Framing Complete

Monday evening we returned from our trip to Baltimore to discover that the framing on our house is complete. The house is posted as a “CAZ,” or controlled access zone, but as nobody was around we promptly pushed open the front door and poked around. It is really neat to see the definition of the rooms. Even without the drywall it feels like a house inside. Roofing materials were stacked on top of the house. Barring any rain delay, shingles should have been installed yesterday.

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—Michael

 

Frame Job

One more week brings a ton of progress. As frustrated as we were that it took seven weeks to get the construction underway is as excited as we are now. Last Friday we arrived at the lot to see a completed slab, and almost all of the first floor exterior framing up. It’s reallystarting to look like a house. And the adjacent properties both have siding up and roofs complete.

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—Michael

Foundation Sensation

Friday brought the completion of the outer foundation walls. The sewer-line has been extended upward, and a load of rough-crushed gravel has been dumped behind the dig. The houses on both sides are completely framed. One even has the roofing laid. In just a few more weeks our house will start looking like a house.

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—Michael

Footer-Fetish

I stopped by the lot on Monday evening and was delighted to see fresh progress. The concrete footers had been poured, and were curing under the evening sun. Not that exciting, really, but I’m a geek, and wanted to chronicle each step of the construction. Or maybe I just have a footer-fetish.

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—Michael

There’s a Hole in the Ground Where Our House Will Be

Shannon and I met over at the lot on Friday evening after work. We stomped around, sinking ankle deep into the mud, but did not care. They had finally started construction on the house. After taking some pictures we retired to the bar at the Hickory House in Reynoldsburg for some celebratory cocktails and two beautifully-charred steaks. Here are the photos. Not very exciting. Lots of dirt. But every new project has to start somwhere, right? We will be visiting every week in order to document the progress. Check back often for new photos.

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—Michael

 

Excavation Scheduled for July 17th. Can You Dig It?

Corny title, I know, but the excavation for our house has finally been scheduled.  Of course, by the time they break ground a full seven weeks will have passed, but who’s counting? They actually sent us the news on Friday, but we were down at King’s Island for the weekend and didn’t find out until this morning. I will definitely be driving past the lot on Friday evening to snap some photos.

 

—Michael