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Day 30 - And on this Day Excel Homes Assembled a Home ... Our Home!
Modular Homes, 01-30
Day 30 - And on this Day Excel Homes Assembled a Home ... Our Home!
Modular Homes, 01-30

"...seeing it took my breath away for the second time in my life."

Modular Homes, 01-30
Day 29 - A Funeral, A Trailer and the Case of the Missing Permit(s)
Modular Homes, Permits, 01-30
Day 29 - A Funeral, A Trailer and the Case of the Missing Permit(s)
Modular Homes, Permits, 01-30

"Let's go with ignorance is bliss on this one. "

Modular Homes, Permits, 01-30
Day 28 - We Sort of Worked Today
Sill Plate, Superior Walls, 01-30
Day 28 - We Sort of Worked Today
Sill Plate, Superior Walls, 01-30

"Tomorrow the modular units arrive!"

"Once again it all looked good until it wasn't."

Sill Plate, Superior Walls, 01-30
Day 27 - Slab is Poured Thunderstorm Roams
Slab, Superior Walls, 01-30
Day 27 - Slab is Poured Thunderstorm Roams
Slab, Superior Walls, 01-30

"He is going to backfill and compact with the good dirt on the lot."

Slab, Superior Walls, 01-30
Day 26 - Pouring the Slab
Slab, Superior Walls, 01-30
Day 26 - Pouring the Slab
Slab, Superior Walls, 01-30

"what a wonderful day to be a construction worker."

Slab, Superior Walls, 01-30
Day 25 - An Excavator Loves One Thing ... Too Dig
Excavation, Footing, 01-30
Day 25 - An Excavator Loves One Thing ... Too Dig
Excavation, Footing, 01-30

"That just cost me another $700 for gravel and form boards for the footing."

Excavation, Footing, 01-30
Day 24 - Same Old Same Old
Plumbing, Superior Walls, Insulation, 01-30
Day 24 - Same Old Same Old
Plumbing, Superior Walls, Insulation, 01-30

"After they finish that area they will move onto the garage."

Plumbing, Superior Walls, Insulation, 01-30
Day 23 - I Now Know Where my Poop will Go!
Superior Walls, Insulation, Rebar, Plumbing, 01-30
Day 23 - I Now Know Where my Poop will Go!
Superior Walls, Insulation, Rebar, Plumbing, 01-30

"We are behind schedule on a day to day basis but we still meet our critical date of February 28th to install the modular home."

Superior Walls, Insulation, Rebar, Plumbing, 01-30
Day 22 - Holiday in my Schedule
Contractor, Holiday, 01-30
Day 22 - Holiday in my Schedule
Contractor, Holiday, 01-30

"It was time to finally get a permit!"

Contractor, Holiday, 01-30
Day 21 - Sleep
Sleep, 01-30
Day 21 - Sleep
Sleep, 01-30

"Instead I rested"

Sleep, 01-30
Day 20 - Pittsburgh
Contractor, SIPs, Relaxing, 01-30
Day 20 - Pittsburgh
Contractor, SIPs, Relaxing, 01-30

"Not like the decision I made when I decided to go with Contractor #2"

Contractor, SIPs, Relaxing, 01-30
Day 19 - I Learned Something Today
Excavation, Inspection, 01-30
Day 19 - I Learned Something Today
Excavation, Inspection, 01-30

"Later in the afternoon I received an email with the plumbing permit approved!"

Excavation, Inspection, 01-30
Day 18 - Oh Where Oh Where Does My Poop Go?
Plumbing, Superior Walls, Materials, Footing, 01-30
Day 18 - Oh Where Oh Where Does My Poop Go?
Plumbing, Superior Walls, Materials, Footing, 01-30

"The Architect's worse enemy is time."

Plumbing, Superior Walls, Materials, Footing, 01-30
Day 17 - Still in Shock
Materials, Passive House, Pretty Good House, Budget, 01-30
Day 17 - Still in Shock
Materials, Passive House, Pretty Good House, Budget, 01-30

"Thanks. Goodbye."

Materials, Passive House, Pretty Good House, Budget, 01-30
Day 16 - Superior Walls Installation Quicker than my Morning Commute
Survey, Superior Walls Installation, Footing, Gravel, 01-30
Day 16 - Superior Walls Installation Quicker than my Morning Commute
Survey, Superior Walls Installation, Footing, Gravel, 01-30

"Superior Walls came they saw and they conquered."

