Week 12: WALLS & Balloon Project #3

Exciting week! Walls are up this week along with some beams. The house feels much more spacious now with all the walls up. We did a walk through and it feels great! Visualizing is now much easier.


We did another balloon project which was a complete success. The secret is to double the amount of balloons used to counter the small breeze. We finally got some good shots. The balloons went up about 200 feet.

Week 11: Concrete Floors

Biggest item this week was the concrete floors. 5 inches thick and fully dried. We are ready for walls to go up.
Received news this week that the well pump and lines would cost double than we originally thought...bummer! The Distance is more than 450 feet to run the electrical lines from well to the house, and we need a constant pressure pump since we have a low flow rate.

Concrete Pour!

Today, the concrete for the main living areas were poured!
Everything went smooth. These are pictures Matt took. Hopefully the animals stay off the concrete while it dries!

Week 10: Rebar & Balloon Project 2

The last preparations were done this week for the concrete pour coming Monday. Additional Rebar recommended by Matt cost $3000 more to prevent the floor from cracking. We also attempted our 2nd balloon project. Too bad it was way too windy and only managed to get a few usable pictures. Next time we would have to go to the land first before filling the balloons.
Han planted carrots and spread the rye seeds everywhere as a cover crop. Will we regret it later..maybe...or we could be eating lots of rye.
Also "realestate" Steve stopped by...try to give us some advice and sell us services... annoying.
Additional backfill cost us $3000, ouch!

Week 9: Radiant Flooring

Major item tackled this week is Radiant Flooring. Our plumber is an expert in this type of installation. He carefully marked and tested all the tubing, a very important step since we're pouring concrete right over the top.
The cost of the Radiant is very expensive, we have total 3 zones covering the all the living spaces.
Coming up is the concrete pouring.