This past week and the next two will see the fastest visible changes during the entire build. At the end of the next two weeks, our house will actually look like a house. But before that, we have to get all of the framing done. On Monday we had a gigantic pile of lumber dropped […]
Monthly Archives: November 2014
All about that base, bout that base
Previously on “Charles and Jes Build a House” we had just started pouring the concrete for the foundation footings and stem wall. Since then, well, a lot has happened in our lives and we just haven’t had time to take a step back yet. The good news about having a builder though is that the […]
We Survived – Part 2
There is honestly so much going on right now, I feel a little remiss just talking about the half marathon, but that’s all I can wrap my head around right now. We are still selling the condo on the 15th, we are moving to an apartment on Saturday, keeping tabs on the house being built, […]
No Forwarding Address
Big week around here… so big that I woke up before 5, and could not go back to bed (Charles had no such issue as he is still there as I type). At any rate… WE SOLD THE CONDO!!! Now, you might be confused and thinking “why did you do that? I didn’t even know […]
Remember Remember, the 6th of November
So it’s not quite the right date, but it is a date that I will always remember. November 6th was the day that we actually built something! No more drawing floor plans, no more negotiating contracts, no more dealing with the bank, no more demolition, no more tree removal, no more grading. We finally actually […]
Abandoned Power Pole No More
One of the smaller details on getting the lot prepared for the new house was that pesky abandoned power poll that was on the left side of the lot. We were fairly convinced that we would have to have a prolonged fight with Georgia Power for them to take it out and at first it […]