Hello blog readers!
As some of you are aware…we are embarking on a major event in our lives. Stuart and I are building a new home and the process officially started in the last couple of days! I hope to chronicle this progress here. Especially since I don’t have the time or inclination to do a real scrapbook, this will have to serve that purpose.
The “building timeline” is quite interesting and baffling to me. This week’s progress included digging a giant hole, pouring the footings, and pouring the basement walls.
We have a hole in the ground!**
Every great house has to start here
These are the "footings"
"Footings" are what the rest of the house sits on
Inside these forms is the cement that make up the basement walls
A look at the progress
Stay tuned for next week’s installment – Cement Magic.
**Interesting side note, in the very first picture of the hole, you can see our first attempt at house building. Due to an error in the size they poured for the garage, we opted to start over. Long story and if you want to hear it, I’m sure either Stuart or I would be happy to regale you with our story.
