The Beginning of the Project (Summer 2015)(Now Fall)(Now Winter)

[RandyJ]

This is the start of the project. We are starting plan created by TURBO FLOORPLAN 3D 2015. on a vacant lot. Water line installed. Sewer is next...I will post progress from time to time


Picture 1--------------- Siteplan
Picture 2 -------------- Actual lot with water line installed

This is one of the posts I posted. Lots of info there. Do not be afraid to ask Patricia questions she is great. Her answers are to the point and very helpful!!! Check this out http://forums.turbofloorplan.com/index.php/topic,3008.msg14752.html#msg14752

[Patricia G.]

Hi Randy,

Excellent images! Thank you for sharing your project 

Patricia

P.S. Thank you for your concepts 

[RandyJ]

Hello Patricia!
Sorry so long away.  Had trouble with the city, they forgot to install sewer stub out. So they said. We went finally to city commission meeting and won our complaint. Two and half months later it has been installed at there cost. Installed three days ago. So here we go......

[Patricia G.]

Hi Randy,

Glad to see that the construction is moving forward! 
Thank you for sharing these images

What is the next step?

Patricia

[RandyJ]

Hi Patricia.

Well, we actually have the plan from paper to the ground. Reality! The white lines are wall lines. We have perimeter marked out to dig the footings in. There will be 4'8" high block walls on the footings. 1/2 Rebar vertically every 4' with a bond beam on bottom and top. This is just the back corner of house

[Patricia G.]

Nice picture!
I'm looking forward to seeing the images of the next steps 

Patricia

[RandyJ]

Hello, Well a little more progress. Footer trenches dug in 5' down. This is North Dakota racing against time now. Kind of another planet. lol

[Patricia G.]

Hi Randy,

Nice progress! 

Winter and construction can be complicated, right? Not sure how cold the fall / winter are in North Dakota. Do you need to stop the construction?

Patricia

[RandyJ]

Hi Patricia. I am from Montana and I am amazed at how cold it gets in North Dakota. -30 degrees and it stays that way. Canadian Winter Blast. We will go until we can not. If we get out of the ground and get to the walls we can go longer.

[Patricia G.]

Hi Randy,

Wow!, that is really cold,  but as you probably know, I am very familiar with the Canadian Winter 

Patricia

[RandyJ]

Well actually no I am not. Where are you located?

[Patricia G.]

Hi Randy

I am Canadian, eh? 

Patricia

[RandyJ]

LOL! Eh! Then yes you would know. I have a good nieghbor in ND who is from Canada. He is helping us on the site. He wants us to build him a house next. Will give me a chance to use TFP again. Its kinda of amazing that TFP Pro 2015 has brought us from paper to the real thing EH!   

[Patricia G.]

LOL! 

Patricia

[RandyJ]

Well, still at it. Finally got footer re-bar installed. There codes here are really different here on planet North Dakota.