Arizona build'n: February 2007

About Me

Location: Arizona, United States

Welcome to my site. I will be Chronicling the construction of our new home. Here is a brief history of my experiance in this area. I moved every few years as a child. As an adult I stayed in one house for 25 years, but helped remodel it four times. From a minor bath redo to adding an entire second story to the house. Now my husband and I have moved to AZ to care for my elderly parents and are undertaking to be the owner/builders of a custom home. Some people don't like change but I guess I'm not one of them. Or perhaps it is just limited change I like. To my husband's current dismay I helped build a 4000 square foot house in Romania in 2001. We took it from slab to fully furnished in 11 days. I therefore have meager patience for the pace of building here in Arizona.

Sunday, February 25, 2007

Hiking In The Neighborhood

So we got tired of digging holes for trees and moving rocks in preparation for rebuilding some stone walls/terraces. So we took a hike up Blackett's Ridge. Once you reach the endpoint of the trail you are directly above our street. A perfect place to check out the roof colors, pool locations, etc., etc., of all the neighboring houses. Back to work tomorrow!!!

Friday, February 09, 2007

Repainted At Last

They say the third time is the charm, but in our case it was the fourth time. Today the weather finally cooperated and we were able to have the house repainted. To our delight they even repainted the wall out front and the one around the utility area in the back. That only leaves the back wall for us. Since we are still working on a small sitting wall inside the back area which will need painting, it should be easy to do it all at once. All the components of the spa are finished. Now we are awaiting the county inspection.