• A Happy Life,  Building a House,  Life

    We have a floor!

    As I predicted, since we had the walls poured visible construction progress has slowed down. That’s what happens when you work full time jobs and don’t have a crew to help you get everything done. Still, we’re making headway, and that’s the important thing. This house will take time, lots and lots of time, but in the end it will be completely worth it. Don’t ask Emmett if it’s worth it because his answer might not be the same as mine 😀 After the walls were poured, Emmett had to dig in the basement floor to install drain lines. This had to be done before the slab could be poured.…

  • Building a House,  Life

    The Foundation

    Finally, after so much waiting, we have the foundation of our new house! It’s taken a lot of work and planning just to get here, and I know this is only the beginning. Emmett is already overwhelmed and we have barely scratched the surface. There are very few things that we are contracting, and the basement is one of them. We started with a driveway, which seems like such a simple thing but I was pretty excited to see dirt being moved. It was interesting to see that the driveway was not where we had expected it to be, but we trusted the crew putting in it and they placed…