Category Archives: House Building
Day 31 – More digging and cutting of some trees
Today the arborist came out and took care of the trees for us. We decided to take out the Maple tree as it would be too close to the construction. Hopefully it can be processed and reused for something around … Continue reading
Day 21 – Excavation
We finally got a chance to start the excavation today. We were originally slated to start a couple of days previous but delivery problems kept the machine from the lot until today. We missed a few beautiful sunny days and … Continue reading
Day 1 – Clearing the land
Day 1 The plan for the day was to get most of the clearing done. We have rented a small Bobcat excavator and when we arrived in the morning it was waiting for us at the bottom of the lot. … Continue reading
The lot, untouched
This is what the lot looks like now, before we have taken various pieces of heavy machinery to it. It won’t stay this way much longer.
Site Plan
We knew from the start that we did not want to bulldoze the lot and place the house wherever convenient. There are quite a few mature Cedar and Fir trees and we want to keep whatever we can. The placement … Continue reading
Finding a lot.
In mid July we started looking for a building lot. Our criteria were: Affordable price. Enough space to have decent yard. Nice and quiet neighbourhood. Removed from, but easy access to the highway. No Strata titles or Home Owners Associations. … Continue reading
Change of direction, building a house!
From this point the blog will take a slightly different turn, and hopefully get more updates. So in early July my wife and I decided to try to become home owners. I work for Jenesys Buildings, a company which designs … Continue reading