Category Archives: House Project

Well, I lied. The sewer guy stood us up again today, so you are stuck with another Fallapartment post. Here is a photo of our indoor clock & thermometer: Please note the time (7:37 p.m.) and the temperature (86.9). That … Continue reading →

Nothing happened at the house today. Our builder said that the sewer guy got tied up. Oh. I hope he didn’t mean that literally. Tomorrow they are putting in the sewer connection. Really. I promise. Lumber hits the ground on … Continue reading →

The Fallapartment has surprised us again. Take a look at what we found just inside the door to the basement. That is a spider the size of a Buick! And guess what it has in its claws…. another, smaller spider. … Continue reading →

It has been quiet here for the last couple of days. We have not heard much from our builder except for that postcard from Acapulco…. Just kidding. I think we are waiting for the new sewer line to get connected … Continue reading →

Yesterday and today they back filled the dirt around the foundation and filled the basement with gravel. Before they put the gravel in the basement, they put the drain pipe around the inside. You can see the pipe goes all … Continue reading →

On Friday they sealed the foundation. The stuff they sprayed on it is supposed to make it waterproof. While we were poking around the site we found a paint brush with some of the goop on it. Even though a … Continue reading →

They stripped off the forms, and it looks like a foundation now. That is a view of the garage foundation. The cutouts at the front are where the garage doors will go. The pile of dirt in the middle will … Continue reading →

This afternoon they poured the walls of the house. Because of the small size of the lot they could not get the cement trucks close enough, so they had to bring in a pumper truck. Look at the size of … Continue reading →

The forms are up. Well, at least some of them are up. The rest go up tomorrow morning, and they pour the foundation in the afternoon. In the photo below you can see where the living room, kitchen, and sun … Continue reading →