stucco prep is completed on the garage side! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/8e8f45d1-9d4e-45e3-99b4-a828042f47c2/IMG_7452.jpeg The House The tarps didn't work, so we moved to electric blankets followed by an insulating blanket. That seemed to do the trick! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/3ef818e0-ca9f-40a5-aac2-8d2f250bacf3/96DB0206-BD47-41EE-9EA5-0C290A4FE043.JPG The House This is the mud/laundry room. You can see the pink blown in insulation is behind plastic to keep it where it's supposed to be. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/1b45dc34-1436-4b56-8300-e0f6beec344b/IMG_9274.jpeg The House Now we fill the holes with a bunch of rebar and wire as added support. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/2e654f26-736c-4f5c-b6a7-44cd8ef37b7c/DB5FCB69-BB1C-4266-BC9A-286FD015CAF7.JPG The House The gutters are complete and awaiting their first test run! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/6f5005e4-8321-4d8e-8b1d-35e84f392ef9/IMG_7250.JPG The House It's all coming together! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/f7f6cdc5-8fb3-4881-a21a-4bae9fafb1a9/IMG_0241.jpeg The House Wall #2 is up! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/dc1b05dc-2444-47f1-a20a-9674936ff390/IMG_0430.jpeg The House This is the "wave" wall! You'll find out why later on. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/e7bba12e-4ee4-410d-b97c-642664df41d5/IMG_0481.jpeg The House After Kris lugged all the boxes inside, the unboxing began! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/ec902efb-72d3-4b39-bfd9-ae9fdf35151a/IMG_0948.jpeg The House Boy is Kris getting good at pouring concrete! Precision pour! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/99138a67-7d54-422a-a047-b0fbf6d6aec5/IMG_0300.JPG The House We printed off a cheat sheet to make sure we have the correct pattern. It's like a jigsaw puzzle! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/3d8b236f-5433-4c06-b6ed-1d4c7a050332/IMG_1134.jpeg The House Lots of playing in the dirt! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/7a678e06-4c3b-48c7-91c7-99b9673efa3b/IMG_1276.jpeg The House Completed! Look at that view! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/5acc8555-7961-4717-9dc0-321548e0a407/IMG_1426.jpeg The House This looks like a surgical site! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/61f2cc1e-22a1-4cb8-a466-25a940c46248/IMG_1488.jpeg The House All finished in front! Now onto the back of the house. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/53855dd9-e0de-41e1-9353-08e396d7ef2f/Excavation-16.jpg The House It's actually starting to look like a build site! Lookin' good out there Kris! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/a94a481a-bff0-4b08-bb10-a28c0fddc279/IMG_5144.jpeg The House Not sure how they can make sense of this maze. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/289178cc-33d5-4b84-986e-96fb01bda31a/IMG_5266.jpeg The House Maybe we can use that Bobcat to scoop up our mess at the build site? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/8b7a8af0-5d92-416e-91e4-d2f960992202/F00DE667-4E66-4F22-B759-8B0B8317C4F6.JPG The House Another view of the damage. Looks more like a swimming pool. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/3d9b104c-9827-423f-88a6-9791f01ba9f8/EE4AFCD9-E013-4F6F-A31D-A5FD01E506A7.JPG The House Perfectly even rows. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/42c49c88-2c85-46e1-bbc6-52b2dc3fe8b2/45D6F803-F3B9-4DE5-94B8-FA88A3E3CBF0.JPG The House The first wall starts to go up. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/b7fc05f7-506b-4beb-a0d0-71dd21a2d31e/IMG_6467.jpeg The House Stringer 4 gets hoisted up and we cross our fingers they all match up close enough to move forward! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/5dc2a522-0084-4c88-9c71-029eed596272/IMG_0852.JPG The House Ok, so the super high view is pretty spectacular! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/ed1fb1de-48b2-4951-851f-767b5b55317c/IMG_6778.jpeg The House The garage windows complete the "easy" part. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/d3f1332b-8c23-4977-ad8f-8b8474f9cae2/IMG_6962.jpeg The House ...and completed on the back side. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/b722c897-91a6-470f-9d12-cf0857ee4f3b/IMG_7430.jpeg The House On cold winter nights in the trailer, we'd find Hobbs snug as a bug rolled up in the blankets and pillows on our bed! He's no dummy! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/142e2b2f-435d-46e4-adef-7709ff850612/FD89F571-24E8-46A2-83C0-F77670AEBF8C.JPG The House The staircase gets the pink layer applied! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/c725c1de-0232-474b-a248-672c35309904/IMG_7146.JPG The House We hauled sooooo much concrete! Our neighbors came to the rescue and helped haul a ton of it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/dc649e74-fc90-46a3-8fe2-e313e3b6285e/IMG_9406.jpeg The House Now the man lift comes out for the tougher part of roof completion...the snow stops!! (Ominous music plays here) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/29d0cab8-c771-4e0d-993f-eda65ae83c53/IMG_7251.JPG The House A closer look at our beautiful pavers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/dc6dc215-8df5-4fe7-af55-5a0704a5d56e/IMG_0278.jpeg The House Kris preps for the back shower wall. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/9423fda2-0a29-4c03-89be-8d965c1f1ab8/IMG_0432.jpeg The House A bit of a tiny space, but here's a view back out into the master bedroom. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/786fee30-fc4a-483a-8010-931295415a22/IMG_0482.jpeg The House One cabinet at a time, the kitchen begins to take shape. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/569f5093-90f2-4886-ac9c-9879e719bd59/IMG_0981.jpeg The House The air conditioner unit is installed and covered until it's needed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/d3e59200-10de-4c1d-ac63-980536c4f422/IMG_0303.JPG The House The sun starts to set for the day, but we're very happy with the progress. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/2f94ba1a-1d02-4fda-b3de-80899acb46d0/IMG_1144.jpeg The House Gotta always keep tabs on the water line to the trailer! We are quite used to creating a "boardwalk" for the construction rigs to safely pass. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/d2e0c6db-c5a6-4357-ba51-0a5d40d255d4/IMG_1275.jpeg The House Here's the northeast view... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/711f72ce-6777-4752-99ce-51092875d97c/IMG_1428.jpeg The House Umm, apparently Kris took that seriously and is now the mad door surgeon! Ha! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/48fbf42a-9516-4f63-b012-ed2b26fea89d/IMG_1482.jpeg The House We have another main drainage line that runs to the back of the house. More rocks are required here to take water away from the house. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/379616d7-b519-40c9-a705-3376cee50dee/Excavation-22.jpg The House Here's some perspective on how deep the hole is so far. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/3acd7dd5-2e0e-4cba-9c9a-afe39f3db233/IMG_5146.jpeg The House Framing is done for the day and inspection looms first thing in the morning! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/c4ebcf52-e259-47de-9dc6-1d9f0747394e/AB0E974E-E047-43A6-981B-BCEF77C77679.JPG The House Rachel's not super excited filling holes in the foundation walls. At least the sun's out? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/48ccdb03-ca07-41fa-b681-895276497186/F1318AB7-B7CE-4607-8282-07F1E8D8BF87.JPG The House Kris tries to pump as much water out as possible. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/b899292e-3bd2-4380-b3e6-49b3f2e2b0e8/59B5C997-0312-4631-8F85-12275B84F07B.JPG The House Now the piping goes in and works it's way up towards the house. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/67565f20-527f-49e6-a404-51e59d30dc9c/01C802B1-6BE3-411F-BEEF-F15E3F537321.JPG The House A completed wall! Amazing how the view changes so quickly! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/3ee4c59c-8c3c-4274-971b-99c459370bcf/IMG_6469.jpeg The House All 4 are in and we can now start on the stair treads. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/0cdb59fb-f2ce-42f1-bfed-ac319883f1a1/IMG_6537.jpeg The House Here we are! The happy builders up on the roof! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/4cd49a10-804f-48d0-961e-b39a8c96ffad/IMG_0882.JPG The House Now the hard part. The kitchen window. This beast is gonna take 4 guys to install! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/5f13f9e7-4812-4ffc-9082-166876d9aee2/IMG_6965.jpeg The House ...and the deck area is ready! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/0eacda66-f440-4dc3-8e37-6930fc0acb1c/IMG_6444.jpeg The House Our not so lovely but necessary shut off panel for the power. Maybe we can hide this with a plant or something? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/914056d5-a333-4bba-a6cb-5eac800f5ce4/465BBED3-9134-4B55-ACA3-F9CD685B2681.JPG The House Now the walls of our living room and kitchen. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/e5b7d4c4-77f0-485f-b53d-ccad532af364/IMG_9277.jpeg The House Time to start mixing and pouring! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/9564eabb-512a-4ff2-abbc-6b1b4f6759e1/IMG_9409.jpeg The House This seems a bit sketchy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/2bd5d572-09b8-458c-b45a-c14ee5b344ba/IMG_9588.jpeg The House The sidewalk is complete! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/2126a1b7-a86b-40cb-a34f-65b4f44bccc9/IMG_0283.jpeg The House Ta-da!! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/bbc0f3a5-d154-4cd9-ad86-75ff43819ab2/IMG_0577.jpeg The House Cabinet 1 is installed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/faafbdd8-0efa-4ef3-b9bb-8c988f876599/IMG_0483.jpeg The House This tall cabinet is for the oven. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/92e7bd45-9295-46e8-bdc0-1c1b076ea47f/IMG_0942.jpeg The House Now to more roofing. Ugh! This at least isn't the heavy metal roofing and we're somewhat shaded. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/a39073c1-9c8b-46f0-9757-61f4513083d9/IMG_1147.jpeg The House Things are starting to smooth out. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/8df824fe-106e-4338-82d3-641bb47eec17/IMG_1270.jpeg The House ...and the northwest view. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/6afd919a-7d05-4d94-804d-3ba8f95af67f/IMG_1452.jpeg The House Wow! That's bright! Should add a fun pop of color to the house! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/85699dc5-2a25-4181-ae92-a07b89b57b1c/IMG_1483.jpeg The House This one isn't as complex, but it was still a lot of rock to move! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/24f23bd3-cb9d-43c7-a074-78f73310617b/Excavation-23.jpg The House Rachel's already climbing the walls and the house build hasn't even started! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/97574de1-cbd3-415d-bbaf-4153ecffcd86/IMG_5149.jpeg The House Another gorgeous day and we passed inspection! Not wasting any time, the concrete trucks start showing up! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/995b95a4-0949-4f6e-aaf8-2b3385a80b99/IMG_5262.jpeg The House Kris is just happy to not be shoveling snow! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/a014145e-4a30-4010-a92c-e63d87f47a3b/IMG_5712.jpeg The House A little onlooker arrives to survey the damage. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/0550b2b0-00e7-45af-80a7-defd8d660a78/E272E788-8930-4C8B-95AB-C6D8C709DE53.JPG The House Continuing the long trek up to the house! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/3be5b281-60e4-4d80-a99e-2e95f853ff2b/E4731DEE-5CCB-4E31-A030-99686787F455.JPG The House The future garage. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/61a51466-21e1-4b8b-8fa3-b3a42a2cb7e8/IMG_6474.jpeg The House Kris begins meticulously making each stair to ensure they're level and super sturdy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/2e26c886-7523-486f-8020-fc5fb336730b/IMG_6538.jpeg The House Construction site charcuterie anyone? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/c5fac22a-2c82-478d-b37f-bc1e449152e0/image000000+2.jpg The House A brutal lift even for 4 guys, but it's in place! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/50fa563b-a84b-4906-9642-d1d69f965aea/IMG_6971.jpeg The House The guys continue to work on the fascia when the stucco crew takes a break. It gets a bit crowded up there! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/a93d472f-498e-417f-96e3-1edb393bf2f9/0E93E67D-0781-44FA-B0E2-EB055FBB17AE.JPG The House Power meter is hooked up and they're ready to start sending us monthly bills! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/75e123c9-9669-4976-b024-7a1a33edbb96/0455EAB5-25AA-4D45-ABE6-7CD0844E8CE3.JPG The House ...and of course the master bathroom goes pink as well. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/a3bca98a-3b18-47e8-a98e-9913edb24f62/IMG_9278.jpeg The House Once a hole is filled with concrete, we added yet more rebar. The pieces that stick out will allow us to tie into the retaining wall footings. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/ecc6114b-840e-415e-b0e3-773df8b1b782/IMG_9411.jpeg The House Good thing we have a snow stop model in the lift! Our niece Ruth is Kris' assistant today! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/b5b1d24d-fe61-403b-9283-1265a2f3f09e/IMG_9586.jpeg The House The last few pavers were installed just in time. As you can see here, the seasons changed overnight! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/69b4e0b4-713d-40cb-801c-2cd4f3d35d53/IMG_0287.jpeg The House Now the drain is installed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/e04ad854-fe74-4996-b6f8-cf74d223ad34/IMG_0693.jpeg The House The makeup drawer is installed. This will be a nice counter for morning beautification! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/27131988-ef03-45fc-a9ca-6f0bf4305db5/IMG_0472.jpeg The House Here's a view of the entire kitchen. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/8e93681f-145c-4bd8-8f0b-2aa26d93bb50/IMG_0943.jpeg The House We begin the back-breaking job of installing paneling on the patio overhang. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/cc6d1555-a864-4608-ac6b-14e2a34c714f/IMG_0304.JPG The House A view from the other direction. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/b8901a3e-da12-4e3f-a156-47c36a29eb07/IMG_1148.jpeg The House ...and the Bobcat can officially make it up the hill to the back of the house! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/1da94a2b-2ec0-4006-b78a-46ed63e5d783/IMG_1278.jpeg The House "Patio furniture" is next! Ha! We chose to look directly west. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/7fe30b34-cc3a-4cab-966b-0b2bb826b0a6/IMG_1441.jpeg The House Not that the pain is dry, we move to treating the steel. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/3650050b-87c3-4d7a-8f7f-5221c38c7391/Excavation-21.jpg The House Yes, I think this spot will do! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/dfab0c0d-63a1-41ac-81a9-caa1fe8bc9b9/IMG_5151.jpeg The House A bit of surprise, the massive rig that shows up is 2x bigger than was ordered. Eek! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/2759eb38-af3c-45f9-9e45-95b1a2bd834d/IMG_5293.jpeg The House Now the REAL mess begins. Tarring the walls. As you can see the heaters are out, which means that it's cold! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/89b3959d-51c2-4af0-9e82-0cf8f97572d8/IMG_5785.jpeg The House This is alongside our driveway where the ground eroded from so much water! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/d8f8df9f-6f1d-4d94-b3cc-0e046c0e0299/50449C55-07BF-4EF2-86E3-A8BD87B92A7B.JPG The House The giant septic tank arrives! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/f6e91a9d-979e-468b-923f-21ed6367e748/D364A0DD-67D7-4072-A8BA-34BEF424F62A.JPG The House This doorway will lead to the front entry staircase. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/7d30e119-2947-463a-9e25-92aad42ad66e/IMG_6479.jpeg The House Someone's getting a bit too excited about these stairs! Ha! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/8edb0322-35ee-4718-8330-95829d78ccad/IMG_6539.jpeg The House Looks like a french cottage on the hillside. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/5577db03-54da-49bc-b137-e4f0dabfc21f/IMG_0883.JPG The House Once the window is secured, Rachel hops in to see the picture perfect view! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/14467129-a19c-4c34-a43e-35000f611f5f/IMG_6999.jpeg The House ...and the fascia is complete! Looks so clean and neat! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/ed05516b-5fa5-4616-bb26-7dfc3f54b881/32A49170-1A6A-4232-8CF0-598F44B632C6.JPG The House The gas company arrives to start installing the line that brings the gas to the house. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/f1b2f53b-9017-4ae2-ba7d-04587d07fe6f/IMG_8972.jpeg The House The staircase has a combination of spray-in, blown-in, batt and acoustic insulation. Wouldn't want any heat to escape now would we? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/000bd2d3-6f49-46e6-8b33-35fb517bb625/IMG_9287.jpeg The House Hole #2 complete! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/15a6a1e8-b16e-494a-8fc4-b592c01e4062/IMG_9412.jpeg The House Watch out for that first step Kris! It's a doozy! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/fc6e7ae8-2e41-452a-be4b-7844473cf7e7/IMG_7262.JPG The House Winter arrives with a vengeance! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/e2783055-3ebc-4793-8dcc-ead58d861568/IMG_0288.jpeg The House Looking good! The walls, floor and drain are completed! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/0fe397f8-783a-4f6d-a163-62258d8bed59/IMG_0694.jpeg The House Here's a wide angle view to try and get a feel for the space. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/110522fe-ceeb-46ec-8ae9-1ade8bdf1952/IMG_0480.jpeg The House Kris' buddies came by to help get the oven moved in as well as figure out how to install it into the cabinet. Did you know ovens have wifi now?? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/165a9462-b363-41e7-89b3-4dac36a067e6/IMG_0945.jpeg The House ...and mother nature comes to wreak havoc by sending high winds and pouring rain! Luckily this was short storm and only took the ladder airborne!! Yikes!! Can we maybe have just ONE outdoor job that doesn't involve rain? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/11089985-43a5-4dc9-8694-efca4011c517/IMG_0307.JPG The House Looks pretty in the sunset! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/3c393445-7715-4419-a8ee-8fc2420a5aba/IMG_1157.jpeg The House This will do for the looming drainage project. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/dfb59688-ccb3-4214-a79e-9435a0f0f3f6/IMG_1288.jpeg The House Hobbs agreed this was the best view! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/c4840ee2-3e7d-42f0-979f-7a8a29e63d0c/IMG_1442.jpeg The House We're giving the steel a patina stain, which essentially is pouring chemicals on the steel to get it to do crazy cool things! Let's see how this goes! