Passed Inspection today --

We passed the plumbing drain line, water supply, and in ground electric inspections today -- goodie, we can fill the trenches in before the rain gets here!

Water line running

Here's the water line trench my dad dug for us yesterday from the corner of the future garage to the tank. The water is in the line right now under pressure to test it all out

I am SO thankful that dad dug this trench instead of me! I wouldn't have been able to get out of bed today!

The tank for our well is located in that little piece of the workshop that sticks out right beside that window-- it is like 250 gallons...it is big!

Master Bath

We will have a nice airjet tub on the left, a nice corner shower to the right, and separate sinks...can't you see it?

Guest bath

You're looking at nice shower, toilet, and sink near the garage enterance of the house -- great for guests, pool swimmers, don't you want to use it?

Also that grey PVC over on the left is the electricity coming into the house.

This weekend

We got the plumbing drain lines all in the ground and filled them up for the "pressure test" so hopefully it won't rain buckets tonight and it will pass inspection tomorrow...if it rains and fills up all the trenches I guess it will wait! today's photos are from the back of the house

April 25th 2008

Some plumbing going in at the back of the house.

it was starting to get dark, but you can still see.

April 21 2008

We got the top board up all the way around the main house...we'll pour the slab separate for the three porches and garage -- Thought you could use an update now that it looks like we did something!

Now we have to get the plumbing in there so we can cover it up, rebar it all & pour!

April 19th 2008 - Framing up the forms for foundation

Getting the first couple of boards set for the framing for the foundation -- We got several more placed today -- I'll take more photos tomorrow.

April 18 2008

Lots more trenches for plumbing to go in the slab -- and also hubbie dug out the area for the garage and started filling it back in with the sandy clay fill -- also here's a shot of the workshop

April 8, 2008

Doesn't look like too much so far, but it is a lot of work getting all of that "dirt" just right before you pour on the foundation concrete for that giant slab...

This photo is taken standing on top of a mound of dirt in the front yard looking back at the house almost from this view:

http://doubleoak.blogspot.com/2008/04/front-view-rendering-of-front-view-of.html

just a little closer to the house...you can see the long strip on the front is the porch...

i also just noticed that this is the first time I've caught a piece of our current residence (that tiny trailer!) in the background -- now you know why we are so excited about getting into this house!

Front View - Rendering of front view of house

As always, you can click on the pic for a zoomed in version!

Back View -- Exterior rendering of house!

Click on the pic for an up close view of the rendering of the house!

Bottom back porch is screened in...fun for those nice evenings here in the south!

Second floor plan -- "Doll House View"

There is only a second story on the center of the house -- and those white areas in the center are where the foyer and living room are both two stories tall.

First floor of our house -- "doll house view"

Click on it to see the up close details. There's even furniture in there...

Our Front Door

I think we've picked a front door -- thermatru fiberclassic Keystone in brushed nickel
model stained cherry.

FC705 with the 14 inch sidelites on each side FC705SL and the halfoval 19060T above -- Impressive enough?

http://www.thermatru.com/Catalog.aspx?Category=FC-EP-KEY

It will pretty much look like this:

4-year-old's rendering

Here is our 4 year old's rendition of our new house = this is an actual picture from the houseplans of the front.

Oops -- Before any construction - December 2007

I forgot to add the photos of before we did anything to the land...anyway, here is our field before construction!

March 20, 2008 - getting that sandy clay leveled out & Packed

Can you believe how close together we will be to all of the neighbors...ha!

March 11, 2008

I just love looking out there and seeing that "job/lot/box" because it means that it is really happening

We got the building permit!

After a month long shutdown at John's work he finally was able to get back out there and start spreading the "sandy clay" out there -- the girls call it "goopy dirt"

January 1, 2008