Pour

Here are pics from the day of the concrete pour...Jesse had some very helpful hands to assist him in this big project. It literally poured RAIN the day before and made the lot a muddy mess. I was selling our belongings at our garage sale, so I was unable to attend this part of the building process. Jesse was happy to capture the moment for me :)

Heat and plumbing

We've got two things...HEAT and PLUMBING! We decided to go with gas forced air heating system. Its pretty standard and relatively efficient. We would have liked to do in floor heat, but we're on a budget ;) Plus, we were advised that we wouldn't get our money out of putting such a large heating system into the house if we are planning on selling in the next few years.








Digging dirt for plumbing pipes
















Plumbing supplies...

















Main component to our heating system

Our main bathroom

Here is Jesse with our plumber (and friend) Justin Wellcome.

Set The Forms

So again, my apologies for my tardiness :)

Jesse has set the forms! The forms are the "outline" of the house. They are used for when the concrete gets poured, it sets the floor in place.

Before he set the forms he used a machine called a Plate Compactor. It is used to smooth out the dirt to make it even and compacted. Get it?

Here is from the front of the house.

Here is the dining room.

And here is from the front door looking to the south (where the two guest bedrooms will be)

That's all for now! Check back tomorrow for a new post!

Busy bee!

So sorry! I've been neglecting in updating you with the latest in the soon-to-be Casa Martinka!

I headed to Minneapolis on Saturday and returned Tuesday. I kept myself busy spending time with my dad and step mom, brother and niece, lots of dear friends, coffee talks, state fair foods, retail therapy and most importantly LADY GAGA! She was fantastic -- such a great performer. And my concert goer-pal couldn't have been better.

I'll get you updated tomorrow - I promise! Check back :)