The basement is completed!!

We went up on Friday 9/23 and this is what we saw!!! They are really making lots of fun progress!!


This picture is a close up of the back covered porch. They have made a mistake with the steps that they will be fixing - but regardless - that is what you are seeing here.


This picture shows the front right corner of the house. You can see the bay window...and in front of the bay is another covered porch...


This is a full view. They haven't done the garage yet (at this point) Where the stack of blocks is in the front - is where the garage is.


This is a view of the side (right side if you are facing the house). This will be out "walkout" basement door. I say "walkout" because we will have a couple steps there - walking up to ground level - unfortunately walkout wasn't really an option due to the grading.


This is inside - you can see the bay window...


Another bigger view: This is the front left corner of the house - really where the garage is going to be. You can see the footer to the garage in the bottom of the picture.


This is the rear of the house. You can see the full window that we added to the basement. That will be on the finished side of the basement. There are a couple of those other half windows that tilt open - the full window is normal - and will open normally. In this picture you can also see the mistake they made to the back steps. There will be steps to ground level coming from the covered porch and they built the wall up too much - it isn't supposed to be like that....hard to explain!



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We have what is starting to look like a BASEMENT!!

Well after a week of no real progress (other than loads of block being dropped off and the cement getting deliverd) - we got LOTS of progress today. We went to see the lot tonight after work and this is what we found!!

U. John and A. Sharon said they started bright and early at 6 am!!

Russell and U. Johnny checking everything out!



We count that on the walls that they have worked on they are 7 blocks up - they will be 12 blocks up. If they work TUesday like they did on Monday - they should be finished hopefully!!

We will try to get there again tonight to check if they finished today.

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The footers have been poured!

The footers were poured on 9/8/05

Russell and U. Johnny inspecting!


Here we are!


Here is another inspector: A. Sharon





The inspectors posed for me :) U. Johnny and Russell

This picture shows the posts that will be in the basement to support it. 4 will be in the unfinished part of the basement and 2 will be hidden in the wall.


Hopefully they will start blocking the foundation next week and then we will be doing well as we prepare for winter!!

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No House update - but thought you may want to see the puppies!

Here are Sydney and Murray. Sydney is 7 and Murray is 2.

Sydney is the red tri adn Murray is the black tri. They are both Australian Shepherds and want some sheep to herd!

I was at a garden recently taking some engagement pictures and there was a dog there who "worked" there. His job was to keep the geese away. I thought - oh my goodness would my dogs love that!! I wonder how to get them a gig like that.

Check back tomorrow - we should be able to get some pictures this evening!

More Progress - 9/6/05

Well we went up after work to find they are ready to pour the footers!! Yeah!!!


Russell is already fiddling with things :)


We will go up again Wednesday after work (maybe just Russell - I have a lot of pictures to edit from this past weekend) since we think they will have poured the footers!

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