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/aadbe920-a64c-4cd4-91af-42f3a9527cb1/Excavation-24.jpg The House Now they begin digging our the footings for the foundation, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/5ce7eed5-aa41-4463-a0fe-56d7f1bf492d/IMG_5152.jpeg The House This thing is a beast!! Will it fit all opened up? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/1682634659852-GG5J9AIZ7H40P0CC5KOO/IMG_5296.jpg The House Do we really have to do ALL the walls??! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/ac80fc78-c0e3-4804-ab8d-afdaf3b0031b/IMG_5719.jpeg The House We had to remove all the insulation that was installed because it was floating. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/764d5f6d-4ae7-4a12-8b3c-450f6555fb29/63186059-EC66-4B61-89E9-BB6C2715B205.JPG The House A perfect fit! I think they've done this before. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/1df2b17f-648e-4622-ae33-0eecd110a191/1B533F6E-8F22-48CD-B5FB-320EF27C4241.JPG The House The garage is almost framed in! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/0c5cd74e-9c8c-4607-ad61-d14ea9b87aa2/IMG_6490.jpeg The House Passing the halfway point! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/375e9dc5-a734-4f6b-9806-0fbea1996674/IMG_0867.JPG The House Kris finds a trespasser at the house! Eek! No, we're not keeping it! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/f7cee1b9-c452-4af9-9ec9-21d09a8d120c/IMG_6783.jpeg The House The next challenge was installing the glass sliders. Super complex to assemble and it took all of us to get them in place. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/436f6546-7d78-44aa-a67e-0874a6c0d442/B676B46E-55AF-44BA-BE37-9089B7749A86.JPG The House The sand delivery arrives for the stucco crew. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/3b379b8d-fd4c-40ac-b3d8-102df982814a/C8BFE80A-F584-4693-84DB-D6758A37C302.JPG The House They brought their own welding crew too! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/0233db78-d992-40d0-ba0d-1eb299688b7a/IMG_8870.jpeg The House The dark insulation in the walls is acoustic Rock Wool. It deadens sound and is made of basalt rock, so it's fire resistant and super durable! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/19072746-002d-4b1e-b688-b3a6bcd04fa9/IMG_9290.jpeg The House Hole #3 complete! A total of 8,000 pounds of concrete! Ugh! Can we say sore backs??? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/b497f5eb-95f5-4963-9239-b3d6e4099cb1/IMG_9417.jpeg The House They worked til sundown. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/f61ea94d-71a2-4046-8315-ea5fc129b50e/IMG_7270.JPG The House Kris is making a neighborhood sledding hill I think! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/48e5ffc6-6d2a-4325-a819-305b2d96ca17/IMG_0290.jpeg The House Mixing mortar is hard work. This stuff is crazy thick! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/34ec6af3-edcb-4e80-b4ac-dc968a751b98/IMG_0487.jpeg The House The oven is installed! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/3ff97ed8-ba9f-4698-81c0-f9d0416786cd/IMG_0727.jpeg The House The sink and countertops are installed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/53f26d87-750a-4f65-aad0-4a56082fcd76/IMG_0946.jpeg The House This is gonna look GREAT! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/08bd662e-2ff0-4b87-9aa8-1e6f2fd2f27d/IMG_1329.jpeg The House Now the super sized shredder comes in! Lots of stickers on this rig that show arms getting cut off. Yikes! Watch the limbs Kris...and yes, I mean YOUR limbs, not the tree limbs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/067b98ed-9762-4401-8976-6c7ebf26d9f6/IMG_1279.jpeg The House Now on to the stairway railing. Getting the height and angle was tricky for sure. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/ebf12fa5-6871-4d08-bfb5-c93082ba7fd1/IMG_0410.jpeg The House This stuff is crazy toxic, so Rachel suits up! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/62395fc5-3392-400e-a1de-57567146f573/Excavation-27.jpg The House It looks like we're digging a moat around a castle! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/682aebff-9bba-4705-ab68-22a06520ead5/IMG_5155.jpeg The House This is gonna be interesting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/6df8841b-d969-43fe-9517-40d7ccc031e8/IMG_5307.jpeg The House Slowly plugging away at each wall. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/547c18f0-8444-4168-80e9-489bbe4be99f/IMG_5721.jpeg The House With multiple days of rain in the forecast, we go into action trying to build a tarp to cover the build site. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/a88c7dc1-2ef9-426b-a947-77447d783132/65C6E620-8C8D-4A8A-923B-695977D1213E.JPG The House The pipes are all installed so now you can see the route on the way down from the house. Starting by going under the driveway. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/f500b0f9-6ce8-4f87-bb04-5fa10f39932f/3DDDD1CE-52C9-4AAA-A0EC-235824FD8ADC.JPG The House This is where our front door will be as well as a sidewalk to our day job offices. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/2afc33e5-c264-420e-a917-4246e423e2fb/IMG_6491.jpeg The House Don't look down! It's a bit steep! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/641d6132-7a2a-4248-ba04-ea61509298c9/IMG_6555.jpeg The House Time to put the waterproofing layer on the rooftop. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/1d01cfc0-b3bd-4c2c-b833-f32191c891bd/IMG_6785.jpeg The House Whew! They're in and they open and close! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/fe955d6e-2238-4331-a079-449270ac5672/33EDED69-B778-4363-8911-B1213E658821.JPG The House The rest of the supplies arrive. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/b6fa44d3-3827-4fa6-9316-78d3de2cc8b8/236954BF-C3FF-43E1-93F4-0F4B63E3F1F9.JPG The House They bring the gas line from the road to the driveway. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/75b72da4-8ad1-41a3-8dd4-c7db4807d4a6/IMG_8879.jpeg The House Heres a pano of our main living area fully insulated! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/f78cdfb3-4a2c-4ce8-a89f-7db1bcd5913f/IMG_9300.jpeg The House I couldn't resist personalizing our concrete. Maybe someday future generations will find it! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/7740f7b4-f49a-4b93-8636-57f0e15cc6f9/IMG_9419.jpeg The House One final daredevil move before they wrap up for the night. Eek! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/9bc344d1-fbd0-4af6-a9f2-7805eea874f2/IMG_0154.jpeg The House In true Colorado style, the snow melted and the warm weather returned! Now we quickly work on the outdoor stuff before the snow flies again. Kris is digging drainage trenches for our new gutters! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/dd73cab9-4ca4-41e2-bcde-5e8b32eb6df1/IMG_0291.jpeg The House The shower bench is installed and now Kris builds the shower curb and partial wall. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/e72676d5-547e-4d67-9e37-58552950b21c/IMG_0491.jpeg The House This tall cabinet is for the refrigerator. The dishwasher is brought in to check sizing, but it won't get installed until the floors are finished. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/1b48cc56-759f-4208-81f7-6d0881b47cc2/IMG_0728.jpeg The House Here's a better view of the waterfall countertops. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/1fdef2ef-fb9a-4832-8e08-bb474571312f/IMG_0953.jpeg The House Almost finished! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/696b8ec4-e284-4cfb-8224-a9d9af835768/IMG_0315.jpeg The House The next day we finish installing the pavers! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/5075d069-1a85-49ee-a391-f9d84033ff00/IMG_1331.jpeg The House "What? Is there something on my face?" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/1b3d54df-862e-4d5c-b01c-ff5bdeeb9632/IMG_1280.jpeg The House We pulled out the surveying equipment to help us. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/fd43724b-3b5f-4ecf-a724-ea6025ebd69f/IMG_1444.jpeg The House Now we add the chemicals. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/0a54ae28-6a52-4df5-9680-4e954bb873b1/Excavation-29.jpg The House We could just leave it like this as a maze for our fur-baby Hobbs? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/0ec9f2e5-a1d1-4ccf-b95f-0cbc2dc92e52/IMG_5159.jpeg The House First issue is the foot goes out so far it's now on soft soil and is sinking. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/e45e2f07-4bf9-41a4-9f0f-5be207b3474e/IMG_5308.jpeg The House Tarring was a huge mess, but at least it looks nice and neat now that it's done! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/ca579bfd-0f86-4c94-a7fb-de740b141786/IMG_5722.jpeg The House After several hours of work, we put the finishing touches on and cross our fingers it keeps the water out! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/54d10959-90fb-4951-aecd-e8073a399d3c/C97143D9-1AFD-4BDA-846D-087CD29BE6B0.JPG The House An overhead view. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/e7ce444c-af30-48bd-a8f4-cbb36edcede1/2E5288CE-B3CD-4BF8-B696-515FF30B21CB.JPG The House ...and finally finished! This staircase will give you quite a workout! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/65e315b4-37fa-43ed-bf6a-464631e4b0f1/IMG_6556.jpeg The House Some sections of the roof seem a little easier... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/2491e10f-b5a0-465b-a175-4ad18036098f/IMG_6780.jpeg The House The side door to the guest room arrived! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/9f42ca1b-613f-4dc6-93d5-17d5bc984668/63BA73B0-D661-422F-95AF-FB6583BFF4A7.JPG The House This crew is thorough! They draped the worksite so no concrete would land where it shouldn't land! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/8f5a9eb6-9666-482f-880d-3386cc7d9950/74210125-100E-4046-B5D1-40547A366B05.JPG The House Looks good! Now it's our turn... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/104870fb-c6b1-4859-893e-8b62dee38618/IMG_8880.jpeg The House ...and another pano looking in at our main living space from the staircase entry. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/03fc8643-e983-420b-a679-298a158d0b9f/IMG_9303.jpeg The House Next we start building the footings on which we'll attach the retaining wall. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/aa8e2dbd-57d0-4475-97cc-fbc5d24ba09f/IMG_9424.jpeg The House Kris looks super excited. He just LOVES this roof so much! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/4b7a1b42-7386-4218-be71-3dd8237132d9/IMG_0156.jpeg The House A good way to build some muscle? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/c0eebaf0-e3f9-4994-b966-8b9bf917e6bb/IMG_0294.jpeg The House The finished curb and wall! It's looking like a shower now, right? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/d2c97649-a542-4eb6-aea9-4ea5b9d83559/IMG_0500.jpeg The House Here's a view from the oven into the main kitchen space. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/fe383fbf-f874-4cb2-a5fd-659c95659208/Screen+Shot+2025-10-02+at+10.07.57+AM.png The House Sink faucet is installed and water is turned on! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/846068fb-069d-49f6-a41b-de99b8f1f784/IMG_0980.jpeg The House Hooray! All finished and lights are up and working! There are a few more finishings for the patio roof, but that'll be for another day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/e4a6cb71-e71f-47bc-99b3-e748cebe27d3/IMG_0314.jpeg The House Beatiful!! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/18b2af50-1c71-4bde-a17c-9e617cb89c3f/IMG_1282.jpeg The House The bottom supports are installed under the railing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/07c76af3-5245-4f46-b5f5-e7193127486e/IMG_1447.jpeg The House Still wet, but you can see the cool pattern forming on the steel. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/16474d0c-db64-4eb2-b2d7-9c755c3864ba/Excavation-30.jpg The House Guests will stay on the middle peninsula! Haha! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/41f3c05d-2602-4daf-ad13-0173b43e2146/IMG_5163.jpeg The House Kris the engineer to the rescue! Make a large platform with our foundation topper wood. Worked like a charm! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/6808bc36-d676-42f7-bf6d-ee65289468f0/IMG_5325.jpeg The House Now we start on the foundation drainage. Kris dug trenches all the way around to hold rock and drainage pipes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/8750ca84-09dd-444f-9aa1-1bd8f6201c43/IMG_5725.jpeg The House More rain moves in as we clean up the site for the day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/86699599-187e-4632-b2c4-559753094f55/93CE2BB4-A40B-479F-AD30-A3B82D468DE4.JPG The House ...then alongside the driveway https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/8ac27598-864d-4707-a5e2-041cec618011/IMG_6199.jpeg The House Kris jumps in to help place the garage door header! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/001d5d0b-d327-4984-aceb-87daecec818f/9639100E-EBBD-412B-B9DD-56F1FD79D9A6.JPG The House That is quite the drop, but we sure enjoy not having to jump off the back deck, then running around the house to get to the lower level! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/964948dc-631b-4410-b96b-4bf59bef08de/IMG_6557.jpeg The House Taking a few steps back to see the progress! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/bf982266-1fee-4142-bc4a-83e3850361af/image000000+3.jpg The House It was another challenge to install, but looks pretty amazing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/168a9e72-61da-45d6-90df-48ac5a15a919/EA5715B0-D737-43C7-9603-D23F6668C699.JPG The House ...or maybe they think we have termites?? Ha! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/6fef48e7-d6dd-43e1-9785-1d1ff90c1020/IMG_7461.jpeg The House Who doesn't like digging in the dirt? Kris rents a trenching machine to start digging from the house down to where the gas company ended. Too bad we had a cold snap just prior that froze the ground. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/cf734deb-7f82-48ff-b253-9874d128cc3e/D89F443E-8B6D-4D3D-995D-2444BD6C970C.JPG The House Finishing up the master bedroom and bathroom with it's combo insulation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/595a7540-352f-48d8-8112-a8f5eb9b588d/IMG_9310.jpeg The House Time to start mixing more concrete!! Oh goodie! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/0c67d752-e6d7-42b5-9326-7b717b63eaec/IMG_9423.jpeg The House The last of the "easy" sections. Now on to the brutal portions of the roof. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/5c8ad132-1f3f-4b27-8383-8fd3c0bdddd6/IMG_0159.jpeg The House All in a days work. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/c89b6776-486f-4404-b914-e1f0a4748c53/IMG_0306.jpeg The House This part was so tedious! Patching every screw hole and seam so water doesn't find it's way out! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/99c83ec0-51ca-466f-b302-c3e838b185d0/IMG_0549.jpeg The House Now for the center island. Yikes was this a beast to assemble! No directions on how to do it either! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/1fd766cc-0bb8-427f-8ad5-2d76227ed846/IMG_0813.jpeg The House The long awaited heated towel rack! Yes, its a luxury, but we deserve it, right? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/3ea8e265-7259-4f49-9e2b-d382659412a6/IMG_0312.jpeg The House Our neighbor comes to help Kris put the polysand in between the pavers to "glue" them together. They finished well after dark! What a job, but what a beautiful patio! Can't wait for a summer BBQ! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/5a695f8e-e67d-4b99-bd11-991316947056/IMG_1283.jpeg The House All finished! No more running down the stairs without hanging on! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/aa7a2e11-0490-49fd-a3a7-1a762c5f0cce/IMG_0420.jpeg The House All dry and ready! Pretty good for our first try! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/ff293881-b6ab-49e3-9694-561a241f195a/Excavation-31.jpg The House ...all in a days work...or many days... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/1677803776064-T9LMFYAXCF7Y4P7GOO0R/IMG_5164.jpg The House Those boards are only slightly bending! Yikes! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/2e57b194-f1a1-4288-bbb7-7990a6552195/IMG_5344.jpeg The House We had 2 of our nephews fly in to help with the build! Did they know what they were getting themselves into? We shall see! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/78f34bd0-0d92-4310-865b-42f7f32cb97d/0C160955-01A7-4C09-9D6C-2C701F924B5D.JPG The House Several days later, our tarps are in pretty sad shape. We had massive flooding. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/2ab94416-e348-4f47-9a89-762121f6687a/8BBD3E3C-EE86-44F8-99D4-E67813F3C877.JPG The House Passed inspection bright and early! Now we at long last get to move on to concrete! Yay! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/9a876a40-ea2f-4260-a69e-14b3e080da09/81C745B0-1B5E-466C-9D98-5F00AB543C1F.JPG The House ...this is a clean our access should things get plugged up! :) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/57a18b80-17e4-4ccc-8265-c21a0166dde5/IMG_6200.jpeg The House ...and the garage header is installed! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/aabe83d4-0fd6-4d72-9a6d-e0cda7e619f9/IMG_6560.jpeg The House ...and some a bit harder! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/41780f69-4328-4f4f-91d3-6c789b2b43a5/IMG_6809.jpeg The House The guys made a makeshift coat rack for their coats and tool belts. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/ee45f9b0-d0e6-4025-87ba-c52eac8da3ee/23D01699-B045-4F5C-AD4F-B15CC4D1F3C1.JPG The House The full crew arrives and they're ready to start! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/e8742f45-2165-452d-8955-ff2c77895947/IMG_7467.jpeg The House One slight problem. He dug through the power line that was running to our trailer. Eek! Guess who had to use the generator all day? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/0d72b184-1850-4e11-8a49-a24eca79835a/IMG_8861.jpeg The House The master bedroom looking out towards the kitchen/living room. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/8b9d2783-7cf0-4266-aa7d-45a9cfbaba17/IMG_9311.jpeg The House Another 2,000 pounds mixed and poured! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/c312d4d4-3da4-4c5b-b19c-0af6b4c86aea/IMG_9421.jpeg The House Making our way to the back of the house. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/fa202de7-df40-4ae1-bae4-b3880b869344/IMG_0161.jpeg The House Trench #2 starts to take shape. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/02fbe318-b57c-402e-91be-f8b969765a30/IMG_0323.jpeg The House Last but not least, painting everything with yet another layer of water barrier! The shower is officially ready for tile. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/9f5a9810-584c-4db8-b3f1-99fcfb9cf86d/IMG_0551.jpeg The House Building the back of the island. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/141aad2a-65e4-49eb-b898-81f562379213/IMG_0819.jpeg The House The master bath is nearing completion! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/40d30f76-b56d-4a0e-acee-4e810f1b778d/IMG_1284.jpeg The House Here's a view from the bottom looking up! Not too shabby! