Since Everyone Keeps Asking....

what kind of house we are building, I thought I would try to answer some questions. I wish I could post a copy of the plans, but I don't have our exact blueprints downloaded on my computer. You can click here, and see one that is very similar to ours though. It's a craftsman style home, and one that took us a long time to decide on. One of the hardest aspects to picking the right plan, was the fact that this will be the only house we ever build. My grandma gave us the land, and we could never, ever sell it so it was important to us to pick a home that we could add on to or renovate easily in the future. Luckily, the slope of our lot is perfect for a basement. I had to give up part of my extra large laundry room to accommodate the staircase, but ended up gaining 2600 square feet of basement below! That was a compromise I could definitely live with. I did not however, anticipate just how high this would make my back deck become. You definitely don't want to be on it if you are afraid of heights!!

Our contractor, David Byrd, and his son Justin are wonderful! I can't sing enough praises about them. They are such hard workers, and have not taken a day off since they started. If you need a good contractor, let me know, and I'll put you in touch with David.

Today after church, we had lots of great help. David and Justin were there of course. Tamara and Erin picked up trash both inside and outside for us. Josh and Anna came by to help too. Then Mr. David and Ms. Carolyn stopped by and she swept the whole basement while Mr. David helped Dave. Thanks y'all!!

I'm attempting to create a house building blog. Mainly, Dave and I just want to document everything about the house for our own keepsake, but we'd also like to give credit to all of the wonderful individuals and businesses that have helped us out. Once I get it up and running, I'm turning it over to Dave to upkeep. Here's the link.