+++++
More photos soon :) As you can see, it was a lovely day here today.
AND, our septic system passed inspection!!!!!! Yet another hurdle down.
Teresa
Monday, May 28, 2007
Framing - Day 5...
We have floor joists and our first set of stairs!!! Here are today's photos:
+++++
More photos soon :) As you can see, it was a lovely day here today.
AND, our septic system passed inspection!!!!!! Yet another hurdle down.
Teresa
+++++More photos soon :) As you can see, it was a lovely day here today.
AND, our septic system passed inspection!!!!!! Yet another hurdle down.
Teresa
Sunday, May 27, 2007
Framing - Day 4....
The plywood sheaths went up on day four!! Have a gander:
Yep, that's me - looking out what will be the rec room windows.
That's all for today, folks :) More photos in the coming week.
Teresa
Yep, that's me - looking out what will be the rec room windows.
That's all for today, folks :) More photos in the coming week.
Teresa
Thursday, May 24, 2007
Framing - Day 3...
The basement is now completely framed!!!
More photos tomorrow!
Meanwhile, I played fetch and carry girl for Sean as he and Rod finished off the septic field today. Now we have to wait for the inspection. It was a glorious day - sunny and 20º Celsius.
Teresa
More photos tomorrow!
Meanwhile, I played fetch and carry girl for Sean as he and Rod finished off the septic field today. Now we have to wait for the inspection. It was a glorious day - sunny and 20º Celsius.
Teresa
Wednesday, May 23, 2007
Saturday, May 19, 2007
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
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
Wednesday, April 11, 2007
My Easter weekend...
was a busy one. On Friday, Sean and I were over at the property till just after 4:30. Upon arriving home, we chatted with a visitor while Sean helped his dad with a construction project, then our neighbour came home with beer! As it was about 18º and sunny (sorry, Kelly), we all grabbed one and gabbed for a while before Sean, me and my in-laws headed out for dinner.
Saturday I spent five hours over at the property by myself while Sean did a spring clean and check of our camper. I had a fantastic time - put my MP3 player on and bopped along to the music while dragging branches etc over to the merrily blazing fire (I managed to start it that day without even matches!). Did grocery shopping on the way home, then settled in to watch the Habs/Leafs game. Spent much of the third time muttering about the ref. (pout, pout)
Sunday we went to a pysanky party! A friend of ours is Ukranian and hosts an egg painting party every Easter. Very cool, though I learned it's more like batique on eggs than painting. Lots of people, yummy food (potluck) and I actually managed a half-decent couple of efforts. Funny thing - if you break an egg by mistake you get to chuck it over the back fence (they live out in the country too). Both Sean and I had the satisfaction of watching our cracked eggs hit the trees (we each cracked one). I vaguely remember my Polish grandmother doing eggs as well, somewhere in the deep distant past. Am looking forward to next year. We were there for hours, socializing between sessions at the egg table - good fun.
Monday we cleaned the cabin and did other general chores, before consuming an early Easter dinner. My contribution was a citrus cranberry sauce. After Sean went to bed I started judging contest entries. Also pulled up my contemp story from NaNoWriMo and discovered it actually shows some promise! The first entry I read through has all the earmarks of a beginner writer - hope my comments prove useful.
The regional fire ban for backyard burns goes into effect this weekend, so next week I should be able to dive back into my ms. Until then, I'll be either at the building site or running errands. Cement for the foundation should be poured tomorrow!!!!!!! Yay!!!!!!!! If the weather's decent this weekend we may take the camper and spend our first night on the property.
Ok - on with the rest of my day. Have to meet Sean at the local building supply store in about an hour to choose a roof tile colour :)
Teresa
PS - Hope those of you with pets haven't been affected by the food recall. I almost fell out of bed this morning when I heard Royal Canin had recalled one of their tinned foods. Thank the Lord, the one we feed Chloe and Cleo wasn't the one - theirs has no gluten in it at all. Still, very scary, especially as I thought the recalls had finished.
Currently Reading: Dark Angels by Karleen Koen
Also Currently Reading: The Labyrinth by Kate Mosse
Saturday I spent five hours over at the property by myself while Sean did a spring clean and check of our camper. I had a fantastic time - put my MP3 player on and bopped along to the music while dragging branches etc over to the merrily blazing fire (I managed to start it that day without even matches!). Did grocery shopping on the way home, then settled in to watch the Habs/Leafs game. Spent much of the third time muttering about the ref. (pout, pout)
Sunday we went to a pysanky party! A friend of ours is Ukranian and hosts an egg painting party every Easter. Very cool, though I learned it's more like batique on eggs than painting. Lots of people, yummy food (potluck) and I actually managed a half-decent couple of efforts. Funny thing - if you break an egg by mistake you get to chuck it over the back fence (they live out in the country too). Both Sean and I had the satisfaction of watching our cracked eggs hit the trees (we each cracked one). I vaguely remember my Polish grandmother doing eggs as well, somewhere in the deep distant past. Am looking forward to next year. We were there for hours, socializing between sessions at the egg table - good fun.
Monday we cleaned the cabin and did other general chores, before consuming an early Easter dinner. My contribution was a citrus cranberry sauce. After Sean went to bed I started judging contest entries. Also pulled up my contemp story from NaNoWriMo and discovered it actually shows some promise! The first entry I read through has all the earmarks of a beginner writer - hope my comments prove useful.
The regional fire ban for backyard burns goes into effect this weekend, so next week I should be able to dive back into my ms. Until then, I'll be either at the building site or running errands. Cement for the foundation should be poured tomorrow!!!!!!! Yay!!!!!!!! If the weather's decent this weekend we may take the camper and spend our first night on the property.
Ok - on with the rest of my day. Have to meet Sean at the local building supply store in about an hour to choose a roof tile colour :)
Teresa
PS - Hope those of you with pets haven't been affected by the food recall. I almost fell out of bed this morning when I heard Royal Canin had recalled one of their tinned foods. Thank the Lord, the one we feed Chloe and Cleo wasn't the one - theirs has no gluten in it at all. Still, very scary, especially as I thought the recalls had finished.
Currently Reading: Dark Angels by Karleen Koen
Also Currently Reading: The Labyrinth by Kate Mosse
Friday, April 06, 2007
 |
| New House |
Teresa
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