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/c9fd28d9-c16d-4fdb-95bf-6a3f47d30bfe/thumbnail_IMG_1497.jpg The House Now the final step! Installation! This door is a beast! It'll take 4 guys to carry the door over. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/72099c46-abea-470e-bbea-fafb978cda76/Excavation+Continues1.jpg The House Additional excavation is required over Thanksgiving weekend. Just what we wanted! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/64bc9bde-b245-4d6f-821b-ea1472198649/IMG_5154.jpeg The House Bring on the concrete! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/58c20f0d-3e69-4afb-be72-3c2d4b5d979b/66126395-8529-4081-9FE9-2A8ED39427A8.JPG The House Looks good so far! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/0ca8b9fc-b5ac-43ca-8d89-50f8425d109e/IMG_5740.jpeg The House We once again clean up the site and pray for dry weather. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/23b4b45d-5db1-41a6-8b48-f545d32b1b01/0BAA2B70-1A53-4604-9943-A13DB8284112.JPG The House The concrete truck arrives! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/bb71c973-0500-43fe-a129-4d7f856f1bf4/EF096834-4A49-460D-A22C-5CDE37327F3E.JPG The House ...making our way down to the septic tank... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/e707acdc-1eb8-46aa-974b-9f7facb88e67/88AFD034-7D0A-47C0-9E92-206825259658.JPG The House The crane moves in. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/49d957ef-a9ab-4500-afcc-222007f6bc83/IMG_6866.jpeg The House Our driveway is starting to look like a parking lot! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/169e0afd-b2c4-4930-a89e-45d437d9d83f/IMG_7003.jpeg The House The rest of our family crew arrives too! Yay! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/4d1a647c-c16a-4499-a41d-327073c8d7cf/IMG_7469.jpeg The House Good progress overall for 1 day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/d1088b33-9477-42f6-a313-50588e6779b9/C1FEA437-6779-4A91-BBF3-977EDC8676C6.JPG The House We definitely want sound proofing around the washer and dryer area! No one needs to hear our laundry rattling around. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/1731114098576-OW0CK2DIMI5WVFHM4NYO/IMG_9314.jpg The House Added all the remaining rebar as the concrete was setting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/77c73253-4a32-4fd8-9f50-07bf29913b90/IMG_9435.jpeg The House One sketchy section done! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/3f8adcea-a452-4cd4-8298-2c8c60677ae5/IMG_0162.jpeg The House Kris finishes in the twilight hours! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/2926f0c2-d09a-4a01-ab2c-e076260ebaf6/IMG_0371.jpeg The House Painting the bathroom walls is next. Kris had a bit of concern when he saw what color I picked for the guest bath. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/87a7fbc3-9ca8-475a-9792-92986610a4ce/IMG_0434.jpeg The House Now the powder bath. Tight quarters, but it just needs to be wide enough for a toilet, right?! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/1a030778-8717-45b0-b3a4-3a17c71d4a95/IMG_0554.jpeg The House It's a showcase showdown! Who will win this beautiful new kitchen?? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/acd9d1be-e1ad-4fec-a85d-addb72cc747f/thumbnail_IMG_1498.jpg The House The guys line up and prepare to hoist it in. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/224366f0-6a77-439b-8639-f45739ccb506/Excavation+Continues.jpg The House Shortly into the workday the mud and snow create a bit of a sticky situation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/6cf4e765-89bd-4b23-902a-09e222078a6b/IMG_5157.jpeg The House Everyone's very ready to go! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/c8715edb-77df-4b7b-9be0-a9108d1b03f3/IMG_5350.jpeg The House Snack time! Rachel kept very busy feeding 3 hungry guys all week! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/88d9f3a8-37eb-4d2b-95ea-398db629bc28/IMG_5746.jpeg The House Pretty sure this is an actual scene from the movie The Money Pit! The build site is in sad shape, but at least it seems to be drying out. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/737efdd4-e22d-4436-8775-7b1d875836b1/F077748C-B2F9-4103-BE21-52D5CF1B16FD.JPG The House The crew jumps right in. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/6de15ea6-64c6-4cee-b9ca-8560e9e4b157/D7F5C901-3C27-4BAF-8EC6-082E3C2F6511.JPG The House ...from the septic tank we go down to the leach field... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/1690237977412-9UTY9EC20081PH9GHZEH/8AD21275-CC0D-4B2B-A56A-71A868DB2861.jpg The House ...be sure to take note as you pass the tank, that you do NOT want to go inside! Ha! It's sad that this has to be printed on the lid. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/30e68c24-669a-4458-a5cd-13d8b1f469f0/80DC79B0-2B6A-4FA3-BD07-B0249EA27F7C.JPG The House The crane begins to bring over the steel support beams. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/bcbaa67e-93ef-4518-93d5-c0ca7b4b8b72/7BB8FCB6-4417-4C64-90BD-73B0AD64A7CE.JPG The House Last but not least, the garage door! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/860fd213-d0b8-4118-8a76-b07cc09ef735/IMG_7004.jpeg The House Layer 1 is called the brown coat...for obvious reasons. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/97eb600d-d802-4b42-b74d-8e203255b949/IMG_7476.jpeg The House Day 2: Just keep digging, just keep digging... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/a0e5c3e7-424c-43c6-a459-a3d94b107abe/IMG_9012.jpeg The House Now for the downstairs. Here's the guest room! Nice and insulated so our guests are cozy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/001aa980-a825-4072-99ed-995fa7ffed5f/13F2969E-F8D7-4814-A7B9-B30A677A2218.JPG The House Now it's time to start building the forms for the retaining wall. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/8f918ce6-94d9-4f51-ab50-2374bf7fb585/IMG_9426.jpeg The House I'm in the man lift and you can see where Kris had to hang out for this side. We couldn't quite finish because it got too dark. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/3454065a-f0f2-4a87-8994-15dcaf135eae/IMG_0038.jpeg The House Time to seal the driveway! You'd think that rolling a driveway would be easy, but keeping up with Kris' speed was tough! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/f78c7549-7502-4ba8-a16d-6ea98969c0e0/IMG_0372.jpeg The House I assured him the color was not too bold for my bold decorating ideas! So, Texas Storm went up on the walls! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/58479d1a-8c50-4d49-bb1e-bead880cdc11/IMG_0689.jpeg The House Getting the cabinet and mirror up in the powder bath makes it seem a bit more spacious! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/e48ff837-7322-4308-91ee-98501b4cb768/IMG_0556.jpeg The House ...and where do these wires go? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/b28afe6a-1615-4d1d-a98d-ceed649f130c/thumbnail_IMG_1502.jpg The House Brutally heavy, but all is going well so far. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/c045c96f-5a1f-46f6-9d76-32b471e53de2/Excavation+Continues0.jpg The House ...a REALLY sticky situation that set us back hours. Not off to a good start. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/e0abdb35-4206-4af7-88e2-e974027ab4d7/IMG_5166.jpeg The House The "beast" starts to unfold. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/f840972d-b293-4843-8657-cbca822756bb/IMG_5377.jpeg The House Now each section gets drainage pipe... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/5d893b9b-2bd2-4e5b-906b-e4c245ebf9ec/D1AB86FC-2AA6-4142-B0B8-D64371BFA1C5.JPG The House Now we've discovered mice are eating our insulation board! UGH! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/ffcbe672-5093-4592-b6ea-12b28aed0896/BFB0F5D4-C69C-41CA-83EC-469267D8A1D2.JPG The House What a messy job! I hope our radiant heat tubing is secured down because they're walking all over it! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/c041b724-93ca-47fc-861e-8dea5bdd4a37/276352EA-32AF-44D9-9FD6-E7AFBDDA85C7.JPG The House Beam 1 is in place! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/458bebb7-e428-4500-8677-9367831a8e88/IMG_6564.jpeg The House A LOT harder! Yikes! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/01fdf532-f32d-4004-8c15-25cb7cfd9f25/C43B958B-8B9A-4B72-9BA3-BC9DD8FC58B4.JPG The House One panel at a time goes in. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/e1fc230e-d7a0-43b4-9ef9-c406235fc6a1/IMG_7007.jpeg The House Wasting no time today! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/f3dad376-4722-4514-bcaa-2dab0d415b60/IMG_6652.JPG The House Made it all the way down with time to spare! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/4465bbda-08f8-4345-897a-2b95af26f809/IMG_9003.jpeg The House This will eventually be the guest bathroom. I promise you won't even recognize this bathroom when it's done! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/689298d0-1770-4f19-a366-23ab7cc82780/IMG_7169.JPG The House Kris worked tirelessly to finish the forms and get supports up so we could be ready for more concrete before the cold weather moved in. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/5eeee658-a8ad-4a22-8a5f-1b7ea8360d89/IMG_9429.jpeg The House Day 3 started at sunrise! There were a couple scary slips and falls stopped by the safety strap. It was a terrifying portion to watch! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/fb3e5349-42cf-44c3-a8f8-da07d27d7c2e/IMG_0075.jpeg The House Now Kris finishes grading the driveway! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/338219e7-5008-4d63-9eac-932648a7078e/IMG_0373.jpeg The House The green shower isn't part of my decorating idea, so be patient! I promise it'll all come together in the end. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/5fda1df9-4d10-49ae-a6e6-6d9bac2ed220/IMG_0563.jpeg The House Excited to have all these drawers for pots and pans. No more digging through stacks of lids! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/81b589d9-6e39-4abd-ace9-7dc03268bb43/IMG_0740.jpeg The House The counter top and sink are installed next. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/b53d91a7-e844-4e0b-b0aa-3fe34738e5ea/thumbnail_IMG_1505.jpg The House The pivot hardware is secured. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/bc301636-7dfa-489b-a2e2-de02383b8d7f/Excavation+Continues2.jpg The House We're back on track so the work begins...again. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/312db679-7375-4d3f-9e03-9374a5d81396/IMG_5173.jpeg The House This rig is absolutely huge! Looks like a transformer bug, right? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/72e433d4-72c2-44b8-8430-e649bef6a43e/IMG_5375.jpeg The House ...and rock to help hold the drainage pipe in place. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/417993de-f9dc-4673-a16e-fafaf14efc35/IMG_5755.jpeg The House Starting fresh yet again. With no chance for rain, our friends came out to help us for the long weekend and day 1 started off with tremendous progress! Now we break for lunch. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/26e6ebec-b00b-431a-98ba-6f8019b6e5ad/C6F2143A-DAE1-4614-86E7-AC0A3ADB5212.JPG The House Time to start smoothing out the concrete. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/b331b230-6e4b-45e1-8d50-e2db606da433/8310CEA2-F01C-4C04-96C8-9D8F730A26BD.JPG The House ...ok we once again make our way down to the leach field... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/49d25679-4066-4edc-b414-3adad5a202b2/C3E543E4-3F48-4CA2-AD44-09709EF17983.JPG The House Beam 2 is much bigger! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/3799df6d-faf0-43ab-a5cb-bc0bcafa35ce/IMG_6569.jpeg The House Look Mom, no hands!! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/2ef9a76d-0859-4b76-aa67-6b593f85b4c2/D6A1786A-2D86-4452-BC13-691DBB2E7633.JPG The House It's starting to take shape! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/18570a9c-b27d-4033-b446-21751fc08a28/ED64E5FC-15F0-4892-98EC-28F57720B7DC.JPG The House They move around to the back deck area. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/7e376251-cb7e-4e68-9fc7-935c7e5171e9/dji_fly_20240121_153746_221_1705876977503_photo_optimized.JPG The House Here are some drone shots of our gas line path. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/c29792ac-1716-454b-bb77-9e5a95fab700/IMG_8896.jpeg The House This is the hallway from the guest room looking at the side entrance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/ac22fa18-a213-445e-afe8-935775de3011/IMG_7171.JPG The House Here's a view from the top of the forms. We will NOT be mixing this batch of concrete by hand. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/1c27b9fe-e5db-4e9d-99b5-1a7a4a01151a/IMG_9436.jpeg The House The final portion was completed with less than a few minutes left on our man lift rental. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/b811efcb-096b-4ef0-968f-4c1bc110773c/IMG_0079.jpeg The House Our driveway looks huge! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/859f8f62-2b51-4579-96c4-fdbfb868cac5/IMG_0388.jpeg The House The bathroom door is installed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/e1c2a68e-fae7-4bd5-8415-cd8490e6d2aa/IMG_0565.jpeg The House This opening in the island is for the beverage fridge. A wine fridge will be on the other side. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/402d525c-fda8-4492-bdcd-8f7cb80bbc0b/IMG_0739.jpeg The House A view going in to the powder bath. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/f74c8d64-8038-48f3-9451-fd631ca80096/thumbnail_IMG_1507.jpg The House And it's in!! Looks fantastic guys! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/0cc105b6-2507-4bcd-9eb6-0b3b605df944/Excavation+Continues3.jpg The House Not sure how they can keep track of where to dig and where to dump the dirt at this point. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/46581e8d-c3ff-43c5-9583-519bc0b34099/IMG_5168.jpeg The House A view from farther away. Definitely looks like a construction site. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/e31395ed-dfc0-4658-8fd5-54c6ee2ad226/IMG_5371.jpeg The House Shoveling massive amounts of gravel may not be in the "fun" category, but think about all the muscle you're building guys! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/c17d1a46-233b-4c73-983e-98657e173d09/D0F4EB2F-BE19-414E-8272-2FD2E23B831B.JPG The House Shortly after we return from lunch, the sky opens up and dumps massive rain. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/3e5c8af5-0ea0-41b4-bf3f-b8f5f4d97855/20121CF0-7B07-4911-8C53-A7AEA21BCF51.JPG The House Oh yes, now it's starting to look nice! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/6bebdfd5-b05b-45c9-ac25-e53bce0ccf8b/86896239-BDDB-4510-9780-BDC4FBF372EA.JPG The House ...this "hub" is where the water flow is regulated for each of the 4 runs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/176cc7f8-827b-4c6b-88f8-a5838667a464/222D5D13-65F0-4DCD-ADAE-6D2E5D1A53A1.JPG The House No doubt this one was a beast to install! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/75616ffb-d305-4f17-9804-133be727b9fe/IMG_6572.jpeg The House Rachel stays close by to...ummm...catch Kris if he falls??? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/418a62f7-ece8-41ef-99f1-a86eb4a8bb96/6C3EB51A-E8A3-4C44-ACDC-539C2DB32F39.JPG The House A view from outside. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/2fb89026-5f25-4e06-a7e4-2e946c7c23e2/059BE0CF-62B3-4902-BA6F-80A55B6FED7F.JPG The House This is quite the process to watch! Glad we're watching and not DOING this phase of the house! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/6e0bbb8c-7c89-4e21-b1ae-ee468fa56515/dji_fly_20240121_153804_222_1705876976567_photo_optimized.JPG The House Quite the dig! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/dc044e0c-ef32-40f3-ada7-ee3abecf9e30/IMG_8905.jpeg The House Last but not least, Kris' future office...which currently doubles as the catch-all room! He definitely wants the acoustic insulation in here so our guests can't hear him yelling at his computer! Haha! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/59317e5c-d4dc-47ec-93a4-97f044b33452/IMG_7172.JPG The House Here's a view from the back. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/052689b4-207f-43bb-9d2f-6db5c2439213/IMG_9438.jpeg The House Here's the finished product! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/e55d4d48-1f6a-4791-9cc1-1be576ea1782/IMG_0080.jpeg The House It's quite satisfying to watch. Kind of like the perfect vacuum lines on the carpet! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/d44c5c98-6f5a-4ecd-b3c1-07c31796442d/IMG_0390.jpeg The House Here's a view of the door from outside the bathroom. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/73018bce-ba77-4537-9df9-8e8b37107a45/IMG_0683.jpeg The House The island is complete for now! The decorative panelling will go in a bit later. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/bdeaabe7-13a8-466f-9ca2-1c44a5f09d18/IMG_0767.jpeg The House The sink faucet is installed and water is turned on! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/72b01aed-5160-482c-8c95-4be4bcd39b58/Excavation+Continues4.jpg The House Additional excavation required compacting the soil in one area. This requires lots of water and adding different dirt. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/86bb5170-8017-4558-b116-8f2b3b9df4d8/IMG_5174.jpeg The House ...and the concrete flows! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/527a0a3a-90e0-498d-9062-d194b4a660d4/IMG_5373.jpeg The House Shoveling rock went well into the evening. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/eead6e6a-c0d2-4b86-83a2-709b4957787f/E1ECDF4A-343B-467C-9141-1A52A8E47E17.JPG The House Then we had hail. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/cee9beea-fa22-4d62-a81d-ca317eb11eb1/2AF88E95-ADA1-45DF-A41E-81300754E1FB.JPG The House Almost done pouring. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/c32a18d1-563a-4032-8951-50bc45b3c1e3/D3A5E034-1462-447C-BEB2-3683D2B5D5B0.JPG The House ...a closer look at what the each run looks like. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/ead70c5b-0616-456c-bf9e-8c637548103a/878CF0F6-346B-4272-9FD4-9F9DAC92E67A.JPG The House Success! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/d65e5769-eea6-4d0a-b3fe-8b7d917588bd/IMG_6652.jpeg The House At last the roof waterproofing phase is done! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/f67e45e1-905b-499c-949e-4eb851f1328a/IMG_6969.jpeg The House ...and it's done! We're officially weather tight! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/bdd8b0ee-9c35-4a73-9f50-3c4bbb045922/0EF3FCDA-091F-49B4-B943-B8C8C225EFA0.JPG The House A close up view of the brown coat. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/28c97845-3ebd-4522-bc75-e721656dabb7/dji_fly_20240121_154054_227_1705876971903_photo_optimized.JPG The House The full view! The gas company was shocked by how precise Kris' trench was! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/a972afed-3781-4fa5-8745-1b51cf1eed08/FE7C27E9-ADE8-455B-9042-6F763AF78E21.JPG The House Drywall delivery day!! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/30d6ea86-fdee-4fc8-82db-311f2d92c12f/IMG_7182.JPG The House Time to call in the pros! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/b16f2579-30ec-4068-bed7-b4a0802c1945/IMG_7261.JPG The House 1 week later we put those snow stops to the test with 3 FEET of snow!! