Category Archives: Our House

Our House – September 22, 2012

We took our breakfast by the house this morning thinking we could have our first meal in our new kitchen, but when we pulled into the neighborhood, there were people at our house hard at work.  So we did our … Continue reading

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Our House – September 9, 2012

It appears that the framers have finished their work.  Woohoo!  We now have a roof with paper and a garage. Can’t wait to move ahead to the next item on the building checklist!

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Our House – September 1, 2012

It’s a totally different house!  We have exterior plywood, a second story, a temporary stairway, and all the rooms framed out!  And the front porch and sunroom each have a roof!  SO EXCITED. I think the rafters and base roofing … Continue reading

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Our House – August 26, 2012

We have walls, y’all!  A few anyway.  We were really excited to get started with the framing this week.  I had to be in Birmingham for a few days for work, so I drove by our lot first thing this … Continue reading

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Our House – August 5, 2012

People, we have concrete! The garage floor has also been poured.  Next, they will be finishing up the foundation and then moving on to framing!  I’m a little excited about it – can you tell? In other news, we’ve picked … Continue reading

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Our House – July 22, 2012

The permit for our house was approved this week and our builder was quick to get started.  We are officially underway!  SO EXCITED.  And you, dear readers, get to look forward to (hopefully) weekly updates on the process from here … Continue reading

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We’re Building a House

I know!  Crazy, right!?!  But after looking at dozens of houses in Charleston, we finally decided to build a home in a small development on James Island.  All the things we were looking for in a home and still within … Continue reading

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