Bentley Lot 18

This lot will see a huge transformation to fit this house.

I am very excited to see this one progress. There will be lots of thinking involved.

Beginning the big dig.

So far so good. Loose rocky soil.

Yesterday there was a mountain of soil to move.

Today, not so much. Lot excavation is coming along better than expected. Site if very rocky, but manageable with our excavator. We had some concerns that it might be too rocky. We've hauled off about 40 loads (400 yards) of material with is a bit more than we expected. We will be very close to being done with the soil removal today.

We are getting closer. This was around noon yesterday. Today we have all the rock pretty much loosened and piled. Probably the rest of today hauling it out and maybe some of tomorrow. Then the soil engineer will take a peek and let us know if we are good to proceed or if we need to do some more digging. I think we will be just fine. Anyone looking for some boulders?

Ryan talks softly but carries a big stick.

Finally able to start rocking the pad.

This lot would have been prime candidate for the show "Extreme Building Lot Makeover".

This is a fun house to watch the progression of construction

Garage.

Until walls start popping up, this house is very hard to visualize.

Footing are poured and stem wall forms are going up.

Ta Da! Foundation!

Some framing. Some rock in the garage.

Fairly difficult to see a house in this picture. Give us about a month.

Storm water piping.

Storm water piping cont.

The end of the pipe is connected to the main system.

There was a completely different soil type where the sanitary sewer connected. It was a very hard, densely packed, and rock free.

Lucked out to have a very nice day to pour concrete. From the looks of things I gather the guys formed teams to get the job done; one being shirts, the other skins.

Birds-eye view of the progress.

This will have a scenic, private back yard.

Now that we've done some blackberry removal, the usable lot has increased substantially.

Wall framing has started 10-29-14.

Walls are popping up everywhere.

The rain is a bummer, but the work must go on. Very shortly this will be looking more house-like.

More progress. 11/4/14.

Uh oh. Gary's have framed himself into a tight spot. What will Gary do next?

When looking out the windows all you see is green.

First floor is braced. Walls are straightened and plumbed. Ready for second floor joists.

The stairway to heaven? Maybe not but they do go to the super space and upstairs.

Future kitchen and dining.

View from the super space.

I think they missed a couple spots to run some bracing.

Front porch.

Some people have hobbies like tying flies or collecting stamps. Apparently Rob is a master at making keys.

Front porch is in. Next phase is the steps and a planter. Trusses arrive Monday, Dec. 1.

Slow going on this home while we work on finishing 16-50. We did get trusses and are continuing work on the front porch.

Roof in progress.

Front steps are formed and needing a dry day to be poured.

Front bedroom.

Master Bedroom.

Rear corner bedroom.

Middle bedroom.

Front elevation. A bit breezy today. We should have it mostly covered by tomorrow.

We should have the roof wrapped up tomorrow followed by the installation of the skylights.

This house has a very dominating appearance when you come up the hill.

Getting some work done now. Friday we had the plumber, electrician, HVAC and the concrete guys on site. It was busy but everyone played nicely with one another.