Survey, Superior Walls Installation, Footing, Gravel, 01-30
Day 15 - All Ready for Superior Walls
Waterproofing, Gravel, 01-30
Day 15 - All Ready for Superior Walls
Waterproofing, Gravel, 01-30

"Two weeks in and we are ready for our first major milestone."

Waterproofing, Gravel, 01-30
Design, 3D Perspective, City Council, Public Hearing, Special Use Permit, 01-30
Day 14 - Looking back to the Beginning
Design, 3D Perspective, City Council, Public Hearing, Special Use Permit, 01-30

"I wish I rested some more while I was getting the plans ready for the city hearings."

Design, 3D Perspective, City Council, Public Hearing, Special Use Permit, 01-30
Day 13 - Signs
Site Work, Waterproofing, Slab, Footing, 01-30
Day 13 - Signs
Site Work, Waterproofing, Slab, Footing, 01-30

"The inspector told us yesterday that he did not like the permits being tapped to the ports potty"

Site Work, Waterproofing, Slab, Footing, 01-30
Day 12 - Another City Inspection
Waterproofing, Superior Walls, Slab, Inspection, Footing, Gravel, 01-30
Day 12 - Another City Inspection
Waterproofing, Superior Walls, Slab, Inspection, Footing, Gravel, 01-30

"We had about 86.7% complete"

Waterproofing, Superior Walls, Slab, Inspection, Footing, Gravel, 01-30
Day 11 - It's Raining Gravel
Excavation, Waterproofing, Gravel, 01-30
Day 11 - It's Raining Gravel
Excavation, Waterproofing, Gravel, 01-30

"As soon as the gravel was delivered I knew that there would not be enough for both the footing and slab."

Excavation, Waterproofing, Gravel, 01-30
Day 10 - City Inspection
Excavation, Slab, Inspection, Footing, 01-30
Day 10 - City Inspection
Excavation, Slab, Inspection, Footing, 01-30

"The inspection went well"

Excavation, Slab, Inspection, Footing, 01-30
Day 9 - The Decision to Delay
Excavation, Superior Walls, 01-30
Day 9 - The Decision to Delay
Excavation, Superior Walls, 01-30

"I really like good news."

Excavation, Superior Walls, 01-30
Day 8 - A Week into Construction
Excavation, 01-30
Day 8 - A Week into Construction
Excavation, 01-30

"More digging."

Excavation, 01-30
Day 7 - Mound of Dirt makes for a Perfect Babysitter
Excavation, 01-30
Day 7 - Mound of Dirt makes for a Perfect Babysitter
Excavation, 01-30

"Lots of dirt and rocks. What else could a kid want."

Excavation, 01-30
Day 6 - Lots of Dirt
Excavation, 01-30
Day 6 - Lots of Dirt
Excavation, 01-30

"Throughout building my own house I have come to sympathize with my clients."

Excavation, 01-30
Day 5 - An Actual Hole
Excavation, Superior Walls, 01-30
Day 5 - An Actual Hole
Excavation, Superior Walls, 01-30

"The one thing that jumps out is that there is no footing! One more time no footing."

Excavation, Superior Walls, 01-30
Day 4 - We have a hole!
Excavation, 01-30
Day 4 - We have a hole!
Excavation, 01-30

"Hole! Hole! Hole!"

Excavation, 01-30
Day 3 - Today we Really Start Construction ... Sort of ...
Excavation, Site Work, Superior Walls, Modular Homes, 01-30
Day 3 - Today we Really Start Construction ... Sort of ...
Excavation, Site Work, Superior Walls, Modular Homes, 01-30

"Mainly to save money, I want to learn and I am not using traditional construction methods."

Excavation, Site Work, Superior Walls, Modular Homes, 01-30
Day 2 - The real First Day of Construction
Excavation, Site Work, 01-30
Day 2 - The real First Day of Construction
Excavation, Site Work, 01-30

"We wasted another day."

Excavation, Site Work, 01-30
Day 1 - Construction begins on Casa Tortuga
Excavation, Site Work, 01-30
Day 1 - Construction begins on Casa Tortuga
Excavation, Site Work, 01-30

"I will believe it when I see it."

Excavation, Site Work, 01-30

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