Here is what Jude & I found when we arrived on the job site Friday driving Jude’s Truck (more on that later). Now that the foundation has been stripped we are ready for drains, backfill, and framing. Our lumber package begins arriving later next week. “This is where the fun begins”. Of course I am getting ahead of myself since there is still so much to do with the grading of the lot and all the hook-ups, but it is wonderful to see everything progressing so nicely. New construction is so much more straightforward than remodeling. It is night and day between this project and the Bellingham house.

Foundation

Another thing to celebrate was the temporary electric connection.  Two weeks ago I raced to hook it all up, finding a pole with boxes on wonderful old craigslist for $125 and avoiding the $1500 I was quoted by electricians.  We hooked it up, my dad helped me drive the eight foot grounding electrode into the ground (Uff Da), and we waited for our permits and hook-up.  When we arrived Friday it was magically connected with no sign of the lovely souls who made the connection.  I didn’t even notice until I was checking the permit box and the cables weren’t dangling down.  It was like Santa had a love child with Thomas Edison and he took over the family businesses.  Now I can frame the house with the joys of nail guns, skilsaws, & stereophonic goodness.


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