The purpose of this blog is to share our home construction experience with our family and friends. Glad you stopped by! Check back frequently, as we plan to keep this updated as a journal of our progress.
I never thought I'd be the one forming these footers. Marsha researched it online and found that these forms were ideal for the owner-builder. Obviously, clicking the mouse and forming the footers are 2 different things!
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This pile of rebar needs to be moved today. Anyone want to come help?
posted by DMC @ 10:37 AM
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At the walkout basement, we've learned the footer must be 24" below grade. The concrete will be poured directly into the trench. (Notice Dwayne's new tractor!)
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Memorial Day weekend at the Cook Construction Site.
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Jonathan has his own construction site going on the pile of topsoil.
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The driveway has been laser-levelled and is now ready for gravel.
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Cook Kids on the Capitol Lawn on Easter Sunday.
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Here's the second load of ICF block. This stack filled an 18 wheeler trailer, front to back, top to bottom! Took 4 guys nearly 2 hours to unload! You can't tell from this angle, but this stack is 3 rows wide!
posted by DMC @ 10:17 AM
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John Fehsal Jr. working on our future driveway. He owns an excavation business and is one of our Lucas Lane neighbors.
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Yes Marsha (with Traci), it's a big hole! Isn't that what you've been wanting out here?
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We're standing at the spot where the big tree at the top of the hill was. See the roots?
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After many years of planning and anticipation, we finally started our home construction project on Friday, May 5th! When I saw the first pieces of dirt being moved, I wanted to throw up! I guess it was all of the anxiety of getting the project started but I was soon past it and now we are just excited and planning on enjoying all of the ups and downs of contracting our own construction project. After getting several quotes from general contractors, we decided we could save a CHUNK by doing it ourselves. We'll take any prayers that you can send our way! We have no doubt about what a huge undertaking this is, but we are very excited and learning a lot along the way! We are very fortunate to have several friends who have contracted out parts of their new homes recently, so we have some valuable resources at hand! (That's you guys, Charlie/Robin and Kelly/Vicki!)
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