Husband and I have talked for years about building our dream home.
After 15 years of marriage and numerous things that have happened we started building last year.
We had always talked about a log house.
So after 5 years of really looking, 3 years of designing and 1 stressful year of finding the "right" log home manufactor we started.
Part way into this I thought we were crazy, but here is what had happened.
The digging of the foundation between rain storms
All Done with the dirt work
Cut the water line and sewer line, digging to find it
Pouring the footings
The guys doing the concrete were the second guys we hired. First guy called us 5 days before the builders were due at 7:30am and said he was overbooked too bad, bye. We just happened to catch these guys between jobs.
Friend finally made it out today and is laying down the tile for under the hearth and start putting it down in front of the door ways.
Have the TV satelite company coming next week to move our system up to the new house. Called the phone company to come out and put in the phone jacks.
The compass is going in the laundry room which is going to be the main entrance.
Was so glad that I got it on sale at a store that was competing against our Sears store that was closing. DH won't let me plug it in yet.
Well we hope to be moved in by Thanksgiving. TV guy is coming out on Wednesday to transfer our dish up there and the telephone guy is coming on Thursday to get the phone going up there.
Our carpet might be in this week too!
DH is still working on the cabinet door and drawer fronts. He keeps saying he does not want to move in until the kitchen is done but the kids and I are planning on moving our bed up there when the carpet is in and he is gone for a day!
Got the call this morning telling me our carpet is in! They are going to come out on the 18th to put it in. I have to go into town on Monday and I am going to pick up the boxes of tile I ordered to make sure there is enough to do the laundry room.
Forgot to call to have the internet transfered too! Have to have that set up on Monday.
Friend is out right now finishing the tile in the laundry room. He got the compass down. Once it is completed and grouted I will get some pictures posted.
Then going to move my clothes washer and dryer up there.
The carpet is down in the master bedroom. It looks great! My plans for today are to vacuum the logs and clean the bedroom. I got the door knob on the bedroom door. Just need to put on the bathroom door knob. Got the switch and outlet plates on last night.
Hubby has been working constantly on the kitchen cabinets. He has the door and drawer fronts done. Going to start staining them.
Looks like after Thanksgiving hubby will be moving in too!:thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:
Cannot upload any current pictures my speed got slowed down due to that share with the satelitte companies. Really sucks when you have one child getting ready for college and the other child doing reports.
Well as for the house!!!!!!!:thumbup::thumbup::thumbup::thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:
As you can tell I am super super HAPPY!!!!!
Hubby is up there right now hanging the doors and putting in the drawer fronts! He got them all stained and got the poly put on them. When I left he had 23 left to go!
The laundry room is almost totally done! Just needs the trim and the closet doors put in and that room is finished. Moved our upright freezers up there. Hubby was against it til I told him one was empty and it would be easier to do it now instead of emptying 2 freezers and trying to move everything.
Hubby is going into town tomorrow and is going to pick up some bumpers to keep the doors from slamming against the frames.
Daughter is doing great. She did get a small infection where the drain tube from the laceration was, but got that taken care of and it is healing nicely. Too bad it is right where she sits!
Took half an hour but my speed got increased so here are some new pictures!
Master bedroom
Kitchen cabinets. Now the line you see in the center is some wood filler. Even though hubby follow the directions in the cabinet book there was still a small gap there where the boards twisted. I think it gives it characture!
Mariners Compass. Not the best but it looks great.
Kitchen is pretty much up and running! Just need to move my stove up there!
hubby is working on getting all the wall and door trim up this week. He said he hopes to have that and the bi-fold doors put in and by this next weekend we should be starting to move in!
My internet is still going slow so once the usage is down I will be posting pictures!
Thank you everyone for your support and suggestions! Even though the floors are not in we got all the power tools moved out along with the trash and started moving our stuff in!
Still not done. Need to gable ends and the porch and deck done but we are just so glad to be moving in now.
Our first night in the new house as a family tonight!
That looks good--I like the kitchen cabinets,the elevated dish washer is a new idea to me---let us know how you like the higher dishwasher---I think the idea has merit--Mike--
Wow, this day has been a long time coming, we are so happy for you and your family. It is such a wonderful feeling to be able to finally spend the night in the new home, it was for me. Congratulations. It all looks great.
Right now Mike I love the raised dishwasher. So much easier to load stuff.
Thank you everyone! It does feel great getting moved in. Only big problem was this morning. Moving from a house with very little storage to a house with tons of storage I forgot I hung my heavy coat up in the closet instead of hanging it on the coat rack or on the back of a chair! Forgot where I put my make up for work too! LOL!
Still getting the few odds and ends done. Hanging curtains and putting up outlet plates.
Hubby has been boxing everything up in the old house and bringing it up here. Getting things organized is not easy but working on it a bit at a time.
Good thing we are out of that old house. Hubby told me last night there is a major drop in the floor near the north wall. That is the foundation wall that is collapsing.
Now to just get everything out of the basement before it goes!
Well our family should be done having vehicle accidents; I hope!
Daughter was first in August. I hit a deer in October. Hubby backed into a tree at his uncles place in December and our son wrecked our car hauling trailer a week ago.
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