The excavators arrived this week and made short work of the foundation and started digging out the new footprint. The foundation was much easier than anticipated because it didn't have any rebar in it. I'll say it again, i am so happy we are replacing our foundation! They are using 2 diggers. A small one that fits under the house and a larger one to load the dump trucks. … [Read more...] about Week 80: Mighty Machines
Week 79: Non-Wedding
Now that the house is up, we are waiting again. The excavators were supposed to arrive this week but were a no-show because they were delayed on another job. Maybe not entirely a no-show because a little digger was dropped off. Maybe that's a good sign? Hopefully they will get here next week. The focus this week was my sister's wedding. Well, it was supposed to be. I … [Read more...] about Week 79: Non-Wedding
Week 78: The Lift!
At last! It has been almost 3 months since we moved out and almost a year since we submitted our drawings for the development permit but the day we have been waiting for has arrived. Now things feel like they are really rolling on the project. The lift itself happened really quickly and to be honest, Sarah and i missed it. We went over first thing and saw them doing a … [Read more...] about Week 78: The Lift!
Week 77: Waiting
Sort of a lost week this week as we wait for schedules to align. Lift is scheduled for June 22nd so there wasn't a lot for anyone to do this week. Used the down time to get in a decent hike on the North Shore and do some food shopping for my hike next month. Also spent an evening with our friends Daniel and Charles and played an awesome game called Mysterium. … [Read more...] about Week 77: Waiting
Week 76: Back Among the Living
I am back amongst the living and we are back in action with the build! All of our permits are in place and we are just waiting for the schedule of the house lifters. I can't believe how long it has taken to get here. A year and a half since we were interviewing builders and almost 30 weeks since we put in for our development permit! Ugh. Given our schedule in May, i don't … [Read more...] about Week 76: Back Among the Living