Monthly Archives: November 2013

I’m thankful for many things this Thanksgiving but mostly for the love of my family and friends BUT…I’m also VERY thankful for the new house! I know you shouldn’t be thankful for materialistic things on Thanksgiving but this house represents … Continue reading →

Rip went up at the end of the day to see how the guys were doing and found they had been working on starting to put the Zip System up. ZIP System is: “a one-of-a-kind structural roof and wall system … Continue reading →

The guys were not here to work last week because they are also working on another job.  I was glad to have them back today and they are hoping to get the plywood on out side of house and start … Continue reading →

I just took a quick trip up to the new house to see how the guys are doing. It’s a perfect day for framing.  It’s really getting more substantial looking by the hour! Ro  

Homestead Builders are back and hard at work! The walls are starting to go up and I now can walk around inside and visualize where the rooms are. It’s all very exciting and seeing the new progress is wonderful! 

Here it is bright and early on a Sunday morning and Dwayne, owner of Cat Man Do, is back and hard at work! He is bringing in bigger stone to fill in where the garage will be. Mark’s going to … Continue reading →

Cat Man Do came back, on a Saturday no less, to fill the dirt back in around the foundation. First stone and pipe had to be put in at the bottom of the big deep trench around the outside of … Continue reading →

The last of the decking is going on. Tomorrow Cat Man Do will be back to take all those mountains of dirt and push them back against the foundation.  It’s going to look very different!  It’s neat walking into the … Continue reading →

The floor joists are all in, and today the cross bracing will be added. Once that’s done the decking will go on. I love seeing all that pretty new lumber! Guys are doing a great job and very conscientious. We … Continue reading →