Building a Dream: Door Dilemmas and Exterior Details
The most obvious development on our new home in recent weeks has occurred on the roof. First, the roof of the back porch was...
Building a Dream: Bathtub Mission
Our most recent house mission was to acquire a bathtub for the master and the girls’ bathroom. Our builder sent us to a kitchen...
Building a Dream: Footings
I had to chuckle this week when I was asked when my house was going to start being built. I replied that, It has...
Building a Dream: Making Things Concrete
We have had an exciting week. The excitement started on Monday when we were trying to leave for vacation. The week concluded with a...
Building a Dream: Roof Styles and Other Projects
Our building project has given me a whole new perspective of general contractors and their work. There is much planning and vision involved in...
Building a Dream: Basement Framed and more…
The building site was bustling with activity this week. At week start, our house had a fresh basement slab and a garage floor that...
Building a Dream: The Beginning of Big Projects
This week marked the beginning of some big projects for our new home. Our well was dug and our geothermal lines were buried alongside...
Building a Dream: Mud, Windows and Walls
When one gets through the month of June, one expects the weather to turn hot and muggy. We have arrived at hot and muggy...
