New pics!

Check out the new pictures of plumbing fixtures!

I'm alive - barely!

Hi all blog watchers. I'm sorry there hasn't been a lot to watch lately! I got side tracked on our trip to Phoenix and then had to turn around and spend a week in Chicago! So there is a lot to show you. As of this afternoon they have about half of the plywood and tar paper on the roof. We had a little oops on the garage. Apparently there are two different drawings with two different dimensions called out. The concrete guys followed the foundation plan of course and the wall builders followed the floor plan. When they went to set the walls they were off by 8 inches on the opening to the double stall garage and over by 8 inches in the opening of the single car garage! We had two options: 1. rip out the offending foundation wall and start over (possibly risking heaving between two footings below ground) or 2. cut 4 inches off of both sides of the foundation for the double stall garage (gaining us 8 inches of width to the opening of the third stall). We chose option 2. Saturday when I got back from Chicago I was inspecting the fix and realized that they had cut the opening to 8 inches on both sides instead of 4 on both sides. So we had this cut and chopped up concrete. I was needless to say not a happy person. So today when I stopped by to talk to the foreman he explained that they will make a form and fill in the problem with new concrete and etch in a design by hand to match the brick form look of the rest of the foundation. Somehow we are still 2 inches off on the peak above the single stall garage, but Brian and I have decided that we don't think it will be that noticable from the street so we are going to let it go. Other wise it is really fun to walk through the house and see the rooms framed in. Harrison knew right where his room is. It is also fun to see what the views will be from our windows. I'm already dreaming of parties and holidays so get ready to come visit this fall!!!! Enjoy the new pics!

Fun day

Today was a busy one at the lot! This morning they backfilled against the foundation so the huge pile of dirt is gone and it looks a little more normal. They filled in the garage floor area and up to the top of the black waterproofing around the perimeter of the foundation. This afternoon when I stopped by with Harrison they were leveling the grade to pour the floor of the basement. The super exciting part was getting to watch the big gravel shooter that was attached to the dump truck. It was a conveyor that took the gravel from the dump truck and shot it into the air and then it "rained" down into the basement. The guy running it was someone that I went to elementary school all the way through high school with. He let Harrison ride in the dump truck! We had a lot of fun watching the great construction toys today! We are off for a vacation and when we get back it should be fun to see how much framing is done. Tomorrow we are supposed to get 3.5 inches of rain so we will see what that does to delay the basement floor! More later. Em

Vote on Pendants

Here is your opportunity to chime in! Take a second to glance at the pendants that I have shown below and vote on your favorites! Remember the backsplash color is a deep irridescent red (See pic below). Happy voting! :)

Long time no bloggin'

Hello Happy McHouse fans!!!! It has been a crazy week trying to get the FINAL decisions made. I have been looking at endless revisions of quotes and spent countless hours online researching the most cost effective plumbing fixtures. I have only had one minor freak out session over the kitchen counter and all you granite lovers will be happy to know that my heart just couldn't take no for an answer and I decided I couldn't live without my beautiful Verde Butterfly! As far as the building progress goes, I have lots of new photos to share with you and some exciting progress has been taking place! The framing start date is set for the 14th or 15th and I will be in Phoenix so who knows what will be here by the time I get back! We are currently trying to decide on Sprayed in Foam insulation vs. batting style. The foam has about 3 times the R-value and could save us up to $118.00 per month on utility bills. We just have to fork up the $10,000 to install it now! I'm leaving the final decision up to Brian on that one! I will really try to get things posted in a more timely manner. Thanks for your patience! Love, Em