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/a43ffa3e-e8c4-4ad6-b741-eae417118cba/IMG_0087.jpeg The House Admiring the finished product. So neat and tidy! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/27c850d4-6fe8-4bd5-b84a-4af36e0135e4/IMG_0700.jpeg The House The guest bath cabinet and mirror are installed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/e4f52741-afe4-4967-9502-459d015c9726/IMG_0686.jpeg The House Not too shabby! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/a19d4ef5-ea89-4569-97c5-da1fe9a42ed5/Screen+Shot+2025-10-02+at+10.21.46+AM.png The House ...and most importantly, the toilet is installed and actually hooked up! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/d408fa2b-2944-4452-9733-ce00311527eb/thumbnail_IMG_1509.jpg The House Stepping back a bit in this picture to give you a better view! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/c598ee4a-636f-4aa7-9b25-aec718028124/Excavation+Continues5.jpg The House A compactor creates a nice strong base for the foundation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/960be037-0257-457e-8be1-c3bd238dddad/IMG_5177.jpeg The House Precision pouring! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/fd250a9c-f774-4519-a217-bef31cd88108/IMG_5386.jpeg The House Unfortunately mother nature once again wreaked havoc on the build site. What a cold miserable day! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/3ee63e8c-d517-4f41-b258-76bf63595574/IMG_5760.jpeg The House In an effort to save the work we'd done, the guys built a make-shift squeegee. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/276809cd-e7f8-40ae-91b5-04a71b018312/CBB7969C-FA51-4E45-89F9-BB822651FCDE.JPG The House Now that the concrete is poured and level, they start to smooth it out. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/7b999e61-e07f-453e-8c04-d27de3f1b6c3/7C5FA82F-A4D4-4370-B567-0E7D0278D6C9.JPG The House Backfill begins after we pass inspection! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/629539a7-dabf-41a7-91ae-31015faa9299/3403C5D7-72B5-4DC3-A477-C234BACED9C5.JPG The House The last beam is in place. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/d9876a9e-55cc-4698-bc27-6bc8cf12343a/IMG_6656.jpeg The House Our stucco crew came and set up a crazy scaffolding system around the house. They were nice enough to let us use it while wrapping the house with Tyvek waterproofing paper. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/b8a062b9-e018-42f4-a91f-4fb4ac7dd83d/IMG_7022.jpeg The House Moving right along to the back. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/daa20e77-f45c-4775-b40d-d4f80aeb2253/IMG_7551.jpeg The House The gas line trench was completed just in the nick of time! A huge snowstorm moved in right after. Made for one cold outhouse! Ha! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/510e1a1d-39c1-44ea-bc9f-01a6b0300186/5A466195-C26F-422F-AF4E-EA38EBC5AEEE.JPG The House Don't even ask how this delivery truck got to the back of the property. It involved me not watching the 1 inch of clearance between the truck and the trailer. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/6603481f-f63f-47cb-be67-28bd6c27b253/IMG_7183.JPG The House Concrete pouring begins. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/b468279d-2e85-4207-8fc9-8773accf7d7c/IMG_7265.JPG The House No avalanches off the roof yet! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/b9c6c5fc-c0b3-4041-a327-6f4b37dbcfde/IMG_0090.jpeg The House It's looking like you could live here! But we're stuck in the little trailer across the driveway a little bit longer! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/d3d8e85b-37cd-4e6e-b24c-e77bc218a5b8/IMG_0705.jpeg The House The countertop install crew arrives! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/7297ec8c-36c6-4eec-926c-c9e0b119197d/IMG_0714.jpeg The House The sink and countertop go in next! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/53d65581-5181-4464-8a19-e3937228688a/Excavation+Continues6.jpg The House Starting to look a bit neater! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/a52d5be9-4c37-4a46-880d-3648e096f0e0/IMG_5178.jpeg The House This will support retaining wall! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/96549aa4-0c81-47de-8464-cc3b968e9c31/IMG_5396.jpeg The House The sun eventually came out and boosted spirits! Still chilly, but the hard work continued. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/2c0ce274-d1df-45de-b45b-89d8d2c8b54d/IMG_5761.jpeg The House It worked pretty darn well! Maybe we'll actually be able to salvage the project...if no more rain falls today! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/afffdbb2-3e92-4078-9074-2c110d4ec63d/A27953E1-3978-49AB-BC54-97A56A41296E.JPG The House Now cutting in the seams. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/628081b2-6500-4441-b0c0-a482de6c6923/25DAC647-8A7A-4301-95CC-AB99015234A4.JPG The House The leach field is all backfilled! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/c0fd400d-d4e1-4b70-9ecf-cb4f734cbcca/3C0E98A9-FDB9-496E-AF76-C67AAF0B758A.JPG The House Now the crane starts bringing over the floor joists. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/864b4634-49c9-4b1f-abfa-c44259394ff9/IMG_6660.jpeg The House These giant rolls of Tyvek help speed up the wrapping, but those rolls are crazy heavy! Every time we brought it out, the wind would pick up making it just a little bit harder. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/337679ee-66f3-4424-a332-7748ee3a9c7b/IMG_7017.jpeg The House They're just about done! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/01262838-fc0f-4ce3-8734-6a81036cdafa/IMG_6680.JPG The House The snow drifts went almost halfway up our front door! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/6d5805a6-d7a9-4296-adf1-b864dda4f72b/6C3129B4-67B7-4DA4-9540-D9233B082028.JPG The House Now that the hard part is done, they can unload the rest into the garage. MUCH easier! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/bc392dd5-5667-4b6a-9a39-2243208e6a88/IMG_7191.JPG The House All finished! That was way easier than hand mixing concrete....just a lot more expensive! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/f944ef39-a9c3-4490-b591-b67ffdf4a753/IMG_0392.jpeg The House Moving right in to painting the guest room/Pilates studio. Here's the main entry and hallway. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/7ef3e50f-cbb5-4a0a-ad7f-f38d205d63fd/IMG_0707.jpeg The House Glad they're cutting the countertops outside because it's a very dusty job. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/4ad96627-fd75-49b0-81cc-a44322953d44/Excavation+Continues7.jpg The House The finished product looks perfect! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/67a786a2-88e0-4fd2-808d-6ec0953110d4/IMG_5180.jpeg The House Making quick work of this job. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/8941df3c-385e-48d6-99d7-56d0402a792d/IMG_5406.jpeg The House Situating the drainage was quite a bit trickier behind the retaining wall. The guys built a plywood slide to dump some of the rock down into the hole, but the rest still had to be hauled down 1 bucket-full at a time. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/c857808a-82ef-4740-9780-80592b0eba17/IMG_5764.jpeg The House Not so lucky. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/b44ea26d-4b3b-4649-9baf-6919850e8079/A09113DB-BC23-41B0-9203-7878F93AC085.JPG The House Last bit of polishing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/49625294-1dad-40c7-9f73-7fedb0b6f107/EDFE5CC2-1BEC-4811-823B-93F0A8DD86E1.JPG The House Taking a step back so you can see how large it actually is! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/9160f8c7-29a0-4f1d-bcc2-bc9972ed138d/2445E4F5-A99F-41D8-BE1B-0EE0523ADED7.JPG The House Look! No wheels on the ground! Those are some heavy joists! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/6abff570-bbe2-4a19-b783-83f143cd8e24/E1D4B981-361B-4FC6-8555-5FBF9C92B870.JPG The House The wrapping is done and we step back to take a look at our home, now quickly transforming! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/6dcda26e-dad2-4765-9890-755e14a99168/IMG_7028.jpeg The House ...and the brown coat is officially done! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/31be0744-3393-4e78-b1ce-5b8d79448f7c/IMG_7569.jpeg The House The Bobcat is ready to start plowing....once we dig it out. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/d93235d7-34f2-4024-854e-399344503276/IMG_7090.jpeg The House The drywall crew wasted no time getting started! This is the guest room which actually looks brighter already! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/a2ece17a-dea2-4827-89fd-f3d82f5af3a7/IMG_7209.JPG The House The concrete is dry, so it's time to take off the forms and see if it still stands! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/53767ed6-250a-4dfe-9b0b-fb910cc9f89b/IMG_0408.jpeg The House Painting complete! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/7abf2143-6026-4c7d-888b-d5a0bac68330/IMG_0708.jpeg The House The bar countertop is installed first! Very exciting! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/e7808b93-563a-484a-8bb1-b57e5365dd8d/Excavation+Continues8.jpg The House Unfortunately we had some erosion where the equipment got stuck, so now we have to dig more dirt out to add footings to this area. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/ed02aece-77e5-428e-b8ae-1018fd9694b0/IMG_5181.jpeg The House Rebar is put in place. Apparently the candy cane look is for safety in case someone falls in the hole! Hmm, I think that would still cause some damage. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/63639ab0-6abe-4f5e-b636-4387ab5cd91e/IMG_5420.jpeg The House Kris used our handy new Bobcat to bring the rock where it was needed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/d15692ad-0b95-43fb-b4cf-8b913010bfff/IMG_5766.jpeg The House Another round of rain falls and this time the entire site floods. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/0fbb51c6-d469-4498-b40a-ad44a6b9b93d/52F2197F-E937-47DF-A282-934DCCB075B8.JPG The House ...and just like that we have a garage floor! Isn't it a thing of beauty? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/770296aa-2089-4cea-a44c-d247e40d0586/53DA06EE-E6D1-434B-91CF-0001C440E34F.JPG The House Bet you've never seen such a great view from a septic tank! Haha! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/b86821f9-a752-480d-8a5d-bf0b6636cf2c/61FEEBF3-3E26-4A5B-A70A-4F9553215F66.JPG The House Another view of the crane seemingly hovering off the ground! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/19eca5cb-741f-43cb-8d72-9b34de2f6a1c/IMG_7031.jpeg The House This is really starting to look like a house now! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/be20b4cc-3fab-4324-b74b-332ed3b6eaf5/IMG_6691.JPG The House Our first big snowfall at our new home. Had to get some fun pics! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/3ae42c1a-1ad4-4a9c-8298-65e8d293fe69/IMG_7091.jpeg The House Another view of the guest room. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/84b87736-25a0-41af-b71a-f98097899ac3/IMG_7211.JPG The House Looks great! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/8c1de00c-20c0-4559-b93a-98ac59816593/IMG_0398.jpeg The House Kris' favorite part of the drywall was doing the final sand. Especially up on the ceiling! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/1efd7f5c-27f5-43e4-af81-eda311a5876b/IMG_0709.jpeg The House Next up are the main countertops. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/50b6a1ac-4d46-4b22-8efb-d1c5d6743918/Excavation+Continues9.jpg The House Kris takes on this task by himself! Can't hurt to get better at driving these things, right? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/6b236390-19bc-4c54-b050-9c4a2371ac35/IMG_5183.jpeg The House So neat and tidy looking. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/4447ebcd-f2ec-4a52-b729-02d113434713/IMG_5423.jpeg The House Back breaking work! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/26be8427-17d2-4608-898c-a60884c318aa/IMG_5767.jpeg The House So much for our productive DRY day. It's a muddy mess! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/cbbd69e9-e9b2-4c52-9f22-947cf9eec5bf/7025194C-8391-4679-AFF8-C9002203FC93.JPG The House Later that day it dumped rain, but mother nature was too late! Haha! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/175c8e3d-f796-43ae-ab69-dffa845118cd/074E29F4-DDDF-4679-8D3B-9DFE51DC079F.JPG The House A view from the driveway so you can see how far the tank is from the house...and how large the entire system actually is! They did a fantastic job and we learned a lot along the way...which is good because now we have to do regular maintenance! Eek! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/dfc665ee-d33b-4206-9db4-94b72c6ec41d/1A6492C3-33D4-44D3-8026-3348F63D8E3D.JPG The House The floor joists are ready for level 2. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/2d774250-5314-4588-919d-f14ae2cd07dd/IMG_7039.jpeg The House While we wait for the brown coat to dry, the guys start working on the roof. Safety harnesses...check! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/d02a23ff-9f4f-4fa7-a883-68fb7deedcd5/IMG_6695.JPG The House At least in Colorado, it's mild enough to take a snowy walk! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/e0e698c2-01de-4cb3-b1c7-737223449812/76ADAB6F-5680-4018-BB04-86D4544E2A76.JPG The House Drywall hanging begins in the master bedroom. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/b00b56de-4e4f-4a57-9164-2c10196cf06d/IMG_9447.jpeg The House The next step is backfilling behind the wall. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/4c7b944f-a1e8-4040-a585-1867274b24c3/IMG_0403.jpeg The House When we start painting the main room, we bring in recruits! Our niece stopped by to say hi and we put her straight to work! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/10981ef5-6cab-4dae-a32a-0039e0d8e8fe/IMG_0710.jpeg The House The entire crew is recruited for the center island slab. It was terrifying to hear them struggle up the stairs and through the house carrying this! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/b9d65965-f32a-419a-8434-906185f75002/Excavation+Continues10.jpg The House ...and drive it he did...well into the night! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/538edd1e-14c3-4ad2-b0bb-2a609de8f6bd/IMG_5185.jpeg The House Perfection! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/94a320f6-a040-4336-a058-c7f1af80c5d0/IMG_5435.jpeg The House Despite the snow, the drainage is completed around the house! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/8580cddc-e7e3-4dbf-ae3b-f67c603a86d9/IMG_5769.jpeg The House Only a pot of mud at the bottom of THIS rainbow! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/db9b4520-f052-4a90-b7a7-2032204a2399/4C9E6D3C-F5D5-47AB-B829-6195FF775B4B.JPG The House Now we start on section 2! It's a hot one today so Rachel pulls out the sun hat. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/5177281c-bd70-460c-83b2-edde231ea8f4/75876CBB-8E09-4391-91C7-B70CD540742B.JPG The House All set for the next day! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/98fff950-6716-45ad-b8a4-ae47fc2110c7/IMG_7048.jpeg The House Clearly it's a windy day, so those safety harnesses came in handy for the guys! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/4c00d1a6-b80d-489d-9e61-97ea176cc7b7/IMG_7588.jpeg The House Winter wonderland! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/657c6538-c07c-4c17-a75e-e7afd152134c/IMG_9028.jpeg The House Each piece that goes up makes such a difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/44f2e908-0c26-4722-adad-d8d9aae9b4e6/IMG_9446.jpeg The House Add a layer of dirt... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/9be0049b-5591-4ad4-95bd-539c64ec8cde/IMG_0411.jpeg The House A majority of the paint is completed before bedtime. Just the ceiling edge left and this room will be complete! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/03a49722-3edd-46f3-a004-f921bf4480a2/IMG_0711.jpeg The House They breathe a sigh of relief when they can at last set it down! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/43977dcd-831e-463b-9a05-47cb489f0640/Excavation+Continues11.jpg The House The site is getting muddier by the day. The little snowfalls here and there are starting to accumulate too. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/0afa60f0-f630-426a-883b-f3888a8fa02c/IMG_5188.jpeg The House A bit closer look. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/d711eee8-9ee4-42d3-8f81-7dd258b16676/thumbnail_IMG_0151.jpg The House Now the drainage has to be run away form the house. Kris starts digging more trenches across the driveway. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/2b3f4a30-4ecc-4de0-9706-ac8121b36a7e/IMG_5772.jpeg The House Quite the frustrating day, but we still pause to watch the stellar sunset! But little did we know our day wasn't over. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/2c6db0a4-c1c6-4b02-ad02-8b0dff889931/IMG_5916.jpeg The House The insulation board didn't quite go back together the way it went in the first time. Too many rain storms pummeled it. We used rebar and buckets of sand to hold it down hoping that it would help the warping issue. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/c4b9b639-cd7c-4660-86ee-d64ccc945913/B07A0C18-2F3E-4E19-8460-664DFBA469D4.JPG The House Floor joists get installed https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/b37a2b9d-7668-4aa9-97c6-d0776d8680d6/IMG_7041.jpeg The House No fear for these guys. They climb right up! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/bda81fea-cdd3-445e-a9e8-1a6bcb74cee1/IMG_7530.jpeg The House Now, back to the house. Our bathtub came! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/d4ee274e-5540-46ea-9748-92d6d2723c14/IMG_9022.jpeg The House Ooohh! The bathroom went from pink to blue! Maybe we'll keep the cheery, bright blue! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/3ee0492a-4263-4c49-9f65-cb33165b66c1/IMG_9444.jpeg The House Take the earth compactor after it... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/3a6e655a-68a6-4810-9b3f-52ea8ab21511/IMG_0712.jpeg The House Looks gorgeous! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/c8fb7eef-a681-4425-aa58-5a3367e57f14/Excavation+Continues12.jpg The House Trekking through the mud is no easy task. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/a0b9fedb-e408-428b-8838-1ccb5d84d71e/IMG_5189.jpeg The House The forms are removed and the footings are officially complete! Only took us 5 years to get here! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/a9ab9420-cfd9-455c-acb4-7c29a56f7a5f/thumbnail_IMG_0154.jpg The House Was anyone supervising this trench digging??? This looks VERY precarious! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/1d988258-cac8-43cf-b225-6fc52f9c789d/666E6641-81A9-427B-A3D2-BB3221AD023E.JPG The House After dark, another round of severe weather hits. The site is flooded this time with massive amounts of hail! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/3416b224-5394-479e-a6c7-197f19d3db8b/IMG_5917.jpeg The House Pretty soon this will all look like the garage floor. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/aabf56cf-6437-43d3-8f6c-2155893adfef/FB9EA337-D3E8-4D4D-AEE7-2187FAAFF6A0.JPG The House Down below, the plywood begins to go up! