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week 4
Farmhouse, Farmstead, Forever Home, Home Building

House Build Week 4

May 6, 2018

Another week down on the house build.  Here’s what happened this week. Day 21 (Monday, 04/30/18): They started to backfill today, working mostly in the area in front of the house.  First, they brought in… [Continue Reading]

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week three progress
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House Build Week 3

April 30, 2018

I can’t believe we’re already done week three of construction.  I know that’s still not very far into the house building project, but I don’t think it’s fully sunk in yet that this is really… [Continue Reading]

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mud drying
Farmhouse, Farmstead, Forever Home, Home Building

House Build Week 2

April 22, 2018

The second week of our house building project was a bit less exciting than the first.  It rained on Sunday and Monday which left a little bit a muddy mess at the house site through… [Continue Reading]

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breaking ground at the farm
Farmhouse, Farmstead, Forever Home, Home Building

Ground Breaking

April 16, 2018

Well, my friends.  It finally happened.  We broke ground last week on our new farmhouse, and I’ve been in a state of surreal excitement since then.  Here’s a quick breakdown of the building process so… [Continue Reading]

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house plan window placement
Farmhouse, Forever Home, Home Building, Home Products, Windows, Windows

Window Placement

March 23, 2018

Previously, I wrote about choosing our window brand and picking a style of window.  Before we made any more decisions about the windows themselves, my husband and I sat down to figure out exactly where… [Continue Reading]

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Forever Home, Home Building, Home Products, Windows, Windows

Choosing a Window Style

March 6, 2018

Last week, we decided to use Andersen for the windows in our new home.  The next step: choosing which style to go with.  This part has been decidedly more fun than reading all the fine… [Continue Reading]

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House Build Week 41-44

Every day a little more of the drywall gets done. We actually have two crews working on it, one of them hanging it, the other doing the finishing. The second floor is entirely hung and… [Continue Reading]

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