Our House Building Adventure

We bought 3 acres of raw land in Wyoming... started clearing it... dug the basement... poured cement... and started framing!

This blog details our house building adventure... building our new home... ourselves!

Monday, May 30, 2005

Below are some long awaited pictures!

We're almost done putting together the forms for the basement walls. They will be 8 feet tall when done and braced to the hilt!!!

We've been having some wind problems... The wind can be strong here in the Spring and we've had wind damage to our forms more than several times... unfortunately.

The boys got out of school last week (May 25th) and have been helping Daddy every day while I have been working on my business.

From atop a huge dirt pile looking North toward our Russin Olive forest.
another picture by Toni

The forms will go up 8 feet high!
another picture by Toni

The forms are half way up! This is the view from the back of he house.
another picture by Toni

Friday, May 06, 2005

So what happens when 2 geminis...

attempt to fortify the foundation forms?

One gemini (the female version... me!) gets stuck in the house pit because the male gemini left no escape route!

Thursday, May 05, 2005


Forms being put together for the foundation!
another picture by Toni

Forms continue to go up...

OK, it's beginning to look like something! The foundation forms are in process. They're actually going up pretty fast.