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/40b0ebbd-10f1-4807-a8a6-2e7df4076e16/IMG_7049.jpeg The House The first piece is the most critical. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/50ce31fd-5455-486d-83f2-6c9373e483f3/IMG_7537.jpeg The House Kris went right to work framing in the tub surround. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/fa265389-8b89-48cf-9f98-9a5bae26263b/IMG_9025.jpeg The House The powder bath in the master bedroom. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/43d0f8dd-30f9-4e24-b330-d22a798a2efb/IMG_7225.JPG The House Repeat until it's full! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/bbb8aa18-5612-4b51-b8c2-bba150ab5cb4/IMG_0713.jpeg The House The gas cooktop and downdraft are set into the island. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/a96383c2-ae79-4c3e-a7f1-73357e8bfb7a/Excavation+Continues13.jpg The House Rachel resorts to melting the snow and ice with a torch! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/3a760ace-9241-44d6-ae92-5250cce63fa9/IMG_5209.jpeg The House Foundation wall forms are delivered! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/cdbcf353-ab9c-4f2c-b903-a2b8314ef09a/thumbnail_IMG_0155.jpg The House Drainage pipe is hooked into the foundation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/9f1ad75e-0b5e-49e2-87d9-878f7bfccb74/BCA8CBC7-7531-46C1-827D-89C0234069CB.JPG The House Seriously??? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/4a06ae7c-cfea-4449-81e8-577de0070727/IMG_5919.jpeg The House Now we tape down the seams. It was so hot on that insulation that Rachel had to use gloves to press it down because it was burning her hands! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/b5155aa2-bb06-40f2-9fab-49da103b9989/9B7DE4FC-B4A2-45BC-8A25-98EBD26D03BA.JPG The House This is starting to look like a house! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/6b36b1cd-3b91-44d5-b130-a4e8345aa967/IMG_7051.jpeg The House Piece #1 is done and it was a learning experience...in the wind. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/d130a861-0fb0-4394-bf05-ea65ee880b11/IMG_7536.jpeg The House Another happy arrival....our appliances! Too bad they can't be hooked up yet. We'll just put them in the garage like everything else! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/dd3ea94b-bd85-400a-8899-3a45f47f222f/IMG_9033.jpeg The House Now they start in the main living area. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/5678964c-1c30-4a82-8bd5-c7afe461f985/IMG_9449.jpeg The House Now we roll on a layer of waterproofing, just to be sure no water gets through! Structural engineers will have to do an inspection before we can go to the final stage. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/e3aa6996-ce09-45cc-a2f6-b98ef69eca06/IMG_0716.jpeg The House The main countertops are finished! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/6107f38c-8929-4792-87ca-3ae2418c2216/Excavation+Continues14.jpg The House With news of a major storm arriving, we rush to string together as many tarps as possible to cover the dirt. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/ecc2d787-df55-4616-b472-8dbca1e87713/IMG_5210.jpeg The House The crew starts to organize the forms. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/c13d505e-0941-47db-a462-f82d41769f2e/thumbnail_IMG_0157.jpg The House At last it's completed! No water issues are gonna plague THIS house! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/291efec4-c5bb-4318-8fe0-0332cb3a43c5/918DB5DC-69C4-4B60-ADB8-B74C06A7DBFE.JPG The House We had roughly 2" deep of hail. Now it looks like we've gone back to our winter nightmare! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/2e75d6e2-11e7-4ea4-9a9e-2978cdfd2578/IMG_5924.jpeg The House Now we add the rebar. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/ad96b873-47da-43ec-82cf-47cd77a8a28f/655870D3-28BB-472E-9701-F6E79EFD4DF1.JPG The House Voila! We have a 2nd story floor! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/169c112d-27a2-4a38-a25f-ad56c9d78527/IMG_6424.JPG The House Now they're showing some progress! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/6997d200-f69b-4ff8-8e82-b243a2a8cf15/IMG_8388.jpeg The House The plumbers arrived to start installing the gas line on the INSIDE of the house. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/ea70224c-4613-49cf-8292-07530a63b086/C65ED801-EF54-4776-8B06-76C10AFBB294.JPG The House Another view of the living area. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/8dae95ec-21f9-47aa-a49b-f64b3e81f226/IMG_7173.JPG The House Now we move on to the driveway. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/7f37eb8c-efec-41f8-b9f7-c42e34a77402/IMG_0720.jpeg The House The installation crew is doing all the finishing caulking and cleanup. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/27edb684-40a0-4761-9e29-1b3c3016a684/Excavation+Continues16.jpg The House The storm arrived and dumped massive amounts of snow. So much for drying out the mud! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/1055e5d8-d070-48c4-9cd9-5784419126fb/IMG_5212.jpeg The House Assembly begins. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/1f49f633-3cdf-40e0-8366-cf7d41c44abb/1B62F2AD-1017-4C95-85E8-617C36D35377.JPG The House Now we move on to backfill! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/8e682ff4-d0e2-4629-8865-b7922782e72b/C7731079-FA73-4D1C-9B21-1617564916BF.JPG The House A little blurry, but this is our sad water bailing cup floating around in the foundation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/142811fa-2a0d-44d6-a194-6d8979afca7b/IMG_5928.jpeg The House The metal grid goes on next. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/c0e113b1-7038-40b7-ad4a-726959d88cdf/IMG_6233.jpeg The House Kris heads up to check out the views! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/6436fc73-c518-4858-8300-fcd8370da274/IMG_7076.jpeg The House Time for the stucco to start back up! We cannot wait to see the final product! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/92509f7b-a5ec-4101-972d-ede4aae0aced/IMG_8390.jpeg The House Anywhere you see black tubing, that's a gas line. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/9ae083b7-64ef-4e08-85ca-b7c6746a13d0/IMG_9035.jpeg The House What a messy house we keep! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/f44b266d-a576-4452-a664-b4b2f92598e8/IMG_9350+2.jpeg The House All the things you don't think about when you start to build a house. Things like, wrapping your house in plastic so the concrete workers don't splatter on your new stucco! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/131a785f-9493-42a8-b2c3-c4f5d67fef18/IMG_0722.jpeg The House Not gonna mind doing dishes QUITE as much with this view! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/649d9956-2fec-4e42-adcb-cefcc2b27fac/Excavation+Continues18.jpg The House The tarps certainly helped, but Kris about broke his back shoveling all that snow out. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/f3ac460b-f6fe-4c90-9c9c-1bdf3d055376/IMG_5213.jpeg The House For newbies to foundation work (like me!) the concrete will be poured in between the wall panels once they're all in place. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/e1636780-04b8-479e-84ff-4fe16dd83063/7440BD4A-1660-42C3-9DBD-A3942B86193A.JPG The House Building a bridge to get inside the future garage. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/96cc8739-c54b-40f2-ad08-fb5b8c0cf49e/IMG_5777.jpeg The House The next day we bailed out, the guys re-leveled the dirt and the moment we put fresh plastic down...you guessed it, more rain! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/853f6f20-52f3-48cd-b2ac-003413ef245b/IMG_5930.jpeg The House We use our handy dandy metal tie tool to fasten it all together so we can start putting down the radiant heat tubing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/2dd37d2d-c8af-4121-83f8-96014cff4bd9/7D2490FD-F0FC-4D8F-AA23-B537F0F645FB.JPG The House Story 2 has it's first wall! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/621c69b3-257f-47bb-8570-ab2fe1742ad1/IMG_7079.jpeg The House More tarps go up to protect the area from falling concrete. Of course this also covers the progress so we have to just bite our nails waiting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/49d90dd6-2fe1-42d1-809e-1bcdf6c12673/IMG_8396.jpeg The House Here's a gas hookup on our deck for the future fire pit. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/5d9e4be2-e755-4977-94e3-c799b72bc12a/IMG_9038.jpeg The House Here's our mud/laundry room. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/f2aa5c25-ee82-40f2-b424-3e282c80e315/IMG_7174.JPG The House The workers arrive and start to frame in the driveway. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/04e64b49-d43b-49d4-95e9-7ef4a0cb911d/IMG_0725.jpeg The House Now we figure out how to install the kitchen faucet, soap dispenser and drinking water spigot. Hmmm, this could take a while! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/b9ad0bfc-771f-4430-a7c2-52c382b202c0/Excavation+Continues19.jpg The House At least the tarps preserved most of the markings. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/56f9cd86-8a60-433f-8d6b-da1eb622a2a1/IMG_5214.jpeg The House Not sure how they can keep track! This is like a giant jigsaw puzzle! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/5ed258af-8c4e-48b7-8715-6bf2bf4979b7/IMG_5466.jpeg The House Bring in the earth compactor! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/2feb702f-1fc7-435e-b311-bfb581b7abaa/IMG_5778.jpeg The House Rachel works to dry off the plastic, once again trying to save the site as the guys work to re-level the dirt in the house area. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/794edaef-9438-46b3-beb8-a7e112a9aebe/IMG_5933.jpeg The House Night came too quickly, so we returned at 6am to put the tubing in prior to inspection! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/8fcc86a4-b98e-4964-ad55-64962d7ceb69/06158DA7-7EAF-4232-A95E-E20C3D7A4C12.JPG The House The crew is cruising right along. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/d6e4b49e-82e1-49e7-8a59-8d5fb4dd25e5/IMG_7085.jpeg The House ...and the completed front of the house looks amazing! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/079b800d-5b8a-44ec-a75e-d6983778563f/IMG_8395.jpeg The House ...and the gas hookup for my cooktop in the kitchen! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/7f3029d1-81b9-4c34-80ad-0e64a3faabcf/IMG_9040.jpeg The House Do you see the boards mounted in the stairwell? This was the crew's makeshift scaffolding! Doesn't that look safe and secure? Eek! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/01446483-b6d2-4576-9102-703a8068513b/IMG_7175.JPG The House At least this time WE don't have to compact the dirt. It's so nice to hire a few jobs here and there. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/c00beb54-9410-4651-9764-489774936fe7/IMG_0743.jpeg The House Ta da!! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/032f7a56-5619-4c2b-afa7-3cf86f9ac36d/Excavation+Continues20.jpg The House ...and our Christmas tree still stands! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/e8eda504-5a65-413d-9c25-608720536f5c/IMG_5216.jpeg The House The long end section is going to be part of our massive retaining wall. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/83ded86a-baa3-4cba-a92e-1cd3f1067d14/IMG_5457.jpeg The House If you haven't had the "privilege" of using an earth compactor, it's not a fun job. Kris is NOT enjoying this part of the house build! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/0b3a9f3d-486d-4259-b228-7d1f3b61ee3a/IMG_5779.jpeg The House We have some new visitors watching the work! Baby bunnies! So cute! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/45dd244a-6ba2-4efa-9c0b-d5074e2b1f59/IMG_5941.jpeg The House After we passed inspection, we called the concrete crew and they said they wanted to come right away instead of the next day as planned! We scrambled for sure, but made it in the nick of time! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/1705acb2-4552-4435-b390-1a4f973d478c/E46D97EB-E4D7-43B1-9F1B-AD92BA503626.JPG The House This picture always makes me think of an old western storefront! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/70ad9b20-eeb6-47c4-a661-3a9cec152eb6/IMG_7402.jpeg The House Now on to the radiant heat. Kris began the very tedious process of installing the radiant heat tubing for the upstairs....which is inconveniently put into the ceiling of the downstairs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/808b4f4d-1414-41c6-967e-018c4fc0156b/IMG_9045.jpeg The House The drywall hanging is complete in the guest room! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/487765e2-46c5-4f25-8c00-21d7efc4e478/IMG_7179.JPG The House Framing is about done! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/44062d51-41a8-464f-b901-e494e7e761a7/IMG_0726.jpeg The House Let's step back and enjoy the view! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/a50bd5a5-6f42-4516-b06a-91357f5b02b8/Excavation+Continues21.jpg The House Next plan is to stop fighting Mother Nature and make a better cover for the site. Kris begins building a frame for a more permanent snow mitigation system. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/3fc7ed92-5bf0-40b8-bf41-8b1b57c8f4c2/IMG_5217.jpeg The House Little by little the pieces come together. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/8575e6aa-7996-480d-b777-4337145486c3/thumbnail_IMG_0144.jpg The House The dirt bridge is now drivable! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/662d0cea-feae-47a3-b130-16b7b38838fe/IMG_5792.jpeg The House This little fluffy baby wasn't even scared and let us get up close for a picture! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/e60b92ae-52a6-4be9-8d5c-0b09b810611b/C651482A-8399-47D7-B3A3-C6584AFCAF1C.JPG The House We only had time to snap this one picture of the completed radiant heat setup before the concrete hoses came out! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/9cbcc78b-a0c1-4804-bddf-24ea5d3c4f76/E8FF4B7F-3582-4702-91E3-12F36D4D9EFD.JPG The House The master bedroom is what's coming together above the garage. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/50326883-f36d-4258-aba5-fd67803e68c5/IMG_7400.jpeg The House The loops have to be even so when they're pulled up into the ceiling, you get nice, even heat distribution. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/c3046ee1-ab20-4a12-aa11-0e43b4a0e8a8/IMG_9046.jpeg The House Looks so nice! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/1fcb8467-b06a-47a6-93c0-c189e6a6d6f1/IMG_0744.jpeg The House Hooking up the downdraft for the cooktop was quite the nightmare. Doesn't Kris look like he's having so much fun??? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/1ce81c7f-ffe6-491b-80f2-ccac4c3c98e1/Excavation+Continues23.jpg The House The snow cover is going to need LOTS of wood. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/faa4603d-e2ef-4439-b9d4-41e50fe18103/IMG_5218.jpeg The House Now it's starting to look like we might be building a castle! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/8f1cc4a3-1d60-450d-90d1-a228338dd9ce/IMG_5493.jpeg The House Surprise! Winter has returned...again! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/cad387f4-27f8-4c03-9d4d-e50b5e31a5f8/IMG_5782.jpeg The House With the garage complete...again...we opt to cover the site as we go, to ensure it stays dry. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/165fa849-0609-41f7-a7b5-55fbe3343d64/A3BDFDCE-478C-4F6C-B101-76F353DD5D4F.JPG The House The crew wastes no time. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/9b6875e2-4ed3-4ab7-b80b-1c942c555084/DE693266-1157-4612-A6E9-5069886B9D26.JPG The House A side view of the crazy fast transformation! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/32f34a0e-a5aa-4145-a74d-0b482a8cfe2d/IMG_7405.jpeg The House Here's a closer look at the process. So time consuming!! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/cd4a043d-35dc-4644-a016-93e1c9a2d5a2/IMG_9056.jpeg The House Here's the hallway to the side entrance. It's incredible how much higher the ceilings look when it's white instead of that dark insulation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/0977719b-e6a4-496b-9fe2-2f5025076133/IMG_7181.JPG The House Time to pour some concrete! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/cad2fde3-5e29-4319-be38-0afccb699514/IMG_0194.jpeg The House Everything is hooked up and ready to test! Cross your fingers! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/1675616738773-IYOAYM6HP0HBZGRAATH7/Excavation%2BContinues22.jpg The House Subzero temps won't keep Kris from working! Mother Nature doesn't know who she's dealing with! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/2d6e0cb2-1347-4e60-ad0e-adb73f2b503e/4ECFFAFA-B6DD-4931-8F1A-0D636DF53158.JPG The House The retaining wall forms start to peek above the hillside. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/09775bb4-0766-4d68-a4e8-2a8c0393dc7d/IMG_5495.jpeg The House The mini excavator arrives to start pulling more dirt down for backfill. Good thing this little machine doesn't care about the snow! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/5d7f7dc5-95fe-4a31-97b5-490e42dcc832/IMG_5791.jpeg The House You know, maybe we should be building a pool instead! A hot tub on the side perhaps? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/3424a888-fd8c-4348-88bc-026938ff3b2f/IMG_5942.jpeg The House Looking good! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/6271e291-9d48-443a-af38-fa0f394d384e/3EBB2056-2C64-46D7-924B-AA79617709AE.JPG The House This is the back of the house. The large opening is for our double glass sliders that go out onto the porch. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/02e9126b-c34d-4df9-9820-60f7a43614a5/IMG_7403.jpeg The House Once the tubing is in place, you install a metallic foil over the tubing that disburses the heat across the floor. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/0c780c6f-b44e-4f50-bb46-25d20313874f/IMG_9066.jpeg The House Kris shows off the grand staircase! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/382292fe-7427-4829-8555-d8bf14f44022/IMG_7186.JPG The House Haven't seen one of these trucks in a while! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/3cf3e53e-ff33-4884-ada4-e9b499de6f09/IMG_0755.jpeg The House Yay! We can officially use the cooktop and downdraft. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/74337665-6105-4be6-821d-5a289f92c001/IMG_5091.jpeg The House So many nooks and crannies to cover. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/de5e7a4d-cc0b-4560-b547-0fd8e8301a08/56E6E796-40E1-4ECB-A953-05F445067B27.JPG The House This is quite the process. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/aa5e7616-cfe3-46d3-8248-790a4084cadd/IMG_5498.jpeg The House Kris, with gigantic wind-blown hair, lives his childhood dream of digging in the dirt with construction equipment! Ha! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/2209f020-19e3-4527-a08d-64388e44ab94/IMG_5787.jpeg The House Our stone sculptures are the only thing surviving the rain! The wise man built his house upon a rock, right? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/45810c12-d5c1-471a-88d9-a91d6daa0b03/337A5367-2627-46E1-A0AA-1DA40BDE4CBF.JPG The House Already onto the final section. