It’s been a very active day here, and I’ve got quite a few photos for you. Although they are smaller than normal, you can still click them and get the full-size picture. Continue reading “The house has arrived”
Category Archives: Buildings
The foundation is done (I think)
The concrete was poured today for the foundation. That was pretty much the main activity here today. Not too many pictures, but it’s exciting all the same.
Gravel!!
Today was a gravel day. Actually, yesterday they dropped off 2 loads of gravel for the driveway but they didn’t get spread until today. They also brought in the pea gravel for backfilling the foundation. So, we now have a driveway from the old driveway up to the new house. It’s not “finished” yet, asContinue reading “Gravel!!”
Part 3 – Adding ducts and pipes
Today we had the pipes and ducts that are going to go under the foundation and in the walls installed. We also had our old clothesline poles pulled up. Pearl and Sister helped me inspect the work at the end of the day. Continue reading “Part 3 – Adding ducts and pipes”
Step Two: Bricks
Today we had the brick crew out to put together the next part of our foundation. Here’s what they did today (once again, click on a picture to see it full-sized):
First Day of Work
It took a while to get here, but our contractor finally got started on our Deltec yesterday. We got the footer dug and poured. The foundation work will continue next week. Click on a picture for a full-size version. Continue reading “First Day of Work”
New Barn
We built a new barn! Okay, so maybe we didn’t build it ourselves, but we had a new barn built. It is alternately called the new barn, the horse barn, or the blue barn (to distinguish from the pre-existing barn, which is red). Here are some pictures of its creation: You can’t really tell fromContinue reading “New Barn”