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We’re just dying to move in. Trouble is, progress has just seemed slow. Some highlights though. We have a pump in our well and water is flowing into our 2000 gallon cistern. Lookie, here’s a picture!

Yes, it does look like a big hole with a spigot in it doesn’t it. And the drywall is going up. Here’s a shot of our living room that gives some perspective on how tall the ceiling is.

Once the drywall is taped upstairs (probably another week) we can start painting while they drywall downstairs. We’ve picked out our floor coverings. The deck is done but the railing is waiting for materials (special order custom stuff). That’s the current status.

Oh, one dream did come true. We were able to watch fireworks on the lake from our deck. We’ve been dreaming of that since November of last year.

There’s been a lot of work done to the house but most of it doesn’t show as much as the deck. You will probably notice the deck in progress, sliding glass doors below deck, siding below the deck. Inside we have electricity, much of the HVAC, and plumbing going in. There’s much to do on the inside but for now that will have to wait. Jenny and I are very excited and are hoping to move in some time in July. We’ll see how that goes.

     

From the side where the front door is, it’s a wee little cottage. As you come around to the prow that faces the valley you get some perspective of how much effort we put into getting the most glass facing (East to) the view of the valley. Finally you can see where the trapezoidal windows till be going in the prow by the peak of the roof. Coming soon is the deck that will wrap from the front door around the prow to the back of the house.

A lot has happened since my last post. We’ve been a little busy as you’ll see in these pictures. We have a septic tank and field which the county inspector complimented as one of the best he’s seen in a long time. It just doesn’t get any better than that you know! The foundation has been poured, the house has been moved from the factory and set on the foundation.

This has not gone without a hitch. If something looks a little askew in the image below it’s because the truck couldn’t quite make the switchback turn up to our property. It could have made it just fine had he not had to drive off the road to make the turn. The uneven ground caused the back wheels of the truck to lock up against the trailer. Thankfully, Jenny wasn’t around to see this.

We can also be thankful for Jim (our excavator and hero) who was stationed on the hill for just such an event.

In no time Jim was pulling the truck and the house up the hill.

Here’s the house in place although it doesn’t have a roof yet.

You can see the upper floor and the da-lite basement. The upper floor will have a deck around it. The upper left window is our living room and the right side with the French doors is our dining room. On the left side of the basement is an office and the right side is our master bedroom looking out over the valley.

I’ve updated the image gallery. So far there are three sections which include the current photos from the factory (updated), excavation and demolition (blasting with dynamite!).

This image is the first blast of dynamite for our foundation…

Thus far we now have a 350 foot driveway and a in which to pour lots of money.

4/20/07 – Jenny and I headed down to the factory which lies about 15 miles from our future home site.

It was exciting to see the blue prints which we’ve been drawing, correcting, and dreaming about come to life. Here is a series of photos showing what we saw and where the construction is at.

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