New Home Construction Update: Starting the Blocks

Finally, starting late last week, we saw some vertical progress on the house! Not counting the Thanksgiving holiday and a minor issue with the foundation, rain, standing water, and cold temperatures delayed the block-laying for over three weeks. Nathan and I are learning something new all the time in this home-building experience. A couple of important things we’ve learned is that things don’t always go as planned and patience is a must!

I mentioned before that we aren’t particularly in a hurry to move in, but we would still like to see consistent progress, even if it’s slow and steady. The fact is, winter is upon us. We knew that building this time of year might bring some challenges and delays. The weather is not something we can control, so we’re trying to be patient and focus on the Christmas season. Hopefully, January doesn’t bring us too harsh of a winter, and we can continue to make progress.

I was hoping to wait until the blocks were completely finished to share an update, but I didn’t want to keep you waiting too long. Here are a few pictures of the progress so far.