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!

Thursday, March 26, 2009

Scoping out the bathroom in the basement

Rich and I were in the basement last night... It's going to have a full bath... well.. no tub... it'll have a shower stall.

So... we were "scoping" it out... deciding where the piping was going to go... seeing how the spacing would work... you know... with the toilet and vanity.

It's a small bathroom... but it'll be perfect for the boys and their friends! We plan to have some gaming tables down there... and a microwave... and would love a popcorn machine.... or... hmmm... scrapbooking tables... ooooo... sounds like mama might have some fun with friends too! : )

Tuesday, March 24, 2009

2nd floor sheetrocking... continues...


Took supper up the house... spoon burgers and pumpkin pie... fed everyone too well... didn't get too much accomplished.

Joe, Matthew, & Trent continue to work on sheetrock. The 2nd floor is really coming together! They worked on the 2nd floor hall last night.

Rich & I looked over plumbing... and put together a plan of attack for tonight.

Friday, March 13, 2009

Can't wait for a bathroom...

Ah... to dream of such things... as a bathroom...

You can only truly understand this dream when you've been building a new home for at least several years...Ariel 608 Steam Shower with Whirlpool Tub

The master bath will have one of those new fangle steam shower whirlpool tubs. I know... it looks like a time machine!

Ah... I could use that right now!

AND... because I decided that I had to have one... because I've had one for years and years... an antique clawfoot tub!http://www.thetubconnection.com/tubs/new_tubs1.html

Friday, March 06, 2009

Plumbing is well under way... and sheetrock...


Spent the afternoon up the house. Rich is working on dry fitting the plumbing.

It's so exciting to see those pipes in the ceilings and walls! But still lots to do...

The boys-- my older son corralled by my nephew-- are putting up ceiling board and wall board on the outer walls where the plumbing stuff won't go...

Wow... ceilings and walls... still no toilet... but getting closer...

Thursday, March 05, 2009

Plumbing!


Well, we'll be back at it tonight working on Plumbing.

Last week we realized that we didn't have nearly enough Piping stuff.

So now for some dry fitting...

Can't wait to have a toilet!

Sunday, March 01, 2009

Here it is with the siding up!

The color is called Country Red. It's a beautiful, deep, rich color.

sheetrock is going up!

We have some sheetrock up on the ceilings on the 2nd floor!