Framing has started!

Ron and I spent a good part of the afternoon and early evening working around the house. Ron compacting the first layer of backfill in the flatwork area. I was ahead of him raking up rocks and sticks and smoothing it out. Hopefully we're burning calories!! The framing has started in the floors. Can't wait to see walls. Thanks for looking!!

Progress!

A real foundation at last. Word is framing will start happening on Monday. With the mornings being a little nippy, we're really hoping for a nice fall so the house can get weathered in before real fall andwinter start. Ron Amerson and son, Eric of Carlyle Construction are building our home. I grew up with Ron and his brother Terry is married to Ron's sister Jan. It's sort of all in the family!

A Foundation at Last

Today the cement trucks came to feed the pumper truck to fill the foundation forms. I was told the forms will be removed tomorrow and lumber will be delivered with framing to start next week. Ron and I are still pinching ourselves.

A little background.....the 15 acres my parent's advanced us is part of my great-great-grandparents homestead. The paperwork Ron and I and my parents started 2 years ago was to divide the land and allow us to build. The property in that area is zoned to only allow building on parcels, 40 acres and more. This Measure 37/49 in Oregon has allowed landowners who've owned their property for many years, and had the zoning changed, to divide their property into smaller buildable parcels. Long story and process but it's done and we're moving ahead.

In the second picture the guys are working in the guest room....give us a little time to get it finished and groceries in the cupboard and we'd love to have you come visit!

We've made it!

Two years and three months since we started this process we've finally made it. It has been a long road but we can actually see the house. First of all thank yous to several people. My parents for generously advancing me a portion of my inheritance and my Dad for his time and equipment, helping us develop the property. My Uncle Cecil, Uncle Lee, Uncle Don and cousin John who helped in dealing with an excess amount of rock. To our son, Ian with the valuable input from his wife Bethany, for designing us a beautiful home that we can't wait to walk into! The setting is beautiful and we are so anxious to live there. Scheduled completion is March 1st.