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Not long after the roof went on, the house was wrapped in Tyvek.  I have no clue what that is.  The smiley face is the best!  It reflects how we feel about the crew and their work thus far!  Thanks … Continue reading →

So, there we were at habitat for Humanity.  Much of our current furniture comes from that delightful store.  We saw these cabinets and grabbed them.  They will go in the laundry room and the garage.  Great price.  Great cabinets!And just … Continue reading →

  The roof is on…this photo is from early June.  Things start to move quickly.

Look at that house!  The crew, the fabulous crew has been rocking our world.  As of now, we have the lower SIPS walls up and they are doing much of the interior framing.  The roof is scheduled to be added … Continue reading →

…and so it begins.  No, wait, it began a long time ago, but today the walls are going up.  It is really difficult to stand around and watch these wonderful men work!  They are rocking the walls!

Yesterday was the Penn Cove Water Festival.  Teams raced in canoes from one end of Penn Cove to the other.  It was very cool.  The canoes were gorgeous. Before the races, we took the dogs to Smugglers.  They ran and we picked up … Continue reading →

Here are the shop diagrams for our house’s SIP panels which are scheduled to arrive on Monday, May 20th. It should be very interesting to watch the jigsaw puzzle get put together over the next 2 weeks; a total of … Continue reading →

The slabs for the house and for the garage are down and curing. We are waiting for the SIP’s to arrive next week on May 20th, and a week later  the outer walls and roof should be up and assembled.  … Continue reading →

Things are moving really fast for a change. We have gone from a flat mud pit, to being ready to pour the slab either tomorrow or on Monday. We finally have power – it took almost exactly one year from … Continue reading →

Electricity?  What electricity?  That was yesterday.  Oh no wait, today.  Oh no, tomorrow?  Who knows? However, we choose a color to add to the concrete floor mix.  Pebble.  It is not beige or brownish. It has a hint of grey.  … Continue reading →