Broke Ground #SundayStills

It is time to switch my pictures up a bit. I’m loving dirt and I’m going to share my dirt with you.

This weeks photo theme is celebrations and we have been so happy to finally break ground on our new house build! Let me share a few of the early moments of “us planting new roots”shouse” project.

Excitement and exhaustion is how our summer is going. Progress never seems fast enough yet there are days that are just to short to finish everything that needs to get completed.

We missed the start of excavation and gravel coming in but have been here for the concrete work. It’s a lot of concrete! First in were the perimeter footings, then the 2’ stem walls for the shop (right side) and the pool room (middle narrow space).

After the footings and stem walls it was time for us to install and test our hydronic tubing. I’ve never had radiant floor heat and am looking forward to the warm winter feet experience. It took us a couple of days to put in the vapor barrier, insulation, and hydronic tubing for the shop slab.

I now know who in the world purchases 1000s of zip ties. In case you ever wondered, yes, there is such a thing as “zip-tie finger fatigue” which was one of many sore areas after anchoring all the tube with zip ties.

Both the shop slab and back patio were poured just over a week ago.

Next was the underground sewer lines for the house which were underway in the photo above. This was our first, and hopefully last, failed inspection. Although the rework didn’t cost us any time with the concrete work, it wasn’t fun. Now, it’s completed and re-inspected. The house side of the building now has it’s hydronic tubing installed and is awaiting it’s inspection. We hope to pour the house slab this week.

I suppose it’s hard not to love the dirt you plant your roots into as you ground yourself to a new community. We love our concrete contractor who has gotten us started and is working with Steve to coordinate the plumbing work that needs to be in and under the slab. As the concrete work continues forward, we are ramping up on the next phase.

I hope you enjoyed seeing our new house build underway. With it being a big part of our lives over this next year, I’m sure there’ll be more “shouse” build related posts hitting the blog.

Although there were a few other celebratory moments for us in 2023, what we look forward to the most are those do nothing days. When I find one, I’ll let you know.

It’ll all be worth it in the end.

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