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Day 221

We rolled up on Memorial Day to find that the block work was complete!

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One day soon(ish), there will be a lovely front porch here, inviting you in as you come up the driveway.

(sigh)

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We had the full crew on for inspection: Josh (left), Nate (middle), and Eugene (right).

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It was HOT, so while I walked the perimeter, Eugene sat in the shade of the front tree, supervising me.  The guys had moved on to cutting down a tree.

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The dirt piles keep moving and flattening as John continues the grading, so this was as high as I could get.  Looking good!

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Next, it was time to “walk through” the house, which Eugene was kind enough to document for me.

That crawl space access is already coming in handy; however, this is the only time I ever plan to use it personally.

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Walking through the kitchen…

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…envisioning the island.

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…sitting at the island.

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Old habits die hard.

Next up, garage and basement floors will be poured!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Posted on by Emily

Day 210

It is looking more and more like we may actually get this house built!

Today, they poured the basement walls.  We arrived just as the pump truck was departing.

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Check. It. Out.

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Word is these forms will likely come off tomorrow.

This whole “forms and pouring concrete” process blows my mind.

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This lovely little section is where the exterior steps to the basement will be.  There will be a lot of dirt filled in around it once the forms are removed.   Thank goodness.

We will probably use this access 12 times in the next 50 years, but hey, we will be glad we have it when we need it.

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The view from the top of Pride Dirt Pile.

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Also, many piles of split face concrete block have arrived for the non-basement parts of the house where we will have a crawl space.

While I may use the exterior basement stairs on occasion, I hope I never experience the crawl space firsthand.

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John (earthwork guy) was busy moving and distributing Pride Dirt Pile because he has to dig a lengthy trench for the electrical that will run from the start of the driveway all the way to the far corner of the garage.

It sure is great to have so much space until you have to put in the infrastructure for utilities.

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On the bright side, “Meadowcrest”, as we’ve named our property, is looking super meadow-y out front.

Can’t wait to see what’s next!