Sewer Permit

Another step forward, today we got our sewer permit. Last mention of Soos Creek Water and Sewer was in my post of January 29.  Thank you Lynn and Stephanie for your help.

Looking back

I just found these photos of our property taken in the summer of 2013, days before we started clearing.  All are taken from the road: the top one is looking south, the bottom one looking north. The center one shows our fence and the driveway. The property had been neglected for 20+ years and we were excited to liberate it. Lots of trash, ground bees and red and black biting ants lived there.

Wheee...

Wheee...here we go! Suddenly, our new home is materializing. A magical time.  For this photo I'm standing where the detached garage will be. That's the hole for the house closer to the lake, near our North property line. We are very pleased that we chose builder Chris Welch and cMac to make our dream come true.

Orange: fall and progress

The first fall leaves from our big maple match the bright orange stakes that mark the perimeter of our house - signs of fall and progress. We met our builder Chris and his Superintendent, Mike at the lake this morning (in the rain) to review positioning of the house. A slight adjustment from the original plan will give us a great view of the lake but minimal sight lines to the next door neighbor. Each lot is only 50 feet wide at the water's edge so it is important for everyone to be considerate of their neighbor's privacy. The excavator should be there tomorrow. I'll be writing much more about our builder and his team in coming posts. We are beyond excited.

Finally!

Hard to believe...we FINALLY have a building permit and can move forward! This is the front of the house, which I think of as the back of the house because it faces the street, not the lake. These french doors of my studio will open onto a private courtyard. Our excitement about this project is renewed. It has been a very long, hot, lake-less summer, waiting.

September 18 Good News

When all is said and done, farewell to summer yesterdays. We are happy today after receiving the good news that we can finally begin to build.

Sept. 6, 2014 marking stumps

A beautiful Saturday at the lake. We marked stumps for the stump grinder. The neighbor's house is looking great!