House Building

This site documents our house building, mostly for us as an aid to finding various systems hidden underground or in the walls, but for anyone else who may be interested. I'll try to update this monthly, as work progresses.

October 98 - Plans
November 98 - Site work and well drilling at the farmhouse
November 98 - Well drilling at the new house
November 98 - Transit work
December 98 - Driveway
January 99 - Garage
April 99 - Revised Plans
May 99 - Excavating
June 99 - Staining
June 99 - Electrical service entrance
June 99 - Footing
July 99 - Pouring the walls
July 99 - Stripping the walls
July 99 - Electric
July 99 - Tarring, Insulating, and Backfilling the Foundation
July 99 - Setting the sill plates
July 99 - Building the wine cellar
August 99 - Building the first floor platform
August 99 - Framing
September 99 - Roofing, Sheathing, Windows - Closing in
October 99 - Siding
October 99 - Fall Foliage Views
October 99 - Wiring
November 99 - Septic system
November 99 - Basement Framing and Wood Stove
November 99 - Rough Landscaping
November 99 - Heating and Cooling System
May 00 - Framing and Wiring
May 00 - Plumbing
June 00 - Insulation
June 00 - Sheetrock
June 00 - Master Bathroom
June/July 00 - Stairs
July/August 00 - Fireplace Tiling
September 00 - Flooring
September/October 00 - Painting/Finish Electrical
October 00 - Finish Plumbing
November 00 - Gutters and drain lines
November 00 - Interior trim and fittings
November 00 - Kitchen Stove, Cabinets, and Countertops
May 01 - Finishing touches
June 01 - Finishing touches
July 01 - Finishing touches
August 01 - Finishing touches
August 01 - Hot tub
August 01 - Ponds
October 01 - "Final" photos

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