When we last left off in June, the steel beams for the roof supports had just arrived!
So much has changed since that time and the full shell of the house is in place! One positive thing about waiting a few weeks to do a blog update is that it feels like we’re making a lot of progress! Please, no one take me from this happy space. Ha!
Read MoreAs you may remember, this winter was one of the snowiest winter in nearly two decades. Well, Mother Nature just wasn’t quite done yet when the calendar flipped to May. As the locals call it, “Mayuary” was in full effect.
Read MoreWell, they are here! The walls and roof arrived from our friends at Porter SIPs, direct from our beautiful home state of Michigan! They actually came from Holland, MI which is about 10 minutes from where Kelsey grew up.
Read MoreApril started slow. During this month we’ve experienced all sorts of negative emotions.
Feeling discouraged with the weather
Feeling discouraged that the SIP panel review process was taking FOREVER
Feeling behind schedule
But, as with most things the lull and the feelings of impatience and discouragement were quickly forgotten and we swung to the opposite end of the spectrum by feeling totally overwhelmed when we found out the SIP panel production and delivery would only take 2.5 weeks, as opposed to the original 6-8 week estimate. Whew. Let’s do this.
Read MoreMarch brought epic snowfall, historic avalanche conditions and big powder days. So, naturally our shoveling continued well into late-March. But, we also were able to enjoy some amazing skiing and since we can’t do anything about the weather, we decided to just keep shoveling and take the opportunity to play in the snow whenever we could.
Read MoreAnother great milestone! We finished the sheathing on February 26! Just in time before it started dumping snow in Summit County. Whew.
Read MoreBut, first...more shoveling. Our goal was to have the snow as clear as possible before the joists and sheathing were in place. As hard as the shoveling is, it would be even harder to do it with only 4 feet of head clearance!
Read MoreMaybe it’s just me, but I had NO IDEA that there were so many steps involved in creating a foundation for a home. I had always thought that you dug a hole, poured some concrete, put some more dirt around it and snap, done. Surely the whole thing only takes a couple of weeks, right? Well, surprise Cory, that’s not how it goes...
Read MoreWe’re 7 days from Christmas! Ideally we’d have our foundation totally completed and backfilled by then, but at this point it’s more likely we’ll be welcoming 2019 with that milestone. We’ll take it!
Read MoreNovember was filled with lots of progress! With today being December 1, we figured we better summarize what we were up to the last month.
Read MoreA construction project is an exercise in patience. Since becoming parents, we feel like our capacity for patience has increased which is a good thing….
Right now. Things are slow.
And winter is coming fast.
Read MoreSince our groundbreaking ceremony on September 17, the last 2 weeks have been all about site prep, creating an initial driveway, installing a culvert, and lots of surveying (to make sure the house will go on the lot in the right spot).
Read MoreSeptember 17, 2018. The day we officially broke ground at our property!!!
Seriously, are there enough exclamation points for this?!
Read More#1 question we’ve been asked lately…”so have you broke ground yet?” Our answer has been “we’re getting so close, we should be hearing back on the building permit soon!”
Read MoreIt's been awhile since we did an update on the house project. While it does appear that all we do is ride bikes and hike mountains, we are still building a house. :-)
Read MoreAfter nearly a year since our first crack at our house design and floor plan, we're excited to share the basic floor plan and exterior design!
Read More2018 is going to be one heck of a ride. Here's a small sampling of what we we'll be up to. Hey Universe - I'm putting all this out there so you can help us make it happen!
Read MoreSo, of course, we're feeling super grateful to be on this journey and wanted to help answer the "how are you doing this" question we've been getting the last couple of weeks.
Read MoreSunrise and soil testing...
As a former geologist, Kelsey was pretty darn excited to be on the back of a drill rig this first task at the property.
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