Construction Update

Lots was accomplished this past week. The floor tile was installed in most of the house. The garage doors were set and the ground was prepared for the concrete drives.

Next week we'll see a lot of changes. Tile work will continue, including the showers and master bath, the cabinets should be installed and we will pour the concrete drives.

The weather has been wonderful, and we're hoping for more this next week.

Darin & Katie Visit

This past week we were fortunate to have Darin and Katie visit with us here in Heber Valley. Mike has already begun is work at Countrywide, so he wasn't able to join them on the trip. After their move to California, we've missed them. So having them here was quite a treat.

Activities included several trips to the park, walks with Katie and dinner at our friend's cabin in Woodland, UT.

Construction Update

This past week, most work was completed on the outside of the house. The facia and soffit were installed, as well as the rain guttering. Today we laid out the driveways and concrete pads. That work should start in a week or two.

Inside, all of the sheetrock texturing is complete and they've begun preparation for laying tile. Actual tile work began today and will continue for two weeks. Hopefully, next week we'll see the cabinets installed and the trim carpentry work should begin.

Construction Update

We've had beautiful spring weather this past couple of weeks and the masons were able to complete the external brick work on the home.

On Friday, they applied the color coat to the stucco on the house and begin installing the soffit and facia trim to the outside. It is really starting to look like our home.

Inside the second coat of mud is being applied. Texturing will start next week. Two more weeks and we should be ready for cabinets, tile work and trim work.

Lots of fun, here.

Construction Update

Inside the house, the sheetrock is all installed and the mud and tape work starts next week. They've cleaned up the inside and installed the corner edging throughout, so it should take about a week and a half to finish things off.

Brick work continues on the outside of the house. The crew was pulled off to another project, so work has gone slower than I would hope. Today the first coat of the stucco was applied around the house. It should take 3 days to dry and then they apply the color coat. The brick work should be completed next week.

Escalante Trip

This past week we spent a few days in Escalante, Utah to visit family and friends. While there we enjoyed a couple of hikes. Day-1, we hiked the Lower Calf Creek Falls trail with Aaron, Annika and Emmy. The hour and a half hike ends at one of the most beautiful falls. Aaron and Emmy enjoyed getting in the water to cool off after the long hike.



Day-2, we hiked with friends Dennis & Dana Waggoner who moved from Tulsa, OK to Escalante to become part owners of Escalante Outfitters. This was an all day hike through an unnamed slot canyon in the Grand Staircase National Monument.





After entering the slot canyon, you descend deeper and deeper. The walls quickly become higher and more narrow, seemingly with every turn. Towards the end of the canyon you rapel approximately 90' to drop down even further. It was certainly an unforgettable experience!

Construction Update

Brick work began last week on our house and continues this week. They've completed the wainscoting around the sides and back of the house and are now working on the front, which will be entirely brick. Yesterday, they put up the scaffolding around the back and sides for the stucco application, which should start soon.

Inside, they've completed the sheetrock work and now move on to mud and tape. The rooms have really started to take shape, and we've been blessed with early spring weather so it has been very nice.