Planning and building

Two Months Later and a Whole New House Two months have gone by and even though I have not managed to pull myself together and write a single post, there has actually been a lot of progress with the house. In fact, the house has changed beyond recognition. Exterior Progress and First Impressions Before the […]

The Weeks That Slipped By Over the past three weeks so much has happened that it’s hard to decide where to begin. With our family welcoming its fifth member, I haven’t been able to spend much time on-site myself, but the house has moved forward quickly regardless. During this time it has gained a roof,

During the past week and a half our construction site has been lively. Two hardworking builders have been moving through tasks at an impressive pace and the list of completed work is long, even if only a few things immediately catch your eye when you walk up to the house. Roof is Taking Shape The

Don’t miss the time-lapse video at the end — it shows the whole installation from start to finish. After two long but exciting days, our modular house was finally ready for the roof. This was the moment that would make it feel like a real home. The pressure was on because rain was in the

A Timely Start Building a house always feels like a race against time and weather anyways, but delays pushed us straight into November. The sun barely shows its face before 8 a.m. and disappears by 4 p.m., and the cold and rain aren’t ideal either. Luckily, no snow has arrived yet, because even 20 inches

By the time our neighbors came home from work, they were stunned — a whole house had appeared where there’d only been a concrete slab that morning. Day one of our modular home build was nothing short of magical. The First Day of House Assembly Today was the first day of our house assembly. The

When Everything Was Finally Coming Together It finally felt like everything was falling into place — the foundation was done, the apartment sold, and the house build planned for August. What could possibly go wrong? Well, as it turned out, quite a lot. The Plan That Made Sense (Until It Didn’t) Let me explain. We

This morning was a big one — two concrete trucks arrived, and in just about two hours, the entire slab was poured, compacted, and leveled. Once the first smoothing was done, the workers brought out the “helicopters” — machines with spinning blades that make the surface perfectly smooth. Mr. Right and I even gave them

Today turned out to be more of a family day on site. While Mr. Right, my brother, and my dad were busy tying up loose ends before tomorrow’s big concrete pour, I kept the kids entertained with a picnic on a grassy mound nearby. I spent most of the day entertaining them and soaking up

Morning Surprise: Frozen Water Pipe The third day of foundation work started with an unpleasant surprise. When Mr. Right arrived on site at 7 a.m., he found that our water pipe had frozen and burst overnight. The forecast hadn’t mentioned frost, but the temporary ball valve we had set up for construction hadn’t survived the