Kathie on August 29th, 2007

I am finally feeling as if we are actually going to move.
I am going to post three photos right now, but I do not have time to write. I will do that later in the day. So, if you see these without comment, come back again later. I have lots to say!!!

The back of […]

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Kathie on August 24th, 2007

All is good. We have most of our plumbing, lots of our electrical lines, and the grader (or is that grater?) is suppose to do his stuff this morning. That means the fence guy can finish, as can the plumber. Then the deck people can begin. We are on our way!!!!
More interior photos […]

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Kathie on August 19th, 2007

The stud walls are up! They are not finished yet, but they are up. Most of the rooms do not have doorways, but they are up!!!! I think this house is going to change daily now. If all things fall into place, we will move in mid or early October. I cannot […]

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Kathie on August 18th, 2007

I had better hurry and post these interior photos, because I want to take some photos of the stud walls in the morning and post them.
We have been dealing with electricians, plumbers and the rest all week. Some of them are ruthless. One threatened to have our permits pulled if we did not hire him. […]

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Kathie on August 12th, 2007

We have been really busy. Seems our fugitive contractor skipped an inspection. So, we had to arrange things that he should have done, and the things we already paid for and have to pay again, and get them done to pass a foundation inspection with a house already on the foundation. We had to […]

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Kathie on August 10th, 2007

8:15 AM

1:30PM

It needs the porch overhang and the trim, but it is here!!!  Inside it needs the framing, electric, plumbing, sheet rock, and flooring; but it is here!!!
It was an amazing process. Two trucks and a crane arrived…

Then they started hoisting, attaching, and securing.

So there it is: “Little Possum Manor in the Big Woods.”

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Kathie on August 9th, 2007

It is late, and we hare hot and sweaty, so the photos will have to wait until tomorrow.  But, we have a house, and we both love it.

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Kathie on August 8th, 2007

Tomorrow is the day. We can only hope the foundation is what it is suppose to be for the house frame that is coming.  Hopefully I will have lots of photos of the frame going up tomorrow.
This morning Ann and I went out to the site at 6:30, in hopes of working before the 95 […]

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Kathie on August 7th, 2007

No pictures today, but I have a story. We got a call yesterday morning from the foreman of three of the projects our contractor has going. Seems during the weekend, the contractor went to all sites, removed all tools, and has FLOWN THE COOP! Any money he has not used toward our house […]

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Kathie on August 2nd, 2007

Lots of bits of information…we are really reaching the end of our time limits. The house frame is to be delivered next Thursday, six weeks from then we should be able to move in. We have only a one week clearance on this now. Seven weeks from next Thursday we have to be […]

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