Category: Home building

You know what's great about getting early snow when you're building a house on top of a hill in ski country? Nothing. Progress slowed down considerably since last update, although there were still some key accomplishments. #1 - Windows all got installed: #2 - Roofing all got installed. We were told that they couldn't get… Continue reading Punaro Glen Construction: Mid-December →

Are you ready for this? Ok.... here it comes.... Here's the approach to the house, during framing Here's the front view, during framing Here's the view of the decks and walkout Ta-da! House! A lot happened in the last few weeks, despite no posts here. You should also watch for interm updates on Instagram, Twitter,… Continue reading Punaro Glen Construction: Mid-November →

Dirty Deeds We have a loan! Yay! Yay? Yes, it's a good thing - no loan, no house. Everyone will tell you that every step in building a house takes longer than you expect, and I will be no different. We picked our builder in the beginning of June, submitted our loan application July 2nd,… Continue reading Punaro Glen Construction: End of October →

Incremental progress over the last couple weeks. Drain tile and waterproofing was added. Front drain tile and waterproofing Drain tile on rear of house One the foundation was inspected, backfilling and rough grading was done. Backfilling and Grading - From the front Backfilling and Grading - From the garage end Backfilling and Grading - From… Continue reading Punaro Glen Construction: Mid-October →

Let's start off with a video of the foundation wall forms set in place before the concrete was poured... https://youtu.be/JRd8yOIrzcA That also saves me a lot of typing! After this, they do exactly what you expect - fill with concrete, like so... Forms filled with concrete More filled forms... How they block out the forms… Continue reading Punaro Glen Construction: End of September →