Archive for the ‘House’ Category

Interior work on the new house

Thursday, July 20th, 2006

There was lots of interior work on the house this week. Our cabinets look a bit strange without the countertop, but I'm sure that it will show up soon.

Drywall

Friday, July 14th, 2006

Check it out, they put up the drywall this week. Things are moving along beautifully, and DR Horton has kept us in the loop the whole time. Technorati Tags: house

House on 6-10-2006

Saturday, June 10th, 2006

There are some new photos of the house on flickr. Click on on the strip below to view them all. As you can see, they framed the house this week and have already started on siding, windows, and many other exciting things. #flickr_badge_source_txt {padding:0; font: 11px Arial, Helvetica, Sans ...

Foundation 6-1-2006

Thursday, June 1st, 2006

They poured the foundation today. I am so happy to see a flat sea of concrete now, and feel enriched by knowing all the various pipes and things that are now hidden under there. I also hear that they will be framing all next week, so when I head by ...

House on 5-28-2006

Wednesday, May 31st, 2006

The final step before they pour concrete has been done. They added a grid of rebar that I assume will add strength to the concrete. I also just got a better camera, so the quality of the photos has increased dramatically. Technorati Tags: house

House on 5-25-2006

Thursday, May 25th, 2006

The house is prepped for pouring concrete. They dug channels for concrete to support load bearing walls and laid down a vapor barrier. Technorati Tags: house

Foundation

Thursday, May 11th, 2006

It looks like they've put a lot of work into the foundation this week. We went and checked it out and were a bit confused until we found this useful article describing how the foundation is made: How Stuff Works Here's the house with just the form boards Here's the ...

House on 5-5-2006

Friday, May 5th, 2006

House on 5-5-2006 Originally uploaded by JohnCurtis. Our house has form boards this week.

House On 4-28-2006

Friday, April 28th, 2006

House On 4-28-2006 Originally uploaded by JohnCurtis. Here's a photo of the lot standing where the backyard will be, facing towards the house. Very soon the foundation will be poured here.