Happy New Year!
I know, I know, I’m 10 days late. We’ve been busy. We celebrated New Years by having a painting party! We decided to do the interior painting ourselves to save money. Our builder pointed out to us that the best time to paint the walls would be before the floors and trim are installed. So […]
Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas everyone! We are spending our second Christmas living with Angie’s family. We originally only figured we would be living with them for a few months. Of course that was before we knew we would chose to build a home. Living Angie’s family has been great but we are looking forward to our first […]
Whats New?
Not a lot of photo progress at this point. Potomac Edison Hooked up our power on Friday 11-28. The dry wall is hung but can not be finished until the heat has been on for 4 or 5 days. They are turning the heat on today so the drywall should be finished by the end […]
Better Exterior Photos
Here are a few better photos of the exterior (without a dump trailer parked in the front).
Step Fourteen, Insulation
The building code has gotten very strict with regards to energy efficiency. Spray foam is applied around all the windows and doors, where ever pipes or wires change floors, and around the band boards between the basement and the first floor and the first floor and the second floor. Where ever two studs are located […]
Step Twelve, Electrical Rough In
Special thanks to Robbie Reed (who doesn’t do side work) for doing our electrical for us. You gave us an amazing quality job at a fraction of the cost it would have been. Also a big thank you to those who helped with drilling holes, pulling wires, cleaning up and other odd jobs; Tim owens, […]




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