132nd day of build. I read a post in a forum the other day from someone who is in the just-got-their-lot-don't-quite-have-an-architect phase of building a home, and she wondered why in the world people think building a home is so stressful. There were even some commenters who wrote that their building experiences were all glitter … Continue reading Should I blog about major issues as they happen or after they’re resolved?
Month: October 2017
124th, 125th, 126th days of build. (about 18 weeks) (about 4 months) Both sons painted over the weekend, which is good because painting is taking longer than we figured it would. Both also painted two days straight over our youngest's fall break. The electricians are also plugging along, adding miles of wires to the stick … Continue reading More Wires, More Panel Painting
120th day of build. (about 17 weeks) Pretty much more of the same today, just more wires. Also, the HVAC guy installed the two upstairs minisplit units. Thanks goes to my youngest son, B.M., for taking photographs because I was too sick to get off the couch. As a college freshman, he'll do anything for … Continue reading More Electric, Start of HVAC
118th day of build. We have a son (S.M.) who just returned last week from an LDS mission, and we're thrilled (especially since we hadn't seen him in two whole years). How does this have anything to do with our house? Well, he needs to make enough money from now until he goes back to … Continue reading Electric Swarm, and Panel Painting
114th day of build. It seems the plumbers just quietly plug away at getting stuff done. We're always a little surprised when we show up in the evening and little plumbing things are done. And they don't even complain when we remind them of stuff that needs changing per the plans and what we discussed … Continue reading More Plumbing
113th day of build. So I have to say that finishing our roof took WAY less time than shingling the multi-hipped roofs on the homes around our subdivision. We had no idea the roofers would be there today, but as we pulled up, there they were, busy as bees, getting that TPO (Thermoplastic Polyolefin) membrane … Continue reading Roof Activity, and More Framing Drama
112th day of build. (16 weeks) As I've written before, a certain look with siding is another one of those things we want to put on our house that isn't done in Cedar City. Well, it was done here in the 1960s with tongue in groove, but I digress. We'd like something similar to what … Continue reading Siding Delivered, Plus More Stuff Shows Up on the Roof
107th day of build. We weren't able to get to the ranch for a couple days this week, but not much is going on. The plumbers have kind of had the run of the place as we wait for roofers and HVAC. We are also waiting on the other two shower/tub enclosures. Good news: our … Continue reading Random Plumbing, and Roof Supplies
103rd day of build. I just have to say that plumbers are a lot more laid back than framers. We went out to the ranch mid-day, and the main plumber had some questions for us, had stuff to fix, and needed the right plans. When we told him the toilet was in the wrong place … Continue reading Plumbing!
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