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/3a5366dd-51f5-4864-b75b-67bd937b7acc/73423687-9535-487B-BBC1-CA5A409D7290.JPG The House Looking good as sunset approaches! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/54a1b786-3b34-437c-865d-d1edb5e36782/IMG_7707.jpeg The House Every portion of the ceiling has to be covered. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/89ba30a3-6617-4e57-902f-95621ba818a3/IMG_9070.jpeg The House Some views of our main living area! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/165e0253-b60f-4632-9348-6a9f55e65dd9/IMG_0748.jpeg The House Here are a couple different viewpoints of the island. This side will get the wine fridge. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/4872250b-7755-471f-879d-02f5f846a8b2/IMG_5087.jpeg The House Snow mitigation system is nearly done! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/2ff1b26c-f212-49de-97a1-8b7bb6c63ea8/1ED820A8-7969-4036-A92B-BB9188E455AE.JPG The House Starting to look like an industrial site now! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/a41589bb-59fb-4d4a-b002-4ae82f873b9c/IMG_5501.jpeg The House IT's starting to come together! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/b2463980-a097-42b3-9f82-ec9b69397be3/IMG_5793.jpeg The House Time to start adding the metal grid to mount the radiant heat tubing to. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/15a9aa48-8bcb-4da3-97dd-17a0c91856d5/E695D8C0-A055-4BFC-ABB6-AD3A23DF2C3E.JPG The House You should know this process from our previous pour. Time to smooth everything out and make it look pretty! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/85ab7a34-bc14-44df-a886-7d077dfed862/2E7AC7E0-DEE0-4FB5-996E-32B2A6BBC4BC.JPG The House It's amazing how a little plywood makes it seem so much bigger. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/ea3f8387-4400-4f60-8e7d-ed5f99ddc5dd/IMG_7713.jpeg The House If you like neat and tidy, this is the picture for you! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/50f805ef-1365-4320-aed2-5954cf33e6df/IMG_9071.jpeg The House The kitchen window! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/3dfc7e7f-9eb8-4ff7-8d73-3b054bce2282/IMG_7189+2.JPG The House Now the smoothing process begins. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/161b0aec-8e6c-47f9-a35b-eb54b16059a3/IMG_0747.jpeg The House This side of the island gets the beverage fridge. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/53bff9dc-059e-4666-98ac-71dc3604d92f/IMG_5088.jpeg The House Take THAT Mother Nature! Now I'm sure we'll get no snow the rest of the winter. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/1efb95bc-245d-4026-b95a-0c5ce3c455ec/4DC4250B-FAAF-402E-B634-9C26EC688862.JPG The House Check out all the rebar inside our retaining walls! These walls are gonna be seriously strong! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/647d1368-da5e-41dc-9c2a-f5e3f91e5c15/IMG_5512.jpeg The House A look from behind the retaining wall. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/2e4e23c6-6af6-49ca-8fd4-ab863b7c38be/IMG_5796.jpeg The House Today Rachel learned what this is! Any guesses? Hint: It has nothing to do with dental hygiene! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/64f111d2-0ed4-4fea-a941-d93fb12f5514/IMG_5950.jpeg The House Cutting the seams. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/a6655c36-277f-4537-86f7-eb43cd620114/F9C5DF80-685F-4590-BC94-B6CBE862EBE4.JPG The House Today the crane arrives to begin setting the roof trusses. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/dbc7b1a7-d965-474a-9f8f-8652fe08bde9/IMG_7774.jpeg The House Kris installs the boiler system in the mechanical room. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/c9293f22-5fbf-4be5-a666-af516b7f55f2/IMG_9073.jpeg The House So excited about these double sliders out to the patio. They are going to get some serious use! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/17cb2341-729f-4320-97a7-0a79958e9344/IMG_0198.jpeg The House The best view of the island! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/1675729768755-EMCN0GTIQMU5ULTZJ6OI/thumbnail_IMG_5080.jpg The House Crawling below that topper is what I imagine it feels like to be a miner. Perhaps we need to bring a canary down there next time? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/ff974d57-abf0-4ae7-9652-21bd40a506a7/B47433A0-64D3-493E-9B28-6F35FC460CD1.JPG The House More retaining wall forms go up. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/a457f7c2-68fd-4019-b6da-676bfa4118c1/IMG_5516.jpeg The House Dig, dig, dig! More dirt needed! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/4eae8947-eab4-4c81-898a-e7aa0ba7c022/IMG_5797.jpeg The House The rebar and metal grid are tied down and ready. Now we button up the tarps for the night to keep it dry...just in case! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/890c0e03-7e56-4d1b-87a2-f4d2af8ab3af/E4F1BEDF-7735-41EB-87D7-D9A2D96343BA.JPG The House Another stellar job! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/eaaab09d-8d77-47d8-8909-0505578c8a27/AB13DE3D-2DF3-40D0-AF38-1A9967B292A4.JPG The House Very impressive! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/36422ed5-68eb-480d-a829-1b991d2c5627/IMG_7777.jpeg The House We have multiple zones to the house and each one has a manifold like you see in this picture. This allows us to control the temperature in each zone. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/dc139a72-9de7-4eba-b837-bedec5e7eb16/IMG_9075.jpeg The House The living room area. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/68e49771-e33b-4ef1-bf6f-413db1412fbd/IMG_7192+2.JPG The House Looks about finished! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/ca756f34-f83e-48aa-aeee-107b1113d863/IMG_0223.jpeg The House The nearly complete kitchen! This was a good day! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/6ecae630-8abb-4350-a048-5be2802058d2/thumbnail_IMG_5084.jpg The House So much snow melt seeping down into the hole. All we can do is scoop out a bucket at a time. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/132e7da5-4a34-4b9f-8422-923d57b22397/F7F11C20-1753-4695-BF48-E336CB029F42.JPG The House This might qualify us for one of those container home tv shows! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/f0f8d8b0-fcf0-4286-9269-fa2f0d963e75/IMG_5526.jpeg The House While we have the excavator, Kris does some work on grading our driveway a bit more. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/9ce01e8b-7a77-44e1-a3b7-2e9793f6dafc/IMG_5804.jpeg The House Well guess what arrived...again. Flooding rain all night and all day. This was a sad sight. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/43eeb3f8-80e8-42af-8d85-3c18ace02145/7979C9B7-FC99-4490-9EC7-6566E1C3976C.JPG The House Even though it was in the 90's we stayed til the end to celebrate our final pour! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/92922a52-853c-480d-a675-17c4475bfcf3/IMG_6292.jpeg The House Here's a look at the house from a distance. Pretty nice! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/69e9fb9f-c95f-4570-97e2-d14cd2daccd4/IMG_7802.jpeg The House This is a puzzle to see if you can find out which tube goes to which zone! Haha! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/2ddc9d62-0dd9-4889-8a82-0c1ec90c7ab2/IMG_9076.jpeg The House The baby grand piano will go just to the right of the sliders! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/1676748226648-EXN4V18B2N2CS6CISWQP/289FADCC-4408-4C41-9ACD-2428D303DE0A_1_105_c.jpg The House Monitoring the temperature of the dirt. We need it to be above freezing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/567999d0-e0b6-4fd7-9fb3-90fdf5c68bd3/A2A75343-47BB-4E96-A8DF-D1445A7E1624.JPG The House This eventually will be the sidewalk to our day jobs! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/18ff1942-1147-4cfd-acc7-b91da5ac2879/IMG_5534.jpeg The House Now we'll have a little more room to move at the site with the driveway expanded a bit more. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/2546abf3-5d82-4ad6-974b-4490dc4a0e85/IMG_5806.jpeg The House Our tarps seemed to hold pretty well, but we've still got a massive mess to clean up and it's still pouring! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/af483899-e8e4-4043-97b3-1da5706fedb4/ECC9CEDB-DD94-49FE-B6CF-A117D56DDF78.JPG The House No tarps coming out tonight! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/d3891e9f-9413-4da2-9a60-8265b72cda5f/92C85ECC-CBFB-497C-878A-CB97D0091801.JPG The House The crane truck is doing wheelies again! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/528ff51b-1ad0-4db4-af62-ca561b5d6e8a/IMG_7808.jpeg The House Once the tubing and foil are completed, the final heat shield is installed. This metallic paper essentially catches any heat being lost off the tubing and bounces it back up onto the floor. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/352862cd-8a10-4489-ae8e-e9b1e2921ed9/838403E8-187C-4DBC-AF53-BCF1D68A7E05.JPG The House A little pano of the master bedroom. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/0fc676d7-1977-4a16-9ace-1aba54a5c989/IMG_7194.JPG The House All done! Looks great! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/952369a5-4127-4b71-b0e5-32757ece5bce/IMG_5111.jpeg The House It's starting to dry out! Time to add the heaters! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/55553e97-925e-4f15-be41-f2ca2350cdc9/12D0B7F4-6F8E-4679-80C2-465963F75FD7.JPG The House Long day of work pays off! So thankful for the beautiful weather! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/1682633720445-V0S3CH3SM9SYSG9HC0LA/IMG_5541.jpg The House Stepping back to get a full view of the site! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/d9f6c38a-0d96-4101-bbf2-f083b455dc11/IMG_5809.jpeg The House After bailing 300 gallons of water, we reset the tarps anticipating more rain tomorrow. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/7eda15d7-e8c1-405c-a7df-676fe67c2ef0/IMG_5972.jpeg The House The next day we start to clean up and organize the site. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/40c9a078-f312-4f40-a7aa-28fc4b96c4de/1C6AA01E-4E3F-4217-BF27-E6B2B8E2A0E5.JPG The House This is the view from down the driveway a bit. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/4ca82e10-0ddf-4009-a711-83a6a53eb997/IMG_7099.jpeg The House Taking a step back for a different view. Check out the sunset in the master bedroom windows! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/e45c24d8-c8b9-4164-8a0f-1dcc0fb904b9/IMG_7816.jpeg The House The winter fun continues as we get slammed with yet another blizzard! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/966885a4-8d24-4bdf-a21f-c062a7bbfffe/3F3A047A-E0ED-4D8B-BD9B-A58E23E4364C.JPG The House Master bath drywall hanging complete. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/a427cf80-99b3-4f29-aa77-2b99069d5bda/IMG_9351.jpeg The House A view from the side. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/1676748890116-NDTP6Q49IJQ7RGGF7K2D/IMG_5101.jpg The House Some visitors wander in! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/1c182849-9a98-445e-bc14-108cb6386cfe/AA9165C1-44B5-4581-A70F-51BA567BFD1E.JPG The House A new day of work begins and the foundation crew is hard at work first thing in the morning. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/db0e9551-4c07-45e7-91c3-6018de075acc/IMG_5537.jpeg The House Back to back-filling! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/2e26d788-b098-4561-9ed8-dec757dfeb98/IMG_5815.jpeg The House ...the next day we bailed 200 gallons of water. This is getting very old! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/58f817e0-9e42-4e21-871d-52d7ae53bb6d/IMG_5977.jpeg The House Kris has been trying to salvage all the wood and lumber we can, but I think this piece has seen better days! Let's go ahead and throw that one out! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/1693619453780-6OLTON2ZGG4VT29VAV58/7695E0DC-D353-484E-B7F9-009284298F9D.jpg The House A little deer came to check out the build! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/2f6fa662-e5d2-48d9-a158-223ca1a1ca0b/IMG_7107.jpeg The House ...and the stucco is complete! Now they'll remove the scaffolding for the full reveal. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/0a8d199a-4ae6-4a67-b575-946268c4df38/IMG_7818.jpeg The House This is a view out the front door of the trailer. Watch that first step, it's a doozy!! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/9752bf4e-c141-438f-8166-651f744c5ac5/F7E6DD17-5FA6-4C19-958D-E7EBA67C0CED.JPG The House Apparently, this is the view if you're standing on top of the bathtub....not sure why you'd be standing on top....never mind. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/1676748941647-HLWX6OP361JOQG9DPJZ4/IMG_5094.jpg The House Enjoying a little sunshine! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/eb9a3c50-2e7d-4a73-83a6-657db11dc76e/0AD47D05-B3AB-4BB9-9DEF-93E2AEB8AFAC.JPG The House It's definitely looking more like a castle. The big gap around the forms could easily become a moat! Ha! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/1682635090730-7G5FSSXEUSHI9LKT23M0/IMG_5549.jpg The House Chilly days earn you a hot cup of coffee! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/c106df56-ba14-489d-9733-853dbc50f75d/IMG_5822.jpeg The House Water mitigation system #352 should be JUST right! This is getting absolutely ridiculous! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/7707fe51-65c2-4f64-9619-5476d5d37107/IMG_5975.jpeg The House So neat and tidy! What a great feeling! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/609704d9-881f-43fa-831e-84be0c07eb34/05D07B62-771E-4F14-A371-033E83A44BDE.JPG The House A surprise appearance from the well digging company! We were not notified beforehand, so this came as quite a surprise! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/db9e553d-532b-4f7b-9bd6-642852a11ff6/IMG_6438.jpeg The House The completed garage/master bedroom side. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/9d72b926-43b3-479e-a93f-40e26c0fb201/IMG_7826.jpeg The House The snow doesn't keep the deer down. They might be belly deep in snow, but they seem to be unaffected otherwise. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/2073d874-9404-4fbc-94d7-849dc70541ac/C8A78CC2-8398-4F08-8839-1624F3FD4B67.JPG The House A random visit from the wild turkeys! They are so funny to watch! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/90cf85b5-f4de-4b3c-84cf-7c4d2407a376/IMG_9353.jpeg The House We're so happy with the end result! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/9273ea6a-2e3b-4c25-963f-33d7de36f59e/IMG_5102.jpeg The House Apparently this is a boys only outing! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/1d95f76f-d47d-4a2f-9cf7-c7b3fa53debe/8BCBC8F2-28AF-440F-AF30-AC73C119F633.JPG The House Pretty impressive work today! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/b4e4d944-67cb-459c-976d-5960754e1976/IMG_5551.jpeg The House Oh no! There's a Bobcat in the Pilates studio!!! :) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/d05f9382-d79d-493a-83dc-7aafde9b4db5/IMG_5829.jpeg The House Remember the "Vortex of Doom?" Well we're pretty sure it's now sucking in the ground around it! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/5a66c3ed-3b7f-4fa3-ae9f-cb494cb08f96/IMG_5983.jpeg The House We watched the gorgeous sunset that night with great anticipation for the next step! Finally! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/1fd2ecae-4aae-45ae-8eee-20c1a22c8049/D9DFCF8E-7B57-4562-9738-7FF3C47B4A60.JPG The House The drilling truck gets into position. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/91cbd52a-558a-43e8-afe8-c7ed4ef2c12e/IMG_6439.jpeg The House The completed front of the house. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/aa961b14-dc7d-4e22-8213-6e55e90ee660/IMG_7836.jpeg The House Kris heads out to try to measure our snowfall. He could probably just jump up onto the roof the snow is so high! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/6069ec1d-d3c5-40a5-b2ea-d4ce4bf6a7a7/IMG_9143.jpeg The House Now we begin with taping and mudding. This was DEFINITELY a job to hire out. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/64d089d0-68ad-4f58-bcb8-ca2606ee4db4/BC1508CE-3EDB-44E3-8E5E-BED79E1B429D.jpeg The House Prepping for a big snowstorm! Kris dug trenches and filled them with our foundation drainage pipes to hopefully pull water away from the foundation area. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/5072d6a7-f916-49a3-bd0a-9a1fd877ac3c/7056F721-0652-4D63-8437-21741CD1A8A5.JPG The House The final forms are placed as we prep for concrete day tomorrow! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/1682634191054-M537GCDGCYEF6V0UF47D/IMG_5566.jpg The House A view from up higher. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/3e733281-e4a8-4d03-9d0b-f7531b39b779/IMG_5824.jpeg The House This has been the view every night for the last week. We've officially gotten over a foot of rain in the last month. The mud is actually now sucking your feet down like quick sand. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/fcd163ad-a06c-4645-bdc6-c09685bb41da/BD632B69-C90A-461D-8D82-B8AFCA80D329.JPG The House The build site looked like rush hour on the freeway! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/a37c1db0-62c4-4273-b492-fdbe662e36dd/IMG_6440.jpeg The House From this angle you can see the guys have made more progress on the roof. Looks amazing! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/113d5fe7-3ba5-4798-a6f9-44e40fa4396c/IMG_7838.jpeg The House Quite the storm! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/6b07b6d8-31da-4ee0-af85-cbeecef0d925/IMG_9142.jpeg The House It's looking like a house! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/4640877e-ca0c-4f11-a291-08cd8b38d9f7/57568D41-38ED-4D28-B6DA-9AE90383A00A.jpeg The House ...and the snowstorm arrived. Another foot of snow to deal with. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/b409cb4c-35b5-454f-9125-036f26ed7bd8/F19FC8DE-182C-4333-BA50-0E108088E5EA.JPG The House We hoped a somewhat smaller rig would show up for concrete day, but no...the same massive rig shreds our driveway once again. We're happy to have it here though because our foundation will soon be complete! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/1682631760652-66W3JBM5FYJ3JFEIQ86C/IMG_5581.jpg The House Garage is about done! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/96ee4ce4-a413-44c9-aa3e-064bb8ac4b16/IMG_5827.jpeg The House As we walk the property assessing the damage, we come upon a massive mushroom! If the money pit continues, we may have start living off the land! Anyone have any good Hawk's Tail mushroom recipes? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/4ed7ede4-a491-40e9-9299-b29204902161/D784A22F-AE13-42DB-86B8-84E30DD89381.JPG The House Quite the ordeal getting this well dug. Not to mention, juggling the framers at the same time. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/3f410c99-54aa-4d5e-8df5-eb0adfa8d990/IMG_6443.jpeg The House This is where our front door will be. We're just waiting on the custom door jam. The side door down the walkway will go to Kris' office and the guest room. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/19d21fcd-cc5d-42f2-b7f8-1b3259027090/IMG_7841.jpeg The House Hope no one needed the outhouse today! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/29dccd71-5c01-4e6c-a85a-d67e61cd3882/IMG_9145.jpeg The House Piano area and living room. