Demo Day!

by J Scott June 18, 2014

So far, things are moving smoothly through our hectic week… The water and sewer got capped off on Monday, the surveyors were out to mark where the new foundation would go, the sediment control guys were here to install the sediment control fences, and I’ve called in the Sediment Control Inspection, which (assuming we pass) […]

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Cap Utilities Bid: South Carroll Backhoe

by J Scott June 17, 2014

I’ve been debating for the past few weeks about whether to have a professional utility company come in and disconnect/cap-off the water and sewer lines or whether I should just have my demo company cut the lines and I could figure out my own way to cap it off (likely using an expanding spray foam […]

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Week 1: Schedule

by J Scott June 16, 2014

I met with the foreman for the demo/foundation company this past Friday to discuss the schedule for getting started on the demolition and foundation work. While we were hoping to start demo first thing today (Monday), the wet weather at the end of last week has pushed that back a day or two. It’s a […]

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Repurposing the Deck

by Carol Scott June 14, 2014

Remember the neighbor two doors down who tore out some old hardwood floors in the Chimney House dining room to repair a damaged floor at his house? Well, he’s at it again–only this time, it’s an entire deck! We stopped by this morning and found carpenters Brian (left) and Jimmy (right) prepping the deck to remove […]

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A *REAL* Construction Schedule

by J Scott June 13, 2014

I worked for Microsoft for a long time, so you’d think that I was pretty proficient in Microsoft Project and could create a decent construction schedule that mapped timelines, dependencies, critical paths, etc. Instead, I typically just do line items in Excel and use color coding to track things using my own personal system. When […]

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Pre-Construction Meeting/Grading Permit In-Hand

by J Scott June 12, 2014

Our Grading Permit was approved a couple weeks ago, but before we could officially start work, we were required to have a pre-construction meeting with the sediment control inspector. I scheduled that meeting for this morning, and the whole thing took about 5 minutes (there’s a lot of process in my county, but at least […]

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Momma- What a MESS!

by Carol Scott June 11, 2014

Like many preschoolers, our lil munchkins are all drama, all the time. As we pulled up to Chimney House last night, our 3-year-old’s eyes just about popped out of his head and our 4-year-old’s jaw nearly hit the floor when he saw the latest state of affairs. Can’t say I blame them! Since there are many […]

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Final Permit Fees/Costs

by J Scott June 11, 2014

As a reminder, here is the Permit Process in our County… Our Building Permit isn’t yet fully processed (we still need the Sediment Control inspection), but the Permit Department was able to give me a final list of permit fees/costs for the project. Below is a list of the total permit fees incurred (some already […]

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Welcome to TheScottPad.com!

by J Scott June 10, 2014

It happened a few days earlier than we had expected, but we’ve officially launched the site! We look forward to you joining us over the next several months as we build our dream home, and we hope that you find this site to be informative, entertaining and perhaps even helpful if you’re looking to do […]

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Building Permit Status #4

by J Scott June 9, 2014

I posted at the end of last week that the only department that hadn’t signed off on the Building Permit was Sediment Control. Over the weekend, I was thinking about this, and realized that Sediment Control might be waiting to do their inspection (of the sediment control measures) before signing off on the Building Permit. […]

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Getting Rid of the Oil Tank

by J Scott June 6, 2014

One of the big concerns I’ve had leading up to the demo of our existing house is that there is a 240 gallon fuel tank in our basement that has been used for the past 55 years to fuel our house. We were unable to use up all the fuel in the tank before the […]

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