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Sorry about the lack of updates. I just added a bunch of pictures and we are really close to being done now. We have heat and electricity in the addition as well as basement insulation which are all very welcome now that we are getting lows in the teens at night. The bathroom is comingContinueContinue reading “I’ve been busy!”

Well, it has been a while since I have updated. I have added a bunch more pictures to bring us up to the present. Today the bathroom tile and floor heat is being installed and next week we will get plumbing and electrical in the basement done, including the necessary stuff to get the furnaceContinueContinue reading “Added some more pictures for the house”

In the midst of all of the addition happenings we are also doing a few things to the existing house as well. The day after Thanksgiving we had Floodbusters come out and clean up the crawlspace. Our crawl normally has water in it after rain and is generally a nasty, moist place. We had itContinueContinue reading “Crawlspace Cleanup”

I’ve got some more pictures up that show the addition with siding. It’s only partially sided yet but the more important bit is that the roof connection has been done and tar-papered. We are getting rain (with flood warnings) today and at least it won’t be getting into the addition.

Wow. The addition was set on the foundation today. It was one of the coolest things I’ve seen in a long time. The first guys showed up around 7:30 a.m. to start preparing, the crane came around 10:45 a.m. and the boxes (the addition itself) arrived at 11:30 a.m. The last of the big trucksContinueContinue reading “House Setting”

Here is an update on the addition project for those following along. I’ve been adding pictures to the gallery but not really talking about what all is happening. Today they are backfilling the basement and putting the “escape hatch” into place (my contractor laughed when he saw that since in building speak it is calledContinueContinue reading “House Update”

Ah well, I am sick once again. I managed to get the flu for the second time this year. I haven’t had the flu for 10 years prior to this. The fever is now gone but it has moved on to bronchitis and it’s just not very fun. It is however giving me time toContinueContinue reading “Pater hemon (cough) ho en tois ouranois”

Just a quick note that construction began last week. I happened to be home the morning it all started because I had to wait for the county inspector to give our new gas line the official OK. I snapped a bunch of pics and the neighbors came around to check it all out as well.ContinueContinue reading “Construction has begun”

Our permits were posted on the property today while we were at work. They can now officially begin work, although they probably won’t be starting until next week. On the back of the sign is a mailbox for county papers that says “Please do not touch” but of course I had to open it upContinueContinue reading “We’re Official”

Well the permits have come through and my contractor will be posting them on the property on Tuesday morning. They will do excavation and get the foundation in either next week or the week after. We’re pretty excited to be moving forward finally after lots of paperwork and talking. The only drawback right now isContinueContinue reading “The Addition Begins…”