Let's talk about concrete and weather. Concrete dislikes when it is too hot or too cold. Concrete loves to be poured in weather between...

Before concrete gets poured in the forms, the inspector from our local building department has to come by and check it all out. ...

We're midway through building the forms for the concrete footings, adding reinforcement bar phase, aka rebar. The bottom of the footing...

With the excavation phase complete, the next step is to prepare the concrete footings. Steve ordered lumber and it has arrived to the...

Measure, re-measure, level, and square. To establish the final desired grade level, Steve constantly ensures that the grade is sited...

There's a surprising amount of work that needs to be done prior to the delivery of this thirty yard open dumpster container. Let's...

Compacting the driveway surface over and over and over again. Gravel delivery day. Steve's using the excavator bucket to spread gravel...

Didn't see that one coming. "That never happens" they said. Can't fix a flat in mud. By the time it got to a spot it can get repaired,...

Trees have been cut down and cleared away. Logs have been stock piled. The next steps are stumping, stripping, leveling, and compacting....

It's October and we're still in the excavation phase. It's been ridiculously rainy lately. One tropical thunderstorm front after...

This word has taken on a whole new meaning for me. When you see a tree, have you ever thought about what's going on below the earth's...

Now that the Big Machine is here, we can complete the clearing phase. Steve fell eighty seven trees and removed all the limbs and...

This arrived. A 39000 lbs. Excavator 160G equipped with a 3' wide bucket and an hydraulic thumb. We have her for 1 month. Her jobs are...

How did clearing and chipping go? What's up next? Join us for a chat as we sit in the cool shade under the tall trees on this hot...

The first phase is complete. Onto the second phase, which begins with renting an excavator for a month. With the excavator we will pull...

Building a house, sure that's nice. Building your own home, now that is exciting! It has taken us a long time, a whole lot longer than...

So far, so good. I'm so glad that Steve's in his element managing this project. Coordinating everything - chainsaws, chipper, truck to...

I'm trying to create videos for our youtube channel @bahaynamin4299. Let's just say that it's a learning curve. I apparently uploaded a...

Day 2 We got to Home Depot by 6:00 am to rent a truck with a hitch. It’s busy at the rental counter at this time of day. I came with...

Years after finding the perfect plot of land to build our future home - and waiting out a pandemic - we are finally moving forward to the...