3.17.2014

Forever Home Update

It has been a while since I provided a Forever Home Update. If you looked at the weather network forecast you will see no sign of spring. When we looked at that Friday night we knew that we couldn't slack off like we have been and get to work.

The next steps for the Forever Home are to wrap the entire outside home with a hard insulation(we need to do this to meet code requirements based on our addition and the old house). Once that is done we will wrap the house.  

As of Sunday night this is where we stand, the entire back is covered with the insulation.

 The 2 plywood pieces are going to be windows 



 I am still so in LOVE with the overhanging roof above the entrance doors. 



This pictures proves no perfection here, so much mess to clean up but progress is really happening! 


If we didn't have so much amount of snow sitting around the house this job would have taken us at most 2 days. Those insulation pieces are incredibly light. So working together I could bring them all out of the basement to where ever Branko was and he would nail them down. 

WELL...............

Winter wrecked havoc on us and this job has taken us over 4 days combined. Walking through the snow carrying these things are a pain in my arse. Then we had to dig up the snow around the entire parameter of the house. 

Here is our to-do list for the next 30 days. We have a week vacation in April which we are praying for some decent weather because we feel a lot of work will be done. 

- Shingle the entire roof
- Run the floor joists in the master bedroom
- Remove the remaining ceiling and insulation 
- Rebuild and move the stairs to the new location 
- Start running the plumbing from the old house to the new part
- Run all of the electrical in the old and new part 
- Move the electrical panel

The list might be a little ambitious right????




22 comments:

  1. It's going to look absolutely beautiful and you'll be so proud of your hard work1

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  2. how exciting! I can't wait to see how things progress!

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  3. I can't wait to see more pictures!

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    1. Picture taking is the best part!!! I love seeing how the changes progress.

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  4. So cool that you are building your dream home together! And the setting looks picture perfect.

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    1. Thank you!!! The setting is so much better minus all the snow ;)

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  5. Wow! Your home is looking amazing. What a wonderful memory legacy you are also creating by photographing and writing about the progress in your blog. It will be fun to look back!

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    1. One of the main reasons I started the blog was so that we could look back at all of hard work! Thank you for stopping by!

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  6. Its looking great! Lets home that darn snow melts and progress can really pick up!

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    1. No kidding eh!!! The snow is creating so many angry working days! Spring is just around the corner, no??

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  7. That entry overhang is awesome. Your to-do list might be a bit ambitious, but everything you guys do amazes me, so I'm sure you'll knock it out. Good luck and good weather to you!

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  8. This is incredible. Truly. To be able to build your own home just as you want it. You're very inspiring!

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    1. Thank you so much!!! I hope I can help make people realize what they can accomplish once they leave their comfort zone!

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  9. Holy cow, this is in incredible! Your home is going to be amazing, I bet you're just dying to get out on the deck!

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    1. Thanks!!! Yes, yes...oh that deck! We pretty much dream about waking up on those sunny Saturday mornings and having coffee out on the deck!

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  11. HOLY COW! You have built a house?!? With your own hands. How crazy! Impressive! It's looking great and your property is just beautiful. I hope you get good weather in April so you can tackle your to do list.
    Jordana

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    1. Thanks Jordana!!! Did I mention we take FREE help!!! Any time you wanna come and build a house you let me know! ;)

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    2. Hmm...tempting...but not in the winter. Too cold. I'm better with inside jobs, I think. I do want to learn about plumbing though...:)

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