R.C. - That is a lot of water! I'm sorry it's being an issue with your septic.

My brother just had a house built and they barely got their septic installed before they were scheduled to move in. The ground was just too wet for them to get in there and dig.

sprink1es - Everything is looking good. I love the clawfoot tub! I am very excited to have one in my house but it is going to be a heavy beast to maneuver.

Framing is getting close to being done.

The framers haven't been here the last 2 days but I did see last night that the water well tank was installed and the HVAC guys have started.

Ktlou82 - definitely a lot of water! No percolation due to the high amount of rainfall. We are due more rain all weekend.

Your house is looking good!

Oh no R.C! That floating septic is awful! They covered ours the day they put it in.

Sprinkles, your house is gorgeous! Love the claw tub in front of the windows.

Kennady, I like the farmhouse look too. I don't know what ours is, but a little bit of farmhouse for sure. I used to talk about it here but there were too many negative comments. It's the right thing for us and that's all that matters. So you do what makes you happy. It's not like the haters are ever going to be in it, right?

It's been awhile since I've posted much, and something here (on all of the forums) seems to have changed. On a new-to-me thread, I see the first post and if there are many replies, the first reply I see often has nothing to do with the first post, or there is a comment referring to another comment I can't see. When I click on "see 196 more comments" I do see more comments, but they still don't seem to be the next one to be able to follow the conversation. How do I get to read the entire thread in order?

@Vanessa thanks!!! My original move in date was April of last year ♀️. I’m pretty confident that March is gonna be it. Inside just touch up paint and deep cleaning are left. Outside I still need driveway poured, the area around the pool and landscaping.

Rc oh my goodness, Im so sorry you are dealing with this and to all others who have so much rain it is hampering building of their homes. It has been a very wet season for many.

Tenisha that is a very long time to wait. I hope it will be well worth it for you.

krtlou82 when do you project your move in for?

Sprink1es looks so nice!

Wishing everyone a weekend of progress.

Pics of new house. We moved in early December but things were still being finished. It's finally done, except this we want to do over time. Loving the house in every way so far. Tons of natural light and I can see my horses out the back windows. I was diagnosed with breast cancer (I'm 40) in early January, so now I'm recovering in my beautiful living room. Love seeing all the progress since its been awhile since I've been on here.

more pics

we closed and got the keys

Here it is.

Kimberley your home is beautiful. Glad you are able tto recover in it. Hope you heal quickly and have no further treatment.

Hansen awesome news! Post some pics for us when you get a chance. Congratulations!

Kimberly G good to hear that you're recovering. I love your home; we have the same ceiling fan!!!

Hansen so happy for you, can't wait to see more of it.

Tenisha B. - wow. What a long wait. Hope you love your new place!

Kimberly G - Hope your recovery goes smoothly. Your home is beautiful!

Hansen - Congratulations! Your house looks very neat!

Kimberly G. I am so glad that you are recovering and wish you the best of health in the future. Enjoy your lovely new home!

Hansen, I love your home!

Is anyone on this thread insulating their selves? We are thinking about insulating our sill plate in between the joists . Also our builder only insulates the attached garage with r11 I’m gonna tell him not to do it and put in at least r-13 myself

Kennady12 - we hired out spray foam, but I did fiberglass batts in all the walls myself. Just finished. Not too hard, just time consuming. we have 2x6 walls, so put in R19.

Kimberly G beautiful home! Hope you're recovering well.

Looking good everyone!! :)

ETA: Scardy Kat I think sometimes the comments seem out of order b/c people have deleted comments along the line??

NewEnglandgal - I'm hoping my house will be finished by July but we shall see!

Kimberly G - Wonderful home! I love those beams and the fan.

Hansen - Congrats on getting in your home!

Plumbers and HVAC was started last week. There might actually be decent weather this week so fingers crossed it's a good week of work.

What is everyone planning for base and crown? We are doing cove crown and flat stock for baseboards.

Finally picked a reclaimed wood beam for a mantel this past weekend. Should be ready by the end of the week.

Wysmama we are doing flat stock for base also .

We meet with our cabinet guy Wednesday. We are spending the evening brainstorming about features we want . Any tips would be great .

Ktlou our hvac was just finished , our builder is telling us end of June . I hope he is right .

wysmama - we aren't doing crown, except maybe a hatband in the master if I get fancy. Doing flat 6" baseboards.

I am STILL tiling...

No crown anywhere and we love the clean look. I’m not saying crown moldings are bad but you need to visualize how they will look in your home. Baseboards are not standard stock but are 3/4“ instead of 5/8”. We wanted door frames to be flush with baseboards for a clean look.

Cyndy - I am also going to