This past week Les made a trip home to take care of his surly maltese pooch Jacques while the Mrs. was visiting relatives. Â Before heading home on Thursday the concrete crew finished placing and finishing the entire garage, carport and house floor in 3 days....
The past week was spent getting prepared to pour the concrete floor. Â Rigid insulation was set over the compacted gravel base, then wire mesh for reinforcement and finally the in floor radiant heat pipes. After being inspected we’re ready to pour some mud! We...
It was an abbreviated work schedule this past week as Les ventured the six hours home on Friday morning to  acquire provisions (reinforcing wire mesh) and to attend his grandson’s high school graduation.  He returned on Tuesday with a load of wire mesh...
Building a quality home starts with a quality foundation. Â Getting the foundation right makes everything that follows go more smoothly. Â If it’s off (out of square, not level, hold downs in the wrong place) everything that comes after is a battle. Â Being the...
Now the real fun begins! The first week of construction is now in the books. Â Les picked up the permit at San Juan County on Wednesday and hit the ground running. First, he staked out the foundation and footing locations for the excavator. Since the house is being...
It’s been 3 months since my last post. Â There’s lots to report, so here goes. Building Permit John took plans and the permit applications to San Juan County on March 3rd. Â It was pretty painless – he was in and out within 20 minutes. Â Normally as...
