Despite some late night thunderstorms last week that threatened to delay construction over at Oma & Opa’s, the concrete crew was able to make it out to pour the foundation. Over the dry, hot weekend, the concrete cured nicely, allowing the metal building contractors to come out today to set the initial posts for the structure. Hopefully by the end…
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Foundation at Oma & Opa’s
Forms and Drain Pipes at Oma & Opa’s
Last week, the concrete contractors set forms and poured piers for the foundation at Oma and Opa’s, and over the weekend, Kenny and I played plumber’s apprentice, assisting Opa as he installed the drainage system for the bathrooms, laundry, and kitchen. And I have to say – plumbing rough-in for drainage is no simple feat! Not only is there a…
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Living Room Progress – August 2017
Our living room is open-concept with our dining room, so many of the changes that we have made to this space mirror those of the dining room, which I posted about last month. Here are a few photos of what we started with in the living room. The updates that we have made so far include painting the walls and…
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Groundbreaking at Oma & Opa’s
The past few months have seen a flourish of activity over on Oma and Opa’s side of the Village. Demolition of the old horse barn that sat upon the site of their new home has been completed, and Opa has constructed a pad-site in its place! Here are a few progress photos of the barn un-raising, completed by Opa and…
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Dining Room Progress – July 2017
Unless we were ever to buy new furniture for the dining room or do an addition to expand the size of the room, it is pretty much complete! We used our existing furniture from the old house and just barely squeezed it into the extremely small space (approximately 9 1/2 by 1o feet). So aside from the fact that it…
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