first complication!

So last night we had a waterline break in the work site and nick manged to fix it. BUT.. it was only a temporary fix and we called the contractor to make sure he knew. He was more than happy to come fix it but we told him not to because it seemed to be holding. ( i mean we told him not to make and extra trip tonight at 6pm since he was already going to be there first thing in the morning).  Nick was going to just turn the water off for the night but forget.. So at 3 or 4 in the morning he realized and jumped out of bed and ran out there to shut if off and of course the line had leaked and water filled the entire floor of the hole. All the wood they were using for the forms were almost under water. OOoPS! Nick called Rusty so he could call of the workers off to let it dry.. So today no progress. just letting the soggy mess dry! Rusty said that its actually good for the ground to be moist when the cement is poured. (i think he was trying to make us feel better. or that it being cooler ground would keep the cement from drying too quickly-my mom says)  Well... that pushes back cement pouring hopefully just a day. And we start down this road of building our first home. (hopefully that's it for the bumps!) lol

i took these about mid day so i dont know how much it had evaporated. But hopefully today and tomorrow will do the trick!

Getting Started YEAH!

Today we officially got started.  The porta potty got set up on site! They now have people working on the footings and setting the forms so the cement can be poured, for the basement floor and walls.

gUeSS wHAt?????!

Yep today i got the happy news! Permits are done. Wow that only took forever! ok well not really but i was excited. Looks like cement is coming on Friday! ill post pictures soon! Things are finally going to start rolling!

Permits Permits Take so Long!

Just a quick update...

The Engineer took FOREVER (like 2 or 3 weeks) to get the wet stamp but good news.. Our foundation is all good. No sand has to be added and the shale they found was apparently the good type.. strong and shifts very little so structurally nothing has to be added or taken away. My contractor turned in the all the paper work and I wrote a check for 2,800 for permits! and now we wait. I am hoping to hear back from the building department in a couple weeks. then we can get this show on the road! hopefully cement in by the end of june.