Yet again...

We are GOOD to GO! I've called the excavator's and they I think are even relieved. So hopefully we will be seeing the them with in the next few days. Depending on the weather which is going to be COLD. However not as cold or as bad as in New York! They are getting hit with both cold and more snow. I'm SO thrilled we aren't having snow with our cold.

Hopefully more updates to come!

Someday Sometime

I will have news to post about demoing and the pouring of concrete. However not this week. The excavator has shown up but will be leaving and coming back next week.

As all of you know who have been keeping up with all of this. We are in a lawsuit against our former contractor. Well his attorney has now decided after having the case for more than 6 months that she wants to come and inspect the old basement. So we are letting her. After all we have never had anything to hid. And now she can't say she didn't have the chance to see it in person or have time to find her own engineer.

Hopefully the basement will be torn down by next Thursday and we'll be pouring by the following week.

The prettiest poles you've ever seen!

Transformer and yard light :)
Meter box and meter!

One of two poles and guide wires.

Another view of the transformer and yard light! :)

Lineman working on hooking up the "juice".

Southwest Truck!

WIRES!

Yard pole with the transformer and yard light. Again. :)

The poles on the trailer! :)

Linemen auguring the hole for the pole! (what I couldn't do with that auger...)

We could hardly believe our eyes when Southwest Electric pulled into the drive with the poles, wire, and all their "stuff". GOD BLESS the Southwest Electric linemen! Aren't they the pettiest poles you've ever seen! Real live electric poles with real live electricity!

No News yet...

So I thought I would post some pictures of the house we are currently living in. After all for the time being it is our Home Sweet Home (even if it is cold, drafty, moldy, and snakes have been known to hibernate in the attic). Enjoy! I'll post more later. These are of the ceilings in the back two bedrooms and bathroom.

Progress?!

Progress...It's a good thing. While they aren't digging, destroying, re excavating, and making mess at least the equipment is here. This is as close as we've come in months. Over a year to be exact.

What a good feeling it is to look out the door and see that little "digger". It's to bad they didn't leave the key... I might just have some fun of my own! I think it would feel extremely wonderful to have a go at those walls. I suppose watching will have to be enough.

More to come soon... I hope.

Demo!!!

"Old basement"
As you can tell the above picture is of the "old" basement/foundation for the house. After talking with the new contractor and among ourselves. And seeing that the cost for the new excavation is going to be the same if we go to the right of the old one... or to the left... or just to demo it out... and put it where we wanted it to begin with. And seeing as we are going to have to live with this the rest of our lives. We have come up with the perfect place yet again.

DRUM ROLL PLEASE!!!!

TA DA!!!!

As you'll notice it's the SAME picture. :) Yes we have decided to demo out the old and put it where we wanted it to begin with. It will feel good to have the walls come down. Out with the old and in with the new.

If all works out Demo day will be Tuesday the 25th and the concrete guy is good to go for next week.

New pictures and up dates to come. :) *doing the dance of JOY*

Be it EVER so Humble...

OK here we go again... construction of basement/foundation #2! Woo HOO!!! I'll be posting regularly during the process with photos and updates. If the workers are working, I'll be snapping shots and posting that night or the next day!