The first wall of the new construction is up.  Eric built the wall flat on supports at 'floor' level inside the new addition and ...

The sill plates are on the foundation.   They'll need some sealing up, maybe some extra caulking and then we can build walls. Walls...

We finally finished filling the moats. Halleluia. Or however that's spelled. It took about 8 tons of gravel to do the east side a...

As you know, we're working on a big foundation project.   Here's a recap , if you're interested.  The next step in our found...

Previously on Rurification.... Last fall we dug out the foundation and poured new footers .   This spring we put in drainage .  We spent...

Last fall we dug out the foundation and poured new footers .  This spring we put in drainage . We spent the summer putting forms up f...

As you know, we're working on our foundation .  Last fall we were here.  Ginormous moats around the house. Then we ...

Earlier this month, on the last few warm days we had in a row, we finally poured our new footer . You may recall that we've been dig...

Half of one hole, about half finished I feel like I've been living in a hole lately. After 30 hours of digging with the backhoe,  ...

We're digging big holes so we can address some foundation issues. 'Issues' is another word for 'problems'. Our found...