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The Foundation – July 30th
Things were happening fast at this point in construction and we didn’t want to waste a minute to see all the action. This is when I almost felt obsessed about going to the land EVERY DAY to check on the progress. And I did.… Continue Reading “The Foundation – July 30th”
It’s Happening!
Right after the move on June 25th, we went to Colorado for a family reunion. It was perfect timing as we really needed to get away from the stress. A lot goes on when you sell a house, have to move within a month… Continue Reading “It’s Happening!”
Good Bye Cliffside…
Since our current house didn’t sell in the fall, we had it set up to go back on the market in March with a different realtor. Last Fall my friend, Lisa, was kind of enough to come over and take photos of the house… Continue Reading “Good Bye Cliffside…”
Selections: Tile and Bathroom Fixtures
February’s fun and excitement of selections continued with Tile and Bathroom Fixtures. SO MUCH FUN!!! SOOOOO MANY CHOICES of tile! Holy Cow! Luckily there IS a budget and Brenda was awesome, once again using her expertise to help us out. This is a place… Continue Reading “Selections: Tile and Bathroom Fixtures”
February 2019…moving along
The holidays came and went and in February we moved forward with signing off on the plans with Craig. This was a meeting to go over the plans in great detail to see if there were any changes that needed to be made. This… Continue Reading “February 2019…moving along”
Selections – Exterior
Our first real ‘selection’ meeting was with the designer herself, Brenda. We went over exterior items such as siding, windows, exterior doors, garage doors, roofing, dryer exhaust vent, exterior door hardware, exterior trim and accents. It seemed to go pretty quick with her expertise. … Continue Reading “Selections – Exterior”
Selections – Stone
So when you are building a house, your builder will give you a detailed, itemized list of what is included in the build and what you are responsible for (‘By Owner’) purchasing outside of the building loan. Every builder is probably different, so I… Continue Reading “Selections – Stone”
Fall into Spring
In the Fall of 2018, we had our house up for sale, had a garage sale after our big purge, was on Pinterest ( A LOT), AHL hockey started and planning for the next step in building. We highly recommend going on Pinterest and… Continue Reading “Fall into Spring”
Clearing the land
We contracted with Bark River Tree Services back in October of 2018 to come out to the land and start clearing the drive, house site and some of the area around the site. We had no clue how this was done and were happily surprised… Continue Reading “Clearing the land”
Let the process begin…
…and that we did. We worked with Craig and Jeff (Home Designer) on the Maple Forest Cottage plans we purchased from Architectural House Plans. We wanted to have a main floor Master Suite and the original plan has it on second floor. We also… Continue Reading “Let the process begin…”
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