So we bought a bank owned acre with a double wide. Our realtor suggested we give the mobile a face lift and rent it out. Can I just say that remodeling a manufactured home is last on our list of things we want to do in building. So we sold it and started a house on the land. We don't usually build in the winter because it takes so much longer (shoveling before you can even get to work, dealing with ice and short days, etc.), but we decided it was a go. Good thing because a week after we started excavating, we had an offer on our house in town! So it is all going to work out fine. We will probably move into a slightly unfinished house but at least we won't have to move twice.
In the preview, this picture was the correct direction. He loves to be at the jobsite (if dressed right)! He talks about 'trusses' and 'drywall' and 'Daddy-o going to work building houses'. It seems to be a great learning experience and it's fun to see he isn't just playing around us, he is actually paying attention to what we are doing.
Our 3 year old boy loved the day they set trusses, we are just thankful the truck made it up the hill. It's difficult to see in the photos, but this property is quite steep....and with the string of warm weather we have had--muddy! Steep and muddy have not worked out great for getting heavy supplies to the house, but we are so thankful we are as far along as we are.
The framing and the hill.
As of yesterday we had all the windows and doors in and the insulation guys were working. Siding was started and the drywall hangers will be here Monday! Yeah! I've been busy packing and trying to 'go-fer' supplies. We are able to stay in our house until the end of the month now, so that will give a few extra days to get things ready at the new house before we have to move in.
There is actually a beautiful view from the property, and there were some bonus features that came with the property...see the tree house, we also found a radio flyer wagon in the bushes and a big tire (for a sand box?).
In the preview, this picture was the correct direction. He loves to be at the jobsite (if dressed right)! He talks about 'trusses' and 'drywall' and 'Daddy-o going to work building houses'. It seems to be a great learning experience and it's fun to see he isn't just playing around us, he is actually paying attention to what we are doing.
Our 3 year old boy loved the day they set trusses, we are just thankful the truck made it up the hill. It's difficult to see in the photos, but this property is quite steep....and with the string of warm weather we have had--muddy! Steep and muddy have not worked out great for getting heavy supplies to the house, but we are so thankful we are as far along as we are.
The framing and the hill.
As of yesterday we had all the windows and doors in and the insulation guys were working. Siding was started and the drywall hangers will be here Monday! Yeah! I've been busy packing and trying to 'go-fer' supplies. We are able to stay in our house until the end of the month now, so that will give a few extra days to get things ready at the new house before we have to move in.
There is actually a beautiful view from the property, and there were some bonus features that came with the property...see the tree house, we also found a radio flyer wagon in the bushes and a big tire (for a sand box?). 