Construction update

Today they installed the trusses on the main part of the house. I was pretty amazed by the way they attached four at a time to the crane and then nailed them all down at once. There were some fairly strong winds, so the guys had to fight with the trusses twisting around in the air. Watching them walk around on the walls while doing this freaks me out. 

What my kids wish they could wear to church

What we hope it will look like

In case you're interested in what the final product is supposed to look like, here's a computer rendering. Our architect is Jared Connors, the guy who did the rendering is Greg Mildenhall, and our contractor is Dean Peterson of DeMar Construction. 

Construction Update

Sorry, I've gotten behind on posting photos. As you can see, they're still moving right along!

Backfill and underground ductwork

Today they continued backfilling the dirt around the basement walls. The HVAC team was working full force all day and got all the ductwork finished (the big white PVC pipes). The HVAC guy told us that in the past, when underground ductwork was done with metal, it could have problems in 20 years or so due to corrosion; but the PVC pipe they use now can last more than a thousand years. Brief Google searching seems to confirm this.

Things are moving along quickly. It looks like we're on track to pour the floor on Friday.

Construction update

Yesterday they removed the forms from the basement walls and today they began backfilling the dirt. The kids discovered how fun it is to play on the dirt mounds.

Basement walls

Yesterday they poured the basement walls. If all goes well, they'll pour the floor next week and start framing the week after. We thought the snow storms this week would slow things down, but they've kept working right through them.

We visit the site once or twice a day. It's pretty exciting to see the plans on paper become real. The kids love to ride their scooters to the lot, run around to the back of the house to get a good view of the construction, and then play with the kids next door for an hour or so. It's great to see them having such a good time with the neighbor kids who live on both sides of us--it's one of our main reasons for moving. Even though it's just down the street, I think it will make it a lot easier to let the kids run around outside with their friends.