my foundation guys - Coello and Assoc.

the concrete trucks

the footings are poured and form-a-drain put in

the wall forms are ready and waiting

garage footings

facing west

footings in front of house

wall forms go up

wall forms up and braced around house/garage

concrete is poured into wall forms

concrete is pumped into wall forms from a large truck

walls are poured and braced

poured walls are braced and now must cure

poured walls will have brick pattern on the inside wall

walls braced inside and out

forms come off - garage area shown

foam insulation board is applied to walls

basement windows on west end - 2 ft. exposure for light in basement

haunches on front of house for porch support

close-up of poured-in-place basement window (36" x 16")

putting stone in garage floor

good slope away from foundation

blue pipe was put under foundation into the basement for the well

kennel area off garage which will be covered by a roof

Pal Steel truck preparing to set the beam.

beam that spans the width of the house is set.

main beam is set and adjusted

setting the supporting poles

making sure it's straight

preparing to set the 2nd beam

setting the 2nd beam

untying the ropes

walking the steel "tightrope"

wood is delivered

sill plate is attached to foundation

Floor deck is built

Nothing to do with the construction, geese on the pond at Mukwonago Park. A nice place to walk the dogs after a stressful day of home building.

Garage - north wall

Deck is built, sides are going up.

Back of the house, on left the patio door opening, on right the dining room window

front spare bedroom facing south

the garage with the kennel yard door on right

Back of house facing north

back of house, kennel yard with door

Back and west side of house (from the inside)

3 car garage

front view of house with garage facing slightly SE (canted)

west side with 2 ft. exposure and basement windows

back of house, large opening is patio door

garage service door, ladder is in kennel yard

kennel yard w/door, my bedroom window on right.

laundry room window facing south

dinette window facing southeast

spare bedroom window facing southeast

my bedroom window facing north

door from laundry room to kitchen

inside of house looking out

Roof trusses are ready

house is ready for the roof trusses

front of house facing southeast

West end of house

Truss is moved by crane

setting front gable

roof trusses and blue sky

covered kennel area

Faith in my bedroom

patio door opening on left, dining room window on right

Faith on the roof sheathing

back of house

front of house and garage, gable being built

Peach pie (Faith) in the front entryway

front of house with gable

front of house with stockpiled topsoil

garage

front of house from driveway

covered kennel area by garage

west side of house with 2 ft. exposure

west side - bedroom windows

back of house

Roof sheathing on garage.

Roof sheathing on covered kennel area.

Back of house.

Garage.

Front of house w/garage

Front of house.

Sun tunnel in bathroom (one in each)

Back of house w/chimney (and mess I have to clean up :-)

Front of house w/sun tunnel

Front of house with other sun tunnel

My roofing guy, Kevin Schmitt

Starting the roof membrane

Starting the shingles

Working in very hot weather :-(

Roof over kennel area

The shingles sealed quickly with the heat

Front gables

patio doors in back

windows in back of house

patio doors, spare bedroom window

front of house

west side of house with basement windows and electric hookup

front entryway

laundry room window - will have windowbox in the future

garage windows

kitchen partial wall and pass thru being built

partial kitchen wall

garage window with rail along basement steps

basement entry way - steps will be built here

arched nook in foyer wall

foam insulation goes on first. bathrooms are done first so shower/tub module can be placed.

eco batt insulation over foam in bathroom

grey color dog bath with door for dog entry.

dog bath in laundry room to be hooked up to plumbing

digging the hole for the septic

digging the hole for the concrete septic tank

Faith walking down perc bed.

drain tiles for percolation bed

Faith on exposed septic tank.

septic tank is buried and percolation field completed with venting

getting ready to rough in the heating system

roughing in the heating

roughing in the plumbing

WE energies getting ready to hook up electric service

digging the trench for the electric cables

the trench dug up to the house and electric box

trench going thru the woods

WE worker getting ready to place electric wire in the trench

Coello piling stone by the house to put in the basement before pouring concrete

a hole is cut in the house and the stone is pushed down the hole.

after the stone is in the basement, men move it around with wheelbarrows.