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…
The 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…
End 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 with wall mounted night stands. The…
Progress 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…
In a recent post, I’d wondered at how the team at Kent Homes gets the newly built floor up off the factory floor and onto the tracks to move it along the line. Laura Maillet at Kent Homes has kindly provided an explanation with photos. Hi Deborah, I am happy to fill you in on…
Photos 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…
So far, the folks at Kent Homes have been exceeding our expectations. They’re in touch with us daily, as they report progress on working out design details and sourcing items for our home. For example, today, Laura reported that the push-to-open hinges we liked for our cabinetry are very pricey (about $3,500 in total). Yikes!…
Our nearly finalized plan with Kent Homes is here! Just a couple of minor tweeks and we’ll be able to sign off and get scheduled. This image is very small, so if you’re like me and enjoy walking yourself through floor plans, click on this link for the larger sized PDF Plan Perhaps you’d enjoy…