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/473a44ea-b0db-4b62-880b-ed04a7677621/Teardown5.jpg The House At last the snow has melted and we take a huge gamble and remove the cover, hoping to pour concrete before the snow returns! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/ffe6a660-2ed6-4f69-9e57-9f0622e92c00/CDD0F70D-3F96-447B-836E-09AFA3FA954D.JPG The House Release the concrete! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/79eba856-7b3e-4022-b3d0-270719927cb7/IMG_5583.jpeg The House Looking down from the retaining wall. The Pilates studio looks nearly completed too! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/9f724962-df87-44ad-90a0-f890b4a097bc/IMG_5830.jpeg The House The sun is starting to dry things out so it's time to pull the tarp and continue working. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/8cfeec71-fb7b-43bf-a18b-c650765e6b21/C77B1DD2-C5A2-47AB-BDE6-836EE16BE4C6.JPG The House In spite of the drillers, the framing crew pushed on and are making quick work of the roof! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/cd77fa50-052d-46be-bed1-a9eaf056761e/IMG_6442.jpeg The House A view of the back of the house. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/576642bb-9e91-449e-aeda-24cb9c189271/IMG_6740.jpeg The House The front door is absolutely buried! Crazy! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/3d6b386f-a597-4fab-89ce-c4d585635dd9/IMG_9148.jpeg The House The kitchen. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/ccfaa4df-3c93-43ff-a9ef-3415dadaacf7/Teardown2.jpg The House Kris definitely built that topper to last! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/3710dbcc-681f-42f2-8e84-1f6a1e95dd02/34A6FE1D-050C-4748-A9BD-6F8246D5085F.JPG The House The first pour of the day begins! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/65f88ea3-78cf-4b3f-83ce-00971086d755/thumbnail_IMG_0166.jpg The House Aside from the corner that awaits plumbing, this section is complete and perfectly level. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/9c05e85f-8b2b-4a0d-9d26-c51935d52544/IMG_5831.jpeg The House A little bit of water got through the tarp so now the fun of drying it off. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/f862a4e5-fe75-49c2-a682-41c3073ac220/IMG_6314.jpeg The House Wow! It's actually a house! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/caacd4ab-712e-4b95-9f96-c4d2c0c0fb79/IMG_6445.jpeg The House Taking a few steps down the driveway. Better than we could have imagined! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/1e1f8676-8fe7-41a7-bc32-0e6b956ad3e5/IMG_6743.jpeg The House The snow melt came fast and furious and we soon ended up withe a giant mud puddle. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/98a1021e-24d0-453b-b41c-584a4f09fde0/IMG_9207.jpeg The House A nighttime view through the kitchen window. Looks like a framed picture! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/1de5b845-0da0-4d9d-a727-7025540a71d1/Teardown3.jpg The House These little heaters kicked butt and melted the ice and snow under the topper. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/9ffa1578-06bd-41ac-bbbe-1912210a09c1/E05B7A77-41E1-4A02-9C0E-217AD4D89126.JPG The House Attention to detail. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/0e365095-3cbd-40e6-9bba-c4645907526c/IMG_5553.jpeg The House More trenching begins for the electrical conduit. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/4a82634c-ef32-46f8-a91f-2613bbc2f00a/IMG_5834.jpeg The House Kris is once again having fun playing with the big boy toys! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/0314ede0-29ee-444a-82c3-2f7f479d4d75/IMG_6326.jpeg The House A view from the other side. Looks great...minus the well drill sticking up over our roof. The drill broke down halfway through, so it just sat there for days. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/39eff1ba-3516-4d5b-ac8e-0958fb30711b/IMG_6441.jpeg The House ...and last but certainly not least, the back patio/deck area! We will definitely be spending a lot of time out here. FYI, the deck will also extend all the way out to the end, where the support post is. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/7ffca916-1642-464d-b4ad-21b6c5929fc4/IMG_6748.jpeg The House The snow didn't stop our tile delivery! One more thing to add to the garage! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/ca997153-0792-49f9-ae6e-d4e821f6fcc8/IMG_9141.jpeg The House Mudding completed in the master bedroom. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/b1b60582-fd8f-40c6-a641-b633b7e53f29/Teardown4.jpg The House Here's the field of Home Depot buckets! I think we picked 50 this season! Pretty sure they multiply every year! Ha! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/3099fb7a-66fa-44c3-84c8-309c72510266/96D8ED33-B9BD-4CF3-821D-94D1A288AFF7.JPG The House The transformer bug returns! Ha! This rig is just so massive! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/5bbcd9af-917a-419a-8a38-5e5bb016d48f/IMG_5555.jpeg The House The trench runs all the way down to our utility boxes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/3675ac60-9be7-4510-be20-197a21edf94a/IMG_5839.jpeg The House So now we know, there's actually a Bobcat at the end of the rainbow! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/0716e162-3e19-4418-b756-af88603fdb87/819FEB18-7798-4421-B6F1-119069480BB9.JPG The House A first look inside! That huge opening is the kitchen window! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/73e4aff3-53ec-4b95-8db9-5ccebad95645/IMG_7166.jpeg The House Now back to the roof, which seems like a never ending project! Our family has sadly gone home now, but a good friend came to help today and we were so grateful! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/10d8b47d-afc9-4cb2-abfb-510da237289c/IMG_7872.jpeg The House Unfortunately we found some broken tiles, which led to us going through over 7,000 pounds of tile...box by box...ugh! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/cf967af7-3cb7-4168-8acb-03c400074728/IMG_9140.jpeg The House Amazing sunlight coming into the master bedroom. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/55b20417-6bfe-4f69-aef9-36698d3aebaf/Teardown1.jpg The House Starting to look a little neater! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/2b2e177d-ae66-4050-bc08-1fea2e9612f1/BEDF62C0-A23D-4827-8143-45A9C5A59513.JPG The House The crew is clearly right at home hopping from one wall to the next. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/402f77b2-8167-4b35-98bb-b3dfe14773d8/IMG_5584.jpeg The House This roll of wire is 1000 pounds! Yikes! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/753d53f5-832c-4705-a6da-9b52d0c8d090/IMG_5843.jpeg The House At least we have amazing sunsets to look at while we're bailing water. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/7909e8c2-8976-4795-a5f2-401197235477/FCFBE574-C0E9-4C9B-8610-4E3E5CCA7444.JPG The House The view from the the future patio into the house. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/83863f57-826e-47aa-8962-e1fb76c0dbec/IMG_7169.jpeg The House Between the stucco and roof, someone is always way up in the air! Those safety harnesses have definitely gotten a lot of use. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/5fe469f9-99a8-46e1-943d-accb1c21b04a/IMG_7914.jpeg The House Red tubes are in and now we move to orange! Orange brings the water to the manifold and the red tube distributes the water. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/71a29b18-eb67-4f1b-9c00-12d8fb2f7894/IMG_9151.jpeg The House Mudding the mud room! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/594ca188-3f3b-4f8d-bc89-b3fec2e1f340/Teardown6.jpg The House We were very thankful for help on this one. The amount of lumber these guys hauled off today was crazy...and in 40 mph winds! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/73162e2e-7452-4ef1-83a1-0bcec55fdeb8/F7BF1699-3A1A-427A-85A6-AEC7DA22A4A9.JPG The House Concrete day is nearly complete. Working hard to finish before it's too dark to see! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/0d1f923b-1820-42fd-8c86-cd7de7da17bb/thumbnail_IMG_0162.jpg The House Time to relocate our baby cedar tree! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/1738bfbe-86b5-4844-83f0-8d3027dadbc8/IMG_5846.jpeg The House In between storms we press on! Time for more backfill, which means the earth compactor has once again emerged! So fun! Not! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/c2aeec09-e469-456d-8652-1cb18d14ad79/5ABA6A73-45EE-4F2D-AC88-8D5072A9778E.JPG The House This is where the master bedroom will be. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/53ecf69e-bc83-4c49-9dc2-d443f83c351e/IMG_7171.jpeg The House The last little portion of roofing on the end is complete. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/a146ee78-e339-44e5-abef-c483f0eb9202/IMG_7917.jpeg The House One could go crazy trying to follow all these tubes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/e8fea381-156b-4d24-9948-0df1a7c8f2b7/IMG_9154.jpeg The House The completed staircase! Wow is that grand! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/63da0337-2bd5-468c-b876-b3edeef1fb16/IMG_5126.jpeg The House Now that the topper is removed, Rachel gets to work insuring the ground will be above freezing for inspection by blasting the dirt with a torch! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/9396f9b4-57fc-4452-a094-221841a9ae9e/C9CAA746-FE3C-4C8B-A312-14FB47D99B15.JPG The House ...and concrete day is complete! What a crazy whirlwind this day has been! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/5f2fc1cd-743e-4501-855c-0cdaa213a93c/thumbnail_IMG_0164.jpg The House Everyone's been driving around our tree as it was in the middle of our driveway. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/9e1e8038-fa97-4495-976a-3841b2247c69/IMG_5851.jpeg The House We hoped to make more progress on the radiant heat install, but now we got news that a massive multi-day storm was fast approaching. Time to cover things up...again! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/69c3df8d-7b5a-477a-8a1b-72d5384e319b/83DCE8CC-C648-4043-9DFF-3436BA5B2D80.JPG The House Going down to the ground level, this is looking in from the mechanical room and Kris' office. The Pilates studio will be on the far right. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/3027f07a-2ed7-4449-96fd-eb4d2838269a/IMG_0950.JPG The House The back of the house is much more complex with all the cool roof lines coming together, making them less "cool" once you realize how hard it is to roof! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/09588d39-252f-492c-ad27-ff9f368aab98/IMG_7918.jpeg The House Everything's hooked up so we can mount the manifolds to the ceiling. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/83db6bca-2b64-4ba8-b2f6-941005d393b9/IMG_9158.jpeg The House A view from the bottom looking up! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/a230cad8-aa5e-422a-a4e3-bc36eb98e586/IMG_5127.jpeg The House Testing out our new addition! This little guy can haul some serious weight! Pretty handy! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/cbb9ae65-8af5-4909-8f44-2ee339b66b67/C524AECE-5266-4CB2-9F79-3F0CDCCB1232.JPG The House Less than 48 hours later, the forms come down. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/c30e91fc-f0b0-46bc-83a1-c378fde21376/thumbnail_IMG_0165.jpg The House Hopefully it enjoys it's new location! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/de438e3a-8759-4a73-9272-57114a32cfe6/IMG_5852.jpeg The House This time we're not messing around. We created a ramp with plywood so the water will hopefully run down and off the site. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/f5626562-9a1c-4c8d-998e-7d59f56230f9/C33A57BF-5D2F-49F2-8C91-6634CA7956A2.JPG The House Here's that kitchen window up close! I think washing dishes will become a bit more enjoyable....minus the well rig of course. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/f987c80b-23e2-4f41-8b3c-017031f91e68/IMG_0947.JPG The House Section by section, it starts to come together. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/4336df49-53fa-42cb-b125-e522b81d7212/IMG_7934.jpeg The House All ready for pressure testing! Eek! Cross your fingers! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/5eac034c-0d2e-4b18-aba8-36ee7d800297/IMG_9157.jpeg The House Just don't look down. It's a huge mess! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/24d635c2-f4aa-4709-8f16-22ca27987960/AC2D2A9E-69C1-41DD-93C3-7ACB9A6FE674.JPG The House Here's the reveal of our massive retaining wall! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/833fe3df-aa0d-4e4c-9c7f-d0ebaaaf6f7c/IMG_5603.jpeg The House Today the plumbers arrived! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/e050be46-1fd8-457a-83e0-9bc3696879bd/IMG_5855.jpeg The House All ready for the storm to come, and as you can see in the background, it's arriving momentarily. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/b0b1a1b6-2655-459c-816b-452677e2e173/IMG_6433.jpeg The House The view from the patio! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/dad37577-0e93-4345-8404-f20b0c401c79/IMG_7269.jpeg The House This was by far the most challenging part of the roof. These pieces were over 30 feet long and you don't even want to know how they got up there! Let's just say there was a moment that the roofing was on Kris' head pushing him down the slope. Yikes! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/eac19333-2705-4789-8bdd-2f031db4265e/IMG_8447.jpeg The House ...and pressure is holding steady! That means our hard work paid off and our radiant heat system is leak free! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/1d5c6ae6-ee2b-4117-aff6-567927193e1a/IMG_9159.jpeg The House Now the downstairs. The hallway to the guest room. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/a0d836ae-8bc0-45f3-b968-ce1535f1087d/85FBAC11-D84C-4E42-8D00-FF6904DB245F.JPG The House Well look at that! We might actually be building a house! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/c307de42-3cde-4459-9cc3-ea79db5394f1/IMG_5605.jpeg The House I guess we shouldn't have worked so hard making the dirt level. The plumbers ripped everything up! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/3ff891c9-63ad-40bf-afc1-e6a7ce62c00a/70830056275__FA858DFF-1205-4D62-B332-85212EB5B51D.jpeg The House The aftermath... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/16e3e755-7909-418e-b3d5-640b32168351/IMG_6348.jpeg The House This will be the future front entrance and staircase. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/f3d881a2-ec0a-49c4-8b27-37ac6d51ce8a/IMG_7271.jpeg The House Another friend offers a hand to hopefully keep Kris from sliding off the roof! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/ed48b348-668c-4c8a-8ccb-b84a371a9b2a/IMG_8448.jpeg The House We marked all the zones and we're ready for another inspection. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/1d14b7ff-7742-4501-bdc1-d9b03318a1db/IMG_9162.jpeg The House A view from inside the guest room. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/2be63447-dd0d-4665-b80b-28b5dc4dd946/C40798B3-3897-45F2-8D85-E7504061E09E.JPG The House It was so exciting to watch this in person! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/73eb62e0-ccb9-4edc-8565-171d13c2e4a2/IMG_5607.jpeg The House Running the plumbing into the future mechanical room. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/da7acc69-7c4e-4e7d-9765-0e7ca648496b/70830064289__46BF2979-EFAC-4E1B-BDBC-159AC7C524E8.jpeg The House So much mud and water behind the retaining wall! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/fa28bbe8-56f7-4157-a692-71474910984c/IMG_6343.jpeg The House The wall starts to go up to close in the front entrance and staircase. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/83944eb4-3638-41d4-93c6-84bec3b7856d/IMG_7272.jpeg The House The hardest part is done! Kris can come down for a moment and rest. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/779e813d-c60e-4a0f-a9ba-ce6b7dbb96c1/IMG_7927.jpeg The House After a long day of work, Hobbs decides to take over my spot at the dinner table! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/065924b3-b13f-4965-b6a4-bbf1b2aac10c/IMG_9161.jpeg The House Nice bright light coming in! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/a2adeeb1-1771-42f3-9d7b-4381fd6de63f/D38B7DF7-98A7-4B63-85AE-D740DB405564.JPG The House The forms are all down! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/c74b980e-be50-44ba-a631-53c9c625d664/IMG_5610.jpeg The House Kris finishes running the electrical conduit so we can continue the backfill. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/9f912966-54d3-4622-b2d3-bcb057f5ecc7/BAEEE7A4-A84C-4DCB-AF10-FE66AC3EF541.JPG The House Nothing worse than bailing water...except when you have to crawl out from behind the retaining wall every time your bucket is full!! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/fb08d9e4-1503-4aa9-98cc-ea73895f5473/IMG_6392.jpeg The House More plywood goes up to start closing everything in. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/be741f18-1f4f-4b10-bb30-1a08cea7e626/IMG_7274.jpeg The House Nice work guys! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/0868f3c0-f114-44d2-a299-d7aece7a013d/IMG_6784.jpeg The House Some exciting wildlife sightings around the property! A bobcat stopped by the house for a photo. He is now known as Uncle Bob. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/6ebdbe6c-bbf2-4c4f-915a-a92369e0a435/IMG_9166.jpeg The House Kris' office looks so neat and tidy now! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/0709ebc9-33e5-43e7-8f3c-848b253a3d45/IMG_5232.jpeg The House A thing of beauty is all we can say! The best day we've had so far! Our crew was AMAZING! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/ccb8d2ad-7ece-4812-896a-4d4950abb8dc/10D6BE7A-A3D9-40B4-BCFC-83ED347C71C7.JPG The House Rachel finds an use for the electrical conduit spool! OSHA would approve of this on-site construction wheel chair! Ha! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/6c375901-a098-4ee7-80fc-ab51a2115606/61D803A0-4C02-4D12-8422-AC239795E556.JPG The House Our second drainage culvert will go here. For now it's obviously a free flowing river! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/101a0c48-ecca-4689-a1f4-6a055aa6690a/9EF979F1-13F9-422C-88C4-B4CCB47DAB65.JPG The House The front door is carved out! The stairs will come later. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/cd971bac-809e-45c5-9802-f7b88503c301/IMG_0976.JPG The House Kris is now solo for the rest of the roof. Time for selfies? Glad he's still smiling! Haha! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/00c9b73d-0255-4cf1-b662-bcfc76a30656/IMG_6775.jpeg The House ...and some wild turkeys stopped by for a potty break apparently! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/f9a94ac2-ab17-46c3-af89-5d283da7682a/IMG_9167.jpeg The House The garage. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/0849bbf3-292c-4e32-b9ec-e03a34fea819/IMG_5618.jpeg The House A view of the build from behind. Our second story will have some amazing views! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/1687222249474-S9TG6EHPYALKSRJ9QC2F/4F3C9957-2463-4D2D-9361-88453BB153B9_1_105_c.jpg The House Anyone tired of flood photos yet? Yep, you guessed it, another round of rain came through. Ugh! