This is our cleared and leveled property with driveway. The stakes mark out the location of our future house. The Postechs are scheduled to be installed next week. Work crews dug up the road to bring the sewer line connection across from the other side and the water valve has been installed. Unfortunately, we missed…
DetailsPhotos From the Plant. When building a site-built home close by, visits to see the progress can be made frequently. With our home being built nearly 4 hours away, our excitement and curiosity is nurtured by our fabulously thoughtful Laura who, true to her word, is sending us daily photos of our project. With the…
DetailsOur lighting orders have been placed and here is our selection of fixtures and our lighting plan for our little home at the edge of the orchard. If you’d like to look more closely at this plan, click on it for the larger version.My main objective for this lighting project was to strike a balance…
DetailsSite preparation is underway! Our lot has been cleared, culvert installed, driveway created. Shane MacLean, owner of ASR Excavating and Landscaping had it all done in less than 1.5 days. Here’s the ground crew: Jamie, Dawson, Scott, Shane (on the phone) and Jeff from Kent Homes. Jamie and Scott are our Postech guys who’ll be…
DetailsWord is in – the site prep work starts in two days. Yay! I can hardly believe it! I poured over the final plans last night until well past my bedtime. The last little corrections and adjustments are being done before the production drawings begin tomorrow. And then changes and corrections will be quite difficult…
DetailsWhile we’re waiting on the permit application process, here’s a little peek at material finishes that are going into our new home. Starting at the bottom, here are the floors. This is a vinyl wood plank product that looks very much like wood but is water proof and not at all expensive. According to our…
DetailsWe almost moved forward with the comfy grey armless sofa that flattens into a bed – price tag $1600 – and we’re so glad we didn’t. I’d never been to Structube before. (I couldn’t get past them name.) But Michael had and suggested we check out the one in Dartmouth Crossing, as we were…
DetailsYay! The Royal Bank of Canada has come through for us! Thank you Sherry Taylor, RBC Mortgage Specialist! With Sherry’s help, the bank has approved our building style and design. They’ve approved its value. And, they’ve approved us. Sherry’s been great. We look forward to sitting down with her to work through the details of…
DetailsHere’s something everyone should know about building an “outside the box” home that is smaller than the average 1250 square feet per person and environmentally friendly – a home that damages the land as little as possible. Once you’ve found a builder that sees the vision and has the skills to make it a reality……
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