First things first - to bring everybody up to speed... Back in October (2006) we finally found the piece of ground we had been looking for. 5 acres, some trees, some sagebrush, all at a price we could manage. Reminds me a lot of S. Utah.
At that point we had already been coming up with some house plans and pouring over log home planbooks and magazines. We finally settled into working with a rep (http://www.timberlineloghomes.net/) from Yellowstone Log Homes (http://www.yellowstoneloghomes.com/) here in Orem partly because of a fortuitous family connection to their Idaho operations. In fact, Yellowstone's plan book includes several photos from houses that were built by Kami's brothers! So far they have been great to work with.
Then began the long process of converting the dreams and plans into something a little more tangible. We struggled not to get discouraged as we faced problems and delays from the Bank, from the State, from the County, from the homeowners association, from the... no, I guess that about covers it. So here we are in May and we're finally seeing some things come to fruition. As of today we have our driveway roughed in, the well drilled, and our foundation hole dug.
They will start forming for the footings today. On Saturday (the 12th) we also got our temporary compliance certificate from the fire chief. Our building permit should be ready today! Then we close with the bank and the real work begins....
Stay tuned!
2 comments:
Hey it looks wonderful we will have to make a trip out when we are up next. Thanks for sending your link.
Ben
It's about time you turned the comments on! Just kidding. I tried awhile back but was denied.
Everything is looking great! Can't wait until the next posting to see the progress. Keep up the good work!
Jake
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