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/da8b7989-e45b-4bbc-b412-fd9e04e2ec45/IMG_6395.jpeg The House Nearly finished! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/ca6d1fb5-62d3-4a26-b414-3d75667b0895/IMG_0978.JPG The House Some arial views! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/526d2943-2539-4b9d-9195-b3a3580597fb/IMG_7982.jpeg The House HVAC installation begins! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/0a0c5d22-13c0-45de-84a4-b66ff4ed3f32/IMG_7124.JPG The House Right after drywall we rushed to complete the garage so we could move tools, appliances and anything else in asap! Awesome finish on the floors! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/3ce9b480-65b1-4e94-baed-d6a68a3146e8/IMG_5620.jpeg The House This is a view from behind the house looking at the unfinished portion of our driveway. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/0fabb6cc-cd1d-4601-947e-2a4665ddfbbd/8D112B27-8D5C-48B3-85A8-4BEA7EA0A113_1_105_c.jpeg The House This was quite the super soaker. Our future guest bath will apparently always be filled with water. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/4aa0a028-3b78-4ecf-853a-bbe0b3e9f409/2D4ECF28-256D-449D-B189-F2CB7FE11834.JPG The House Don't forget about those well trucks in the way. They are wrapping up, but not before completely destroying the driveway! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/b30bd2fa-58a7-483f-9272-f9ce02ef1193/IMG_0982.JPG The House You can see from this view the roof is so close to being done! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/ea1c86ee-4530-4695-adcf-793df7a79f5d/IMG_7985.jpeg The House The crew did speedy work. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/25d6e4d1-7f25-4690-8851-15b824681acc/IMG_9225.jpeg The House Kris got all dressed up to start painting! Nice suit! Are we building a house or a laboratory? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/8e63d31f-ab09-4128-bca0-c5b3afb15318/IMG_5622.jpeg The House ...and a long distance view of the build. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/53934a27-dc75-479d-8623-0535e23d4838/13CF3164-FA00-419C-89DA-4663E5AB3D60_1_105_c.jpeg The House Our little side section of tarp (which we call the wading pool now) had 7" of water in it! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/bbd1f24b-5084-4287-887e-57e3af5f6e26/05428345-53FD-4CAC-9C6B-EA18808ED2D6.JPG The House The muddy mess they left was horrible!! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/3fee55a9-94d9-4cad-b030-0ad2c3ecf444/IMG_0983.JPG The House A view from the ground level. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/e5f1464d-5536-4e76-b054-31fc8015ad0d/IMG_8515.jpeg The House Lots of duct work needed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/5167c4bf-3413-4442-8084-9652d18b8885/IMG_9226.jpeg The House Looks good! Enjoy it while it's clean! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/1686358761158-AK6IWDZCDZBJXKGVXW73/IMG_5673.jpg The House Good work Kris! It's all coming together and looking more like a house! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/ddd2c64c-97e2-4dac-8e83-5c7a9db2a6b2/9CB6B650-7846-45B0-902C-5D09AE506254_1_105_c.jpeg The House At long last, the rain moves out and the blue sky moves in! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/c4d28304-74b2-441c-9cb2-cefcc418baab/F4A258B3-F2B7-464C-BCB9-6DE500FB4882.JPG The House That little blue spot in the picture is the final well. All that mess for that little blue thing??? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/48c3bcf2-31a1-4c30-b929-2c87cfbf7edc/IMG_0984.JPG The House The house looks so charming and quaint from this view, doesn't it? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/abdacb28-a719-4eb5-998e-96cb3a96a5b8/90696026-E06C-43B2-B918-7F24849A7D60.JPG The House Duct work in Kris' future office. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/9f3ea80b-00bb-4bf4-b331-72005c777b5d/IMG_5669.jpeg The House This will eventually be our front door and the sidewalk to our home offices and guest room. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/a7db4114-28cd-41f2-b405-3aa87453f6c7/0C25E21E-AA31-4D46-8F97-9F673D6A164C_1_105_c.jpeg The House Still tackling the damage from the last storm, Kris breaks a water dam that was occurring at the top of our future drainage route and it produces an actual river flowing down. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/8133f4ff-8ad8-45ac-bb7e-dcdb5f10fe3d/9B54780E-4BC9-4224-8079-477012410EF9.JPG The House Framing is officially complete! This is the east side of the house where the staircase will be. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/e91c3d66-d41c-41a1-ac5a-dd846a33d9b9/dji_fly_20240105_151434_216_1704493182238_photo_optimized.JPG The House Some arial views of the house. The big window up top is the kitchen and it has amazing views! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/8120437c-7faa-4c01-84a7-0715e31eb91f/937F7A00-EB55-40E5-A439-1C74837D9E6F.JPG The House A tight fit in some areas! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/04c4aa3e-3a8b-4122-925d-32b64d119ecf/IMG_5681.jpeg The House The house backfill is complete! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/7d0049ed-7d30-4c38-9b46-867245d9d80c/C3103C53-70DB-4277-84C4-4D6DAF5761FB_1_105_c.jpeg The House Good thing the views are pretty, because one look down at the ground and it's not so enjoyable. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/c582c74b-b524-4915-9a95-cba53d94574c/thumbnail_IMG_0825.jpg The House The south side of the house looking at the garage and master bedroom above it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/20fee43e-63db-4c84-9375-3cb88160ef0b/dji_fly_20240105_151510_217_1704493181323_photo_optimized.JPG The House The garage and soon to be front door that's not going to be installed until workers are finished making a mess inside. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/0f8557b0-8f9d-4632-9ad1-88b5b99a4acc/IMG_8527+2.jpeg The House Our downstairs ceilings are starting to look a bit full. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/82722186-9e75-4f0e-8265-a9490d07f8df/IMG_0826.JPG The House Here you can see a better view of the front entrance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/29a69ece-1e8b-4fb4-b3bd-5a50f4138cfe/dji_fly_20240105_151538_218_1704493180475_photo_optimized.JPG The House The back side of the house. The little sidewalk leads to our offices and guest room. You can also see a portion of our back deck. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/aa7e7863-c0eb-41ef-9b27-b3e3e63430ff/C5A939A5-0538-42BD-B3EE-644A72C146F2.JPG The House Duct work going in to the mechanical room. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/71b68b76-9cf4-4d8f-a813-0005100688f3/IMG_0839.JPG The House ...and our soon to be favorite spot of the house...the patio which has those amazing mountain views! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/cdc58fe7-de5d-410e-81fd-4a23f08375c4/dji_fly_20240105_151656_220_1704493178745_photo_optimized.JPG The House A better view of the deck which will extend out further than it is in the picture, and eventually will step down to a tiered outdoor living space. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/4c90d5cc-eee7-4f5f-b33c-cd6754386851/IMG_8089.jpeg The House Kris has to install venting for the HVAC crew. That means going up on the roof. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/0d5897d7-896a-4091-b968-0ce2c882febd/IMG_8090.jpeg The House Since we don't have a lift on site right now, he had to climb up via the Bobcat. Eek! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/1f904944-d019-4e37-9d07-04634f77e3fd/IMG_8091.jpeg The House Hope that rope tied to the Bobcat does the job! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/f107a637-3444-448f-8d89-3366f32df4b8/IMG_8094.jpeg The House The holes are drilled. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/8e1ffbf7-034e-42ea-8df6-651c123627d0/IMG_8095.jpeg The House Vents installed and now Kris' dismount! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/99348cae-22b8-4b0c-af56-4a6af9adcae3/IMG_8097.jpeg The House The finished product and Kris is on the ground safely. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/ff04c868-51ec-4808-812f-ca9d6b513e43/IMG_6867.JPG The House HVAC system is in and it's time to seal it up! They've got quite a fancy system. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/feb90747-9def-4c8d-a805-ed3fac838e28/IMG_6865.JPG The House Apparently they push a chemical up into the duct work and it seals up any leaks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/11e8d9fe-02a8-4b6d-b25b-280bfa6b3261/IMG_6866.JPG The House Their computer will tell you the stats as it's sealing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/3e859ec5-a6ae-44a9-8e28-d9c8943cd990/IMG_6868.JPG The House Can't be inside during this process. It's super stinky!! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/12ebec79-2e7a-417b-90ec-0c9bc6cf884a/IMG_8204.jpeg The House Now moving on to lighting and electrical. Kris starts with all the recessed lighting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/acc4cc16-0d1c-470e-9778-73dd356a91e5/IMG_8205.jpeg The House Around the same time, the fire sprinkler installers started. Anywhere you see an orange tube in the picture, that's a fire sprinkler line! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/197d7dcb-319a-495c-bdf6-811ddbc60baa/IMG_8219.jpeg The House Small orange sprinkler heads are hidden all over the house. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/0342d9a3-91a0-4498-b1c9-7c6da6e4765e/IMG_8521.jpeg The House Adding task lighting in the kitchen. Those are the little blue boxes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/696c6272-0bfc-4e04-bbbe-ec693cc5534a/IMG_8517.jpeg The House Electrical boxes installed in the kitchen. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/634d6d1a-09ec-4385-831f-45f2a87d2fa8/IMG_8207.jpeg The House Lighting and venting installed in the master bath. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/601981e5-33d4-41b7-add3-a36184715d83/IMG_8238.jpeg The House Electrical pulled to the master bath and powder bath. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/12e7c5a3-faa4-43c1-ab43-bc9199c5131d/IMG_8211.jpeg The House Recessed lights and fire sprinklers are installed in the master bedroom. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/68408082-b045-4ccf-982f-7b31fba0e593/IMG_8209.jpeg The House HVAC starts in the upstairs! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/4d851029-ed26-4800-8c4c-fa2f59aa5b63/IMG_8518.jpeg The House Electrical added to the living room. This will be the TV wall. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/c60e26b7-31ff-42ba-8176-03487aa49f7d/IMG_8212.jpeg The House Electrical begins in the laundry/mud room. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/ba39bbca-aaf0-4862-8548-f95ace0a0077/IMG_8233.jpeg The House ...and of course, we also need lights on the back deck! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/c87ddeb3-d59c-41af-87fa-d71251413886/IMG_8234.jpeg The House This is a view from the deck, looking in to the main living space. It's starting to come together! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/b34303d7-d73c-4f33-be27-f08269a71479/IMG_8526+2.jpeg The House Electrical pulled to the staircase ceiling for future art lighting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/10bb6ddb-8dc1-4297-a36d-65bea10257b1/4DA232FB-60FA-458A-A13C-11EB951566B0.JPG The House If you think you're cut out for being an electrician, here's your first test! Get all these wires to fit inside the box. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/22476071-5225-46a5-b1b9-67c3abd0f807/D4334EFA-3558-4B1A-9086-1C0538F8B673.JPG The House Don't forget, it needs to be neat and tidy! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/d83300f6-643d-49b9-a0e4-1be6d6a9f615/63D16758-FA83-4EE3-829A-CEF4EDF60D50.JPG The House Panel 1 ready for inspection! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/ccaf40d9-cbb8-44a5-b98d-c68787bfef52/6F46D912-7A15-4459-BCEB-21EF90FA028E.JPG The House Panel 2 ready for inspection! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/44c0a21c-0dd9-4830-946f-00d187c781f9/ED68D161-FB79-4534-802B-270D9953912F.JPG The House Our data cables are a bit out of control. This is what happens when you wire for a "smart house!" Clearly some more work will have to happen here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/7bdc2c17-73f8-41d3-a61d-948123b985d8/IMG_8254.jpeg The House Now we tackle the dreaded broken vent pipe that broke after our first big snowfall. Once again, we have to use the Bobcat...but with the added bonus of a ladder on top! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/bdee273b-331b-44e0-8ced-42beaddc518e/IMG_8255.jpeg The House Yikes! I can't watch! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/0c3420c8-bd37-4380-b238-1e4d894afc51/IMG_8256.jpeg The House The new pipe is in place and I'm happy to report that Kris made it down in 1 piece. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/b91046b6-3b7e-49e9-964d-dac516220038/IMG_8321.jpeg The House Another delivery arrives! This time, our interior doors! They're going to look amazing! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/72164507-b611-418d-9934-0d0dfe0bc77a/IMG_8368.jpeg The House Just when we thought we were finally going to have some smooth sailing, mother nature brought us another special treat. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/9a378a56-a435-4c05-867e-785b07b3c87e/IMG_8369.JPG The House Massive amounts of hail and rain came through and almost took out the trailer...with me and Hobbs in it! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/f1cb350c-5822-432b-8ee2-9d562f381fc5/IMG_8373.jpeg The House Heavy rain and hail fell for an hour creating a flash flood! We ended up with about 4" of water in 1 hour. The ground around the trailer started to wash away. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/cf6c43a5-b7af-4614-8ea4-2669915c7244/IMG_8374.jpeg The House Once the storm passed, we surveyed the damage. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/6a132fca-cf56-42cb-88b4-038946662dbd/IMG_8379.jpeg The House Hard compacted hail everywhere! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/f6396ccf-982f-42ae-b1c2-4ddd3d038613/IMG_6836.JPG The House The driveway took the brunt of the flood. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/bd13eea5-5f10-4bb3-9681-984f6f005170/IMG_6835.JPG The House You can see here how much of the driveway fell into the ravine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/c82e5828-2e23-4aad-866c-f149b90bcb5b/IMG_6837.JPG The House This was a bit too close for my comfort! Hobbs and I will be moving into the house for any future storms because the trailer is now literally teetering on the edge! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/82e9e9ee-b4b3-4700-ae69-009cc24a96da/IMG_8442.jpeg The House Apparently there's no pot of gold at the end of our rainbow. Just a "potty" of gold! Ha! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/848a1034-9306-4a65-a3b4-e4c4502b9fff/IMG_8634.jpeg The House Our evening visitors! So fun to watch the babies grow! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/ffbd4670-6ff5-4a06-82c5-b6ac6cf0fcb8/IMG_8436.jpeg The House Now back to the fire sprinkler system. We knew our water holding tank was going to be big, but today's delivery shocked us both! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/cd5f6482-a959-4595-8664-b8a6629f1e63/IMG_8438.jpeg The House Not only is this tank massive, but it's crazy heavy! The delivery guy offered no help so it was up to Kris and me to maneuver this beast! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/db02d88f-bb00-4a6b-94ea-2827033d9261/IMG_8439.jpeg The House Gonna be a tight fit in the mechanical room. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/f4eba04f-6de8-4cc2-a67e-8c1b4ff073d4/IMG_8440.jpeg The House Kris needed a ladder to reach the top of it! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/d8370c0f-de31-4b71-9a01-ced7fbdbfe0e/IMG_8441.jpeg The House ...and it's in! A massive tank of water that we hopefully never need to use! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/9fc963a0-a8bc-448f-aacc-8f1c0ef08fc6/IMG_8323.jpeg The House Another "special" gift from the fire department. Not only do we have to have sprinklers, but apparently we have to mount this siren and strobe on the peak of the house for all to see! Oh brother! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/53f6e320-c367-4c18-b261-1c62a93d014b/IMG_8684.jpeg The House We upgraded to a white fire alarm to hopefully help it blend in. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/999bbc1b-2105-4687-9e83-a5ef3bf76c98/IMG_8685.jpeg The House I think it's much better than red, don't you? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/7ab6b27e-c206-4079-82b0-1a76747c98c7/IMG_8513+2.jpeg The House Now it's plumbing time! This is the main branch into the house. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/bacf87b7-35a3-4347-b189-9a97c7e77cbc/IMG_8519.jpeg The House Plumbing installed in the master bathroom! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/fc13cad6-9a32-469e-a1c6-a2f9a1ca74dd/IMG_8516.jpeg The House Plumbing finished in the laundry room. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/6f88fce8-f884-4ef1-a131-54c8e6b7e943/IMG_8512.jpeg The House Outdoor water hookups are in. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/a9c230ba-ab52-4d00-bf54-f17f449d1ff3/A3C3F232-7789-41CA-9303-443941EEACB5.JPG The House Now it's time to frame in and organize the mechanical room. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/bd9d0bc1-41ab-4fa5-ace8-7135c0bb1e64/7C6ED29D-C23C-405E-BB6D-1DE73F411021.JPG The House We had the floors coated to keep them water tight. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/6433ca9d-efa9-49a7-af89-3c9c068a1009/E3C863EB-0E7D-4775-B68E-2BE8C41D5394.JPG The House I think this radiant heat system is pretty self explanatory....right??? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/842bba18-bca7-4cd9-97d8-ced090806245/712AE986-33F3-4892-8891-F60BCE8B9507.JPG The House Mechanical room wall gets framed in! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/8bf117ae-e183-418d-9d4a-449ddebd1514/633450E2-CA96-4137-960A-B11654DD186A.JPG The House An actual doorway. Lookin' good! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/afc4959a-1cbe-451a-8617-f7432e4adb92/D4484162-4B05-40FA-8ABC-D06A75F02FAE.JPG The House This is Kris' future office space. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/80d4066a-0c0e-4c65-b9e1-070286a26e17/1304B943-3FE8-4904-8042-4B4DCD87E13B.JPG The House The office ceiling is like a maze! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/518b19b9-3d28-4a22-88d6-f2c4e933a347/IMG_8610.jpeg The House Before we move into insulation and drywall phase, we need to get the bathtub installed. They quartz surround looks amazing! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/e1790d92-971f-4cbd-aa25-7363e78d5387/IMG_8715.jpeg The House Now the bathtub gets set in concrete. We used what we had to weight it down! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f075a041b4d3575ee83f7a/eb185940-9df5-4db5-8874-e15720ba1082/IMG_8719.jpeg The House Ta-da!! Our beautiful master bath! 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