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Building Timeline -- STAGE 2
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March 4th |
Dig begins, today! |
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March 5th |
Dwight and I visit the Site. Amazing! Garage and Trenches done. |
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March 6th |
Window and Door Package ordered, Gienow Windows in Calgary, AB |
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March 7th |
Lumber Package ordered. Big Dog Lumber, Calgary, Alberta, Canada -- Thanks to Ken Tang for all his great help! |
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March 8th |
Paid for Floor and Joists, Big Dog Lumber (for Sub-Floor) |
| March 11th | Footings for Foundation Cribbed, today, by Midoram Concrete. |
| March 12th | Concrete for Footings is poured. They're 8" in Depth, 24" in width. |
| March 13th | Cribbing Boards for Footings are stripped. Began Cribbing the Foundation Walls. |
| March 15th | Interior walls are cribbed -- 9 foot ceilings in Basement. |
| March 18th | Cribbing for Foundation Walls continues all week. |
| March 20th | Coldest First Day of Spring in Albertan history. Too cold to pour the concrete! (-27 degrees Celsius) |
| March 22nd | Cribbing of Foundation Walls Complete! |
| March 25th | Concrete Poured, today! 7 Loads of Concrete, only 3 hours to complete! |
| March 26th | Cribbing Boards removed. Looks like a real basement! Thanks to Midoram Concrete for a fantastic job! |
| March 27th | Ordered Lumber for the Sub-Floor to be delivered to the Site on Thursday. |
| March 28th |
Framing for Sub Floor begins. Dave Brunning Construction (403-995-9513) Dave and his handy crew, Bruce, Jeremy and Jason! |
| March 30th | Foundation Walls Damp-proofed with a Tar Foundation Spray |
| April 3rd | Sub Floor is done! |
| April 4th | North Wall (Kitchen) is up. West Wall (Great Room) well on it's way! |
| April 6th | Dwight & Steve install Styrofoam Insulation around Interior of Walk-Out Foundation Wall. |
| April 7th | Steve & Pat (Steve's friend and room-mate!) dig Trench (5" D X 12" W) for the Electrical Cables. (Steve = Webmaster/Comedian/Construction Guy!) |
| April 8th | The Foundation Inspection is Passed in the morning. Dwight, Ray (Dwight's Dad and Business Partner) and Steve installed the Waterlines. |
| Main Frame of the House is up! Amazingly fast! | |
| April 9th |
Cement Steps for the Exterior Front Entry are Ordered. Construction Material Hauled away -- great company out of Calgary - Reliable Quick Haul : 403-819-0153. |
| April 10th | Gasline and the Electrical Lines are in -- Bobcat begins to Backfill. |
| April 11th | Trenches around House are Backfilled. Much safer, now! Trusses for the Garage arrive. House Appraisal done. |
| April 12th | Garage completed -- roof and all! Looks fantastic! Main Trusses arrive on site. Started Utility & Phone Accounts. Dwight met with our Mortgage Broker. |
| April 15th |
Main Trusses are 50% Done. Continue to Backfill the Trenches around the House. Removal of Dirt for Walk-Out begins -- a daunting task! |
| April 16th |
Culvert in for Driveway ( 28' of pipe). Begin building Driveway. Continue moving Earth for Walk-Out. Both Bow Window Trusses Done. |
| April 17th |
Driveway Completed today -- gravel in, too. Front Entry Exterior Trusses Done. Dwight rented a larger Generator for Dave to Sheet House and Roof -- waitingfor Epcor (power company) to do main tie-in for Electrical. Backfill to House is Complete. Main Trusses -- 70% done. |
| April 19th |
House is completely Framed and Sheeted! Walk-out is complete, and the ground has been excavated -- we can see the mountains from the Walk-Out! |
| April 22nd |
Windows and Doors arrive from Gienow Windows in Calgary -- they look great! www.gienow.com Thanks to Scott MacInnes for all his help with the Windows! Dwight and Steve fill Interior Trench by Walk-Out. |
| April 24th | Gas-line hooked up, today. Both Bow Windows are in and Front Entry Door, too. |
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