Monday, May 28, 2012

Massive Rock Wall


Yes, we are still working on the new house!!

We are working on some landscaping and ground work so all the water from rain or snow goes away from the house instead of toward the house.

This is a massive stone wall.

It is at the walk out from our basement.


It takes some heavy machinery to get these rocks lifted and put in place.


This is the finished project.


I am in love with it!!


Now we need to get the other side done!!



More later..................Sally

Sunday, May 27, 2012

Big Rocks for the Retaining Wall

We are getting ready to put in a huge rock wall before the winter weather hits.

Here is a load of big rock that Will (our rock man) is going to use.

Madison is trying to act like she is picking up Shafer. But it is not working very well!


This is where the rocks are going.


Another posed shot.

 What total hams!

!

Now this picture here is a real action shot!

I like to never have gotten that rock off me!


Now that's how you take a picture with the rocks!!



More later...................Sally

Saturday, May 26, 2012

Street to House Plumbing

We are getting stuff done around here for the new house.

Here are some pictures of the plumbing going in.

This is our line hooked up to the city's meter.

Dig, Dig, Dig!  

We are putting a bathroom in the barn, so we now have water and sewer hooked up to the barn . 
 


 This is our connection to the new house.


And I have water to the garden!!!

No more lugging the three water hoses to the garden spot!

Yay!!
 


 Aren't the tress getting beautiful!?


 Big Ran has the sump pump in.

  
 Tonight they are starting on the big rock wall down by the basement walkout.
I will post pictures on it soon!!
    
 More later.............................Sally
  

Friday, May 25, 2012

Footings for the Basement

I first blogged this post last summer.

Yes, we have news on the progress of the new house.

Over the last few weeks we did get some things started. There is a hole dug for the basement.


The footings have been mapped out.

.

And poured.

  WRONG!!

  Do you see all that space to the right of the picture here?

  The footings were supposed to go out 5 more feet.

So we had to break some of it up and pour some more!


We start pretty early around here!


The new correct footings are in and now the walls go up.


Now Big Ran and I get to tar the basement walls.

  We started this project after I got home from work around 3:00 pm in 100 degree heat.

Needless to say, I didn’t last very long!
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Shafer looks pretty tiny in there looking for a place to raise his leg and relieve himself.


That is our 15 foot walkout from the basement to add a little light down there.


It has been a productive summer, slow but sure.


Shafer is always helping.

 He doesn’t want to miss a thing.

The plumbing starts in a couple of weeks.

 Stay tuned for more exciting adventures!!



More later…………………Sally



Thursday, May 24, 2012

Breaking Ground



IT’S ON!!!!!!!!!!

Yes, I have news on the house progress
.
We have “broke ground“!


Digging is this week and concrete next week.

This is very exciting for us
.

I intend to blog every single detail of this whole process.
  Maybe it will help someone who is getting ready to remodel or build a house.
  I am really hoping that we can get some pointers from all my blog friends out there on what not to do from their experiences.
  That would be awesome!!

 

Now it’s time to celebrate.

Break open the bubbly!


To the beginning of a great thing.

Bottoms up……………

Good things are coming our way!?!

I would love to hear from you.



More later……………………..Sally


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