Basement slab prep

Here are some pics from last night's basement slab prep. They are finishing up with that this morning, and hopefully will begin pouring concrete this afternoon for the basement floor. We're crossing our fingers that possible rain doesn't halt the process...

Stone

The stone shooters came out yesterday and sprayed stone - which will go under our basement walls (in lieu of footers). Basement walls are scheduled to be delivered and set up today. I'll post pics later.
Top Pic - Pile of dirt, that will eventually go in the front of the house
Bottom Pic - Stone Shooters
Middle Pics - Stone for basement walls to sit on

Basement Progress...

The grading crew is done digging the basement. The surveyor came out yesterday to re-pin the house corners. Stone will be brought in today for the under-slab. Basement walls are scheduled to be delivered tomorrow.

rain, rain, go away!

It was a rainy day here in NC, which put a temporary hold on digging the rest of the basement. We hope that it isn't too muddy tomorrow, so the graders can finish digging the basement. Can't wait to see the basement walls ~ hopefully Friday. We'll keep you posted...

Done Clearing, Digging Basement

(I can't remember how to make captions under each photo, so here's my best explanation. I was standing in the middle of the lot while I took these pics.)
1st PHOTO: future driveway to basement garage
2nd PHOTO: back right side of lot
3rd PHOTO: back left side of lot
4th PHOTO: future driveway to upper garage
5th PHOTO: standing in the middle of the lot, looking toward the front of the lot


The lot is cleared, although the logs still need to be hauled away. Silt fence is up to help prevent any erosion on the lots on either side of ours. We are hoping that the basement digging is completed by the end of today. Next week, stone will be brought in for the under-slab, and hopefully the basement walls will be delivered and set as well.

More Clearing...

Today is day 3 of lot clearing. They are doing a great job. Every time we drive by, it looks better and better. Surveyor is due to come out today and re-pin the 4 corners of the house, so the graders can start to cut in for the basement.

Lot Clearing Begins!

As of yesterday, we weren't sure when we could start clearing our lot. Our originally scheduled grading contractor also works for FEMA, and was called to the coast to help with hurricane clean-up. By 9am today, we found a another crew to start clearing. They showed up at 1:00, and got to work right away. Got a good amount done in a short amount of time. Our goal is to clear the lot this week, re-pin the 4 corners of the house, and dig the basement ~ so we can have the basement walls delivered by the end of next week.

Monday?!?

Hurricane Irene is on her way out of NC, so we are hoping that Monday is a "go" for clearing the lot. Keeping our fingers and toes crossed that it goes as planned. I'll be there with the camera, and report back with photos of a cleared lot - hopefully soon! :)

On Hold...

Unfortunately it looks like Hurricane Irene will be making her way up the Carolinas this weekend. With that said, we've decided to wait until next week to begin clearing the lot and digging the basement. After the lot is cleared, if we were to get a huge amount of rain, then there would be erosion issues, and it would end up costing us more money and time to fix the damage. So we will play it safe and hold off until Irene gets out of here.

And so it begins...

Welcome to Our New Home's Blog!! We hope to keep you updated on the construction of our new home ~ with photos and commentary.
It all began back in April 2011. We were faced with a few challenges, and were forced to re-evaluate our lives a bit. After prayerful consideration, we decided to put our house on the market on May 13. It went under contract on June 20, and we closed on it July 22. So needless to say, on July 23, we were without a home of our own. We were very blessed to have a temporary home to stay in while we build ~ Thanks Grammy!
On August 17, we closed on our lot - so we are now officially land owners!! Here are a few pics of the front of the lot. We hope to begin clearing next week.