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Now that the footers are completed, the next step is to pour the frost walls that run most of the way around the site. There are some parts ... read more
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I had a quick conversation with the builder today and he mentioned that the septic system is in. They are pushing to pour and strip the ... read more
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We have gotten a few pictures from our builder indicating that the concrete footer layout has started. He continues to do the foam cutting ... read more
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I had a busy weekend with plenty of driving when I took the trip up to Burlington on Saturday. On Sunday, I drove down for a quick trip to ... read more
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Big Week 2020-08-22 12:00 AM
Monday is a big day for the build because construction starts on the concrete foundation. It is about two months later than I would have ... read more
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We got some photos from our builder of the site as it stands this morning. The driveway entrance has been graded out and cleaned up, ... read more
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Limbo 2020-08-01 12:00 AM
This week, we were tasked with finishing up and signing the construction contract. We met with the builder on Wednesday to discuss their ... read more
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We had to leave Vermont and the site work was still in full swing. We snapped a few shots of the moonscape and called it a day.
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Short Day 2020-07-22 12:00 AM
Today was a shortened day with no pictures because while we were there, the guy running the bulldozer and moving around the giant piles of ... read more
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Here is a photo comparison. Last May Today
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There were some major changes happening to the land over at our property today. Our builder refers to it as “moving piles of dirt around” ... read more
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This week started with us meeting the excavation project manager and our builder at the site. They had marked out the driveway while their ... read more
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We were at the site today with the machines quiet. There are large piles of things up near the headlands of the property – huge dirt piles, ... read more
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More stump burying today and a huge pile of brush was burned as well. Lots of boulders came out of the ground and were put in a huge pile ... read more
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Day two for sitework. Today was mostly stump clearing and burying as well as knocking down some of the bigger elevation changes. The ... read more
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We looked at so much land before settling on the Stowe property. It was a fun search and, according to folks who live up here, they were ... read more
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I’m generally pretty unlucky. Various dumb accidents over the years have messed me up (who needs a heart operation after a bike accident? ... read more
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I have two kids from a previous marriage – one in college, one in high school and graduating in a year (hopefully – this pandemic is ... read more
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Some books we are reading to guide our forest decisions or just learn more about the trees and vegetation (and ecosystem) “Reading the ... read more
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This week we are on-site to watch the excavation and clearing get started. Part of the woods had been cleared by the original owner prior ... read more