Week 6: more framing AND trusses!

On Monday I drove over to the house after school.




It didn't look much different than the pics Chris had taken last week. I drove by again on Friday after school and I was blown away to see trusses!






It's looking like a real house :)

Chris took these pics on Saturday...I love that he took pics of the back!




I'm dying to go in and walk around...I don't know when that will be!


I was looking at our school calendar and we don't have a single day off until Thanksgiving Break...which is when we'll *hopefully* be moving in, lol!

Week 5: Framing begins!

I took the girls to see the house on Sunday before we headed to the pool. Chris met us there so I was able to go up and get a good look at the foundation.


Garage pad









Chris sent these pics on Thursday:




Garage side of the house, laundry room window, playroom window. That ginormous wall straight ahead will be where the stairs are!


This is Chris's favorite pic...the back of the house. From left to right: playroom windows, kitchen door, kitchen eat-in windows, living room windows.


Left side of the house...living room windows, powder room window, basement window, top of the stairs window.

I was surprised! I was expecting for them to frame the basement walls, then work their way up to the first floor. Chris said that they put up the outer structural walls first and work on the flooring system (I believe the word "joists" was used.)

I was even more surprised by the pics he took on Friday! Interior walls, ya'll!






I love being able to see where the doors and windows are! It will be so cool to see it all framed and under roof!

Week 4 update

Later yesterday Chris was able to get up close and take some pics:


Back of the basement and backyard


Looking down into the rec room part of the basement


Looking at the driveway & garage. I wish I could get there to see it in person!

Week 4: backfill, rough grade, & slab

Progress this week! It was exciting to see what the yard will look like. Chris took all 3 ladies to soccer on Tuesday since I had a meeting. They sent me this picture:



On Thursday morning he called and said that our slab would be delayed a few days due to the rain...however, the rain held off and they were able to do it after all! He went to check it out this morning but couldn't get onto the property to take a picture because it was so muddy from last night's rain. Framing begins Monday!

We made a ton of progress here at home. Chris cleaned out his closet and we got 90% of the basement done! We filled the dumpster and had no room for the BIG stuff we're getting rid of. So they picked it up and dropped off a new one on Thursday. The girls sat on the porch and watched it get delivered :)

We're coming up on my last week of Summer (wow!) I definitely plan on going to see the house myself more often since I'll be in the area. November seems so far away :(

Week 3: Footers+Foundation

Monday they did the footers...I like how Chris explained it to Audrey..."We have feet to support our body. These help support the walls in our house." :) I have to admit, I didn't understand footers until I heard that, lol.





Change: On Tuesday Chris got a call about our rec room window. He eventually decided to take it out completely (it would have needed a window well, which I don't like at all) and do a better window by the stairs. I learned the difference between a den and rec room. The den is what *I* consider the 5th bedroom in the basement (it has a bathroom! And a closet! It seriously looks like a bedroom.) Chris explained that our drain field is for a four bedroom home. Or something like that.

On Tuesday we got a ton of moving boxes from Grandma & Grandpa who saved them from their move from Texas. We packed up as much of the TV/media stuff as we could. Chris made a trip to the dump. On Wednesday we spent the morning purging and packing the kitchen and Chris made a run to Goodwill. I'm definitely more motivated with him around! The foundation walls were poured.

On Thursday I worked on my closet, which has a million different things...home decor, thousands of photos, picture frames, memory boxes, school boxes, etc. I filled 3 boxes of picture frames for Goodwill and was able to pack some boxes for the move. The dumpster arrived at the end of the day. I threw out the glider we've had since Audrey was born (it was falling apart!) But I rocked Audrey and Abigail in it one more time, lol.

On Friday the girls and I took a break and had a pool day :) Chris took these pics...


This is the side of the house. Towards the back is our rec room window.

Front of the house. Curious to see how they backfill...we don't want rails!

View from the garage...that's a lot of dirt to fill in! Straight ahead is the rec room window, off to the right is the door for our walk-out.

Chris was standing "in" the house! This is a view of the den window, which will have a window well.

Groundworks was completed on Friday. Next up is pouring the slabs and then backfill. I'm really excited to see all of that done. We'll get to see what our yard will look like! And after all that they will begin framing! Woo hoo!!

All clear!

This is what I've been excited to see...the lot completely cleared and a hole in the ground :)

Chris sent these yesterday evening. He's super impressed with the job this crew did.





Foundation will start on Monday and framing should be completed right as I go back to school. Once school starts I know that time is going to fly by!

Beach Beauties

My favorite girls. My favorite place. Perfection :)

Lot is clear!

I took the girls to see our home site on Saturday. We went around 10:00 and they were actively removing trees. We went again at 5:00 and they were done! It was so cool to see it completely cleared.





I'm really excited about our drain field. It's set behind a few trees and looks like a cool place for the girls to run around, have picnics, etc. Chris has been sending me pictures all week, but I loved seeing it for myself. I could really visualize where the driveway was going to be and how big our yard is (we have 2 acres but we're not clearing very much!)

We also got to meet our neighbors across the street. They had just signed their contract with Chris and came by to check out their lot :)

Can't wait to see next week's progress!

House Progress!

Finally!

We had our preconstruction meeting on Tuesday. I met Chris and our project manager for lunch where we went over all the selections. Then Chris took me to see a house under construction so I could see what our blue siding would look like. I really love it and I think it will look great with our yellow front door!

We also drove by our home site, where I was very excited to see a porta potty :) The next day Chris drove by was was surprised to see them clearing!






On Thursday morning he sent me these:




And this is what it looked like Thursday afternoon:



I love seeing the progress. It's all going to be worth the wait! A friend of mine is building the same house, different elevation. She was nice enough to send me a picture of their kitchen-which is reversed from the model. It looks so different when it's all switched around!

I'm a bit anxious because I have all this time...and I feel like I can't quite pack everything up. I've done little things like take down some wall decor, cleaned out a few drawers and closets...I just want to get it all done now before the craziness of school begins. Since we'll probably be moving in November, I can't even pack up our Fall/Winter stuff! We are getting a dumpster so that we can purge as much as possible. That's a big job right there :) Maybe after that I'll feel better, lol.