I am going to warn you now – this is not a happy upbeat post. This post is all about the disappointments of building your own house without any previous experience. Many things have worked out well – this post is not about those things. This post is about the downside… Charles and I looked […]
Category Archives: New House Build
Inner Monologue
Up until now, almost all of our updates on the house have been about the exterior. And in fact, as I write this, Jes is writing a post on the continued evolution of the exterior. Having said that, today I want to talk about the interior for the first time. We went over to the […]
It looks like a house!
I feel like a record that is stuck on repeat, but life has been hectic. I swear it is going to slow down at some point, but it feels like every single day is a whirlwind, just to be followed up by an even crazier day the next day. When we last left you we […]
Let’s Build a House
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Ready to Cook up a Storm
The whole house was built around one room – the kitchen. Now there were other reasons we wanted to leave the condo – mainly for access to a yard. But as far as the interior of the house goes …it was all about the kitchen. The condo has a galley style kitchen with a 3 […]
Its Going Down, We’re Yelling Tember
Lets take a look at what we were going to get done this week… Tree Removal – Check Change Order (known) – Check Potential Change Order (unknown) – Check Site Plan Red Lines – Check I guess I could end it there, but I might as well provide some details while I am at it. On Sunday, […]
What goes up must come down
October 15th – Write that down. That is the day we officially started building our new home! It look the excavator, 3 men, and several dumpsters all day long, but at the end of the day – there was nothing left. Lets boil this down into a re-cap…. The builder told us that the house […]