Decked out in Front!
15 Nov, 2022 We had plans to build decking, but weren’t sure on how we were going to do this during the house build. The house has a crawl space and sits elevated off the ground. To get into the front…
Tag built from scratch
CONNECTED to Internet!
22 Oct, 2022 We are CONNECTED! When we first moved into the real house, we moved our WeBoost cell signal booster from the RV we had been living in, to the house, and had the cord running in through a…
Moving into our new house! Propane connection, furniture, and more…
01 Sep, 2022 August 2022 I try to schedule everything in advance so I can plan. This month, I had planned internet and landline installation, propane connection, work on my garden, and final inspections for HVAC, woodstove, and bank final…
Looking back on our house build journey, would we have done anything different?
15 Jul, 2022 Building a house from scratch on bare land is not glamorous… I am proud that we have come this far and we are almost done on the house build, but have so much more to do in…
New house build Update – House Build almost done!
30 Jun, 2022 We are so close to done! We started this New house build Journey after purchasing 20 acres of bare land in North Idaho in late 2018. We didn’t really know where to begin. We started by scratching out some…
May 2022 Update: Well pump and septic install!!!
May 2022 update It has been 2 weeks since we were I Idaho. I had to go back to California to work. I still do not know how I will manage work in California and home in Idaho. I will…
New house build update: paint doors/trim, woodstove, garage concrete, and more…
30 Apr, 2022 April 2022 It has been 5 weeks since our last visit to our Idahome…this trip is dedicated to painting doors and trim and hopefully well pump and well pressure tank. In 5 weeks time, we have been…
Drywall and painting
February 10, 2022 Plan for this trip: Interior painting! This trip is dedicated to interior painting. Weather has delayed some things. I have kept in touch with Guy, our project manager, and he has been instrumental in keeping on schedule…
New house build update-Frame done, windows and doors in…
25 Jan, 2022 SNOW! January 2022 update-Frame done, windows and doors in… As we enter the new year, we are looking forward to relocating and starting our new life in Idaho…plan for this trip: meet the plow guy, meet…
December 2021 Update & summary so far
Dec 26, 2021 We bought our own piece of Idaho in late 2018. Little did I know back then that I had made a real smart decision because people are flocking to Idaho in droves now in 2020-2021. Finding it…
New house build: Digging our well!
01 Nov, 2021 October 2021 It has been about 3 weeks since our last visit and our build is coming along. I have been following along through texts, emails, and an app called Builder Trend that our Builder uses to…
New house build progress: Seal foundation and backfill on our house build, next…framing!
29 Sep, 2021 September 2021 Update: This is what we left behind last month… foundation walls complete, left to cure… Just weeks ago, our foundation was completed. Progress seemed to take so long to get going, but now that it…
New house build had begun: Footings and Foundation done!
25 Aug, 2021 BEFORE OUR ARRIVAL… This trip is dedicated to setting our RV as our temporary housing. Up until now, we have been staying in hotels because when you work all day, it is super important to have water…
Water totes, temporary power, & final building permit…
04 Aug, 2021 filling water totes at Athol Community Center July 2021 Update We had big plans for this trip… 1. Trim trees for Roads and Bridges Department as required to increase sight clearance for them to sign off. (This…
Getting Ready to build on bare land, update: permits, excavation, and more…
02 Jun, 2021 May 2021: Building permit, excavation begins on house and shop pads, water well evaluation… We visited county offices to pay for our building permit. In Bonner County, there is no catch-all building department. There are multiple offices…