Fab Friday Photos- Week 2

by Carol Scott June 27, 2014

Hi Everyone! HAPPY FRIIIIIDAAAAAAAAAY! Everything is moving right along! On Monday, the Bartley crew put the final touches on site prep before dropping off materials to install our foundation footers. The team got right to work in strategically placing concrete forms in just the right locations and finished up by mid-morning Tuesday before calling in […]

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Roofing/Gutters Bid: Jerry’s Siding & Roofing

by J Scott June 26, 2014

I’ve been getting a lot of roofing and gutter bids over the past two months. In some cases, we got bids from companies that only specialized in roofing/gutters, and in some cases, we got bids from companies that could tackle the siding work as well. There was one company that stood out while getting bids […]

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Watch On Wednesday

by Carol Scott June 25, 2014

Watch on Wednesday: Week 2 This Week’s Location: Overlooking the footers that were just poured yesterday evening. Bartley Corp. kicked butt! Plus, learn about our design decisions to make sure the new house’s exterior captures elements of other homes in the neighborhood, while the old house’s legacy lives on. <<Previous << Watch on Wednesday: Week […]

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Footers Started/Completed

by J Scott June 25, 2014

It was a busy day at the build site yesterday. The footing crew from Bartley Corp. got there at 7:00am yesterday morning, and immediately started setting up the forms for the footers. By noon, they were done with the forms, and it was time to wait for the inspector to show up to do the […]

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Termite Pre-Treatment Bid: Annihilators Inc.

by J Scott June 24, 2014

As part of the foundation work, it’s always smart to get the soil pre-treated for termites. This involves spraying the entire area beneath the slab foundation with a termite-killing chemicals. The company I’ll be using for this work is a local pest/termite company called Annihilators Inc. of Maryland. They’ll come out just prior to the […]

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Plumbing Bid: Charles A. Klein & Sons

by J Scott June 23, 2014

I’ve been getting a lot of plumbing bids over the past two months, and have a pretty good idea of what I should be expecting to pay for the plumbing work (about 50% more than what we were paying for new construction plumbing in Atlanta!). Ultimately, I decided to go with a larger company — […]

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Week 2: Schedule

by J Scott June 23, 2014

Week #1 of construction was busy (and a success!). Week #2 is shaping up to be a little bit less busy, but hopefully just as productive. During Week #2, we plan on starting the concrete work, which requires more upfront prep and more time on the back-end to dry/cure. Here is what we’re looking like […]

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Excavation Complete!

by J Scott June 21, 2014

Our foundation company finished digging the hole for the new house on Friday. Here is some video: And a pic from inside the hole: This means we’re on schedule after Week #1…next week, we’ll start on molding and pouring the concrete footers and walls…

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Fab Friday Photos- Week 1

by Carol Scott June 20, 2014

Happy Friday, everyone! We’ve had an AWESOME week with a ton of progress: South Carroll Backhoe came in bright and early Monday morning to cap off the water and sewer lines. On Tuesday, Fisher, Collins, and Carter surveyors staked out the lot in accordance with their cutsheet while The Bartley Corp. prepped the site with a sill […]

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BUILDING PERMIT!

by J Scott June 19, 2014

The Sediment Control inspector stopped by the property yesterday, and quickly signed off on the sediment control measures. Last night, he updated the system with the passed inspection, and this morning, I received an automated email that our Building Permit was completed and ready for pickup! I stopped at the Building Department today, paid the […]

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Demo Videos

by J Scott June 18, 2014

The first day of demo was a success. The demo company got the house down in about 2 hours and then spent most of the rest of the day putting debris in dumpsters. By the end of the day, they were tearing up the basement foundation walls and the concrete slab, though there’s still a […]

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