A New Target, Rough Plumbing, and Rough Electrical
June and early July have been consumed with rough plumbing and rough electrical.
Read MoreUtility Time! Water and Sewer Tap + More Siding Installation
In Summit County, the building department has a moratorium on road permits between October 31-May 1, so it is super important for us to get the utility work done this fall. Like we talked about earlier in the month, we finally have power on site. Yes! And now we can happily say that the water line is done and we completed the sewer tap on September 23
Read MoreFocus on Exterior Finishes - Windows, Siding, and Metal Roof
August and early September have been focused on trying to get the 9,290 home closer to being weathered in. The nights are getting cooler and per usual, we’re racing against the clock before we have to shovel snow again.
Read MoreRaise the Roof! Steel Beam and Roof SIP Installation.
When we last left off in June, the steel beams for the roof supports had just arrived!
So much has changed since that time and the full shell of the house is in place! One positive thing about waiting a few weeks to do a blog update is that it feels like we’re making a lot of progress! Please, no one take me from this happy space. Ha!
Read More“Mayuary”, Loft Floor Installation, Steel Beam Delivery
As you may remember, this winter was one of the snowiest winter in nearly two decades. Well, Mother Nature just wasn’t quite done yet when the calendar flipped to May. As the locals call it, “Mayuary” was in full effect.
Read MoreThe Snowiest March in Nearly Two Decades
March brought epic snowfall, historic avalanche conditions and big powder days. So, naturally our shoveling continued well into late-March. But, we also were able to enjoy some amazing skiing and since we can’t do anything about the weather, we decided to just keep shoveling and take the opportunity to play in the snow whenever we could.
Read MoreCompleting the Sheathing and Preparing for SIP Installation
Another great milestone! We finished the sheathing on February 26! Just in time before it started dumping snow in Summit County. Whew.
Read MoreFinishing the Foundation: Insulation, Drainage, and Backfill
Maybe it’s just me, but I had NO IDEA that there were so many steps involved in creating a foundation for a home. I had always thought that you dug a hole, poured some concrete, put some more dirt around it and snap, done. Surely the whole thing only takes a couple of weeks, right? Well, surprise Cory, that’s not how it goes...
Read MoreAll we want for Christmas is a foundation...
We’re 7 days from Christmas! Ideally we’d have our foundation totally completed and backfilled by then, but at this point it’s more likely we’ll be welcoming 2019 with that milestone. We’ll take it!
Read MoreA Busy November!
November was filled with lots of progress! With today being December 1, we figured we better summarize what we were up to the last month.
Read MoreThe Waiting Game
A construction project is an exercise in patience. Since becoming parents, we feel like our capacity for patience has increased which is a good thing….
Right now. Things are slow.
And winter is coming fast.
Read MoreCulvert Installation, Site Preparation & Surveying
Since our groundbreaking ceremony on September 17, the last 2 weeks have been all about site prep, creating an initial driveway, installing a culvert, and lots of surveying (to make sure the house will go on the lot in the right spot).
Read MoreBuilding Permit. Check.
#1 question we’ve been asked lately…”so have you broke ground yet?” Our answer has been “we’re getting so close, we should be hearing back on the building permit soon!”
Read MoreKindergarten Here We Come!
It's Kindergarten Eve here in Summit County!
Read MoreForward Progress!
It's been awhile since we did an update on the house project. While it does appear that all we do is ride bikes and hike mountains, we are still building a house. :-)
Read More7 Best Summit County, Colorado Parks & Playgrounds for Kids
It’s pretty hard to rank our favorites, but we did our best, so here are our top 7 parks and playgrounds for kids in Summit County!
Read MoreHow are you doing this?
So, of course, we're feeling super grateful to be on this journey and wanted to help answer the "how are you doing this" question we've been getting the last couple of weeks.
Read MoreIt's Official!
We finally pulled the trigger on a nearly perfect lot. Whoa! This is really going to happen!
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