Progress over the last few weeks...

Lots has happened since my last post. Here are some pics, starting in late April and working down to those from yesterday:


Poured walls in forms.


Walls half stripped.


Me making a foundation offering.


Sean securing the offering.


Foundation before backfill.


Rear view before backfill.


Another angle of the layout, with sun.


We have power - yay!!!! Our builder was relieved as well - now he has somewhere to plug in the power tools.


Foundation with drainage pipes in place, awaiting inspection.


View from above - one of the last I'll take from so high up.


Sean has been working on the septic field with help from a family friend. First order of business was to redistribute that huge mound of earth that's been beside the house site for months.


An action shot.


Backfill complete - you can walk right up to the front of the house now.


The foundation slab was poured on the morning of May 17 - we carved our intials into it that evening.


A view of the slab and walls.


Another angle - yes, we already have some pipe laid in too.


And from the side - our deck will be L-shaped - you can see its posts - the lower part is above the smaller slab outside the main walls, on the right side of the photo.


Looking up to the septic field - probably lawn in the future (but not this summer).


Rock wall - site of a future rock garden.

So, there you have it - you're now up to date :)

More pictures as the framing goes up!!

Teresa