fence posts, electricity, shower door, bamboo floors

Site grading, ponding after heavy rain

door color selection and mailbox

more lights

Site clearing, pedestal sink, lights/fans, appliances

Wrong oven range, powder room sink, kitchen faucet, slide out pantry

Tile, exposed concrete drop

Countertops and cabinets

Driveway, AC, stair railing

Island wall, concrete drop, door gap

More trim, finished closets and interior paint selection

Doors and closets

Stopped by the house today to meet the closet guy and figure out shelf spacing.  The crew was also working on the doors.

Drywall

 

Paint, roof, and AC

Electrical and Plumbing

Siding, Cedar Posts, and Trim Color Selection

Went out to the house on Saturday afternoon to choose a trim color to go with our "Igloo Blue" house.  We chose the second color from the left (Charcoal Blue).  Most of the siding (HardiePanel with vertical board-and-batten look) appeared to be done.  We didn't get a pic of the front of the house though.  Read more for additional pics.  Also, don't forget to click on the photos to enlarge and enter slideshow view.

House Wrap, Windows, and Siding begins

Quick post...read more for additional photos!

Plywood Sheathing & Exterior Colors

Plywood sheathing is up, so now we have an idea of what the house will look like with the walls up.  Our builder asked us to pick a house color, because siding will be up very soon and they'll be painting shortly after.  Mark wants our house to be as "green" as possible, so we are going with a light colored house to reflect light and reduce heat gain.  Read more to continue...

More framing...

This stage has been moving pretty quickly.  We've stopped by the site several times this week and it's fun to see the changes.  Once the siding is up, we will need to have some paint samples ready to test.  Luckily, we've had some help choosing colors :)  Read more for additional pics!

Stairs, island, and windows

This is our second time to the house this week...The stairs have been built and we can now see where the kitchen island is going to be.  Also, the interior doorways and window headers are in place.  The house is starting to look smaller!  Standing in the future living/dining room, it was kind of hard to imagine how we're going to fit a couch and table/chairs...  And our downstairs half-bath is soo tiny.  But it's still exciting to see things happening!  I'm sure we'll figure it out when it's time.

Puppy Site Inspection #2

Mark and the pups standing on our front porch!  Another site inspection after a trip to the farmer's market.  Read more for additional pics.

Framing begins

They started framing pretty soon after concrete placement.  Read more to see more photos!

Concrete Pour

Our builder sent these photos of the crew pouring concrete for our foundation.  

And We're Back!

Finally worked out the FFE issues with the City on April 5th.  The plans did not have to be resubmitted, but they are requesting an extra tent survey that shows we are not violating the McMansion rules.  There were a couple guys working on the site today.  I chatted with John, one of the builder's field supervisors.  The cables are in place and he thinks they should be pouring by the middle of next week.  Read more for additional photos.

ZzzZzz......

Nothing has changed since our first post on 3.6.13.  For some reason the forms don't match the finished floor elevation on the plans.  Apparently the City inspector is not accepting any of the builder's explanations/solutions for the discrepancy.  Foundation guy and architect are meeting today to come up with another solution to take to the City.  At this rate, the foundation won't be poured until mid-April or later!

3.20.13 - Looking east at house footprint.

Still waiting...

Got an update from the builder on March 12th.  The City has an issue with the finished floor elevation.  Not sure exactly what the problem is, but the surveyor and architect are working through it.  Once they're cleared, copper, groundwire, and cables can be placed and they "should pour next week."  Seems unlikely cause Mark passed by the site on the 15th and there was still no progress...

Puppy site inspection

Stopping by the site after the Mueller Farmers' Market.  Read more for additional photos of formwork and utilities.

     Mark and the pups standing in front of our future front door.

Foundation forms are up!

According to Mike, pouring early next week would be "very optimistic."  Not ready for a pre-pour inspection yet, but should be ready for inspection by the end of next week.