We have a ton of pictures, but I won't bore you with the details. Let's just say that thanks to Marc we will know what is under every layer of every inch of the house. :)
And so it begins. This was right after the trees were cleared off of the lot. Now they have to dig out the entire basement.
The girls are excited to finally see some progress.
Rain + cold temperatures = ice patches on the mud. Yuck.
Preparing for the basement walls to be poured.
Marc spent an entire Saturday spreading this tar on the outside basement walls. It was a nasty job, but providing our own labor is free. Have you ever calculated the interest paid on $1000 over a 30 year time frame? One day's hard work is worth the savings. Anyway, Marc was working in this small area between the basement wall and dirt when the gravel began to be poured. He said that must be what it feels like to be buried alive.
The basement floor is prepped and it was actually poured this morning. Supposedly we can walk on in tomorrow if we'd like. Framing is scheduled to start next Monday and take a total of 2 weeks. I can't wait to see things coming together more!
So exciting!
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