Our home is on our lot. The crane operators and trucking crew lifted it onto it’s Postechs on Thursday and…. it’s exactly what we envisioned. Big sigh of relief and a big sigh of satisfaction! With a 16 foot wide load, traffic needed to move to the shoulder all along the route from Bouctouche, New…
DetailsThe weather gods frowned on us last week. After days of sunny dry weather, the one day of down-pours on Thursday set us back a few days. The trucking crew, followed by Laura Maillett and Matthew Wood of Kent Homes, slowly made their way from Bouctouche, New Brunswick – a 3.5 hour drive lengthened 6.5…
DetailsDrum roll, please…. 3 more sleeps until our house arrives! It’s expected to leave Bouctouche, New Brunswick on Wednesday morning. It’ll sit until Friday, when the crew arrives to roll it sideways off the truck and onto its foundation posts. Here are the 18 Postech posts that have been screwed 7 feet into the ground…
DetailsEnd of production in the plant is set for Monday, the 19th of October, so changes are happening quickly! Here is the latest round of photos… This is our built-in dresser in our bedroom. There will be an electric fireplace on the wall above. Here is our built-in headboard…
DetailsOur team at Kent Homes has been busy today. While the siding is being installed on the outside… … the painting has been completed on the inside. Cabinets have arrived and are ready for installation. And the window and door trims, which were all pre-made, have been set in place ready for installation. Looks like…
DetailsMany months ago, a new lighting rep entered our lives at Atlantic Lighting Studio. Mark MacDonald of Innovative Electrical Sales introduced us to Adorne by Legrand. We were excited, inspired and enthusiastic beyond words. (We were actually jumping up and down and clapping.) Silly, yes, but you may do the same when you explore Adorne on their…
DetailsSpice is nice and it’s the colour of our new front door. Looking through the front door, you can see the hall closet and the window beyond. This is our black metal roof, nearly complete. The house on the right is our neighbour on the production line.This is our kitchen. These two windows will be…
DetailsDrywall is up, rigid board is on and windows are going in! OK, now I’m starting to get excited. Here are photos of the latest happenings at Kent Homes. This is the view from the living area down the hall to the master bedroom. The bed in a box is taking shape.…
DetailsComputer’s been off line for two days while we moved into our interim residence. Rental lease is finished and new home is about 7 weeks away. Good and kind friends have offered up their lovely home, perched high on a hill. So as the wind rips and howls around the windows on this rainy stormy…
DetailsProgress seems to be made quickly on a factory-built home. Here are the latest images from Laura at Kent Homes. The opening on the left is our studio window which will face toward the road. The openings visible down the side of the structure are the two kitchen windows. The flooring is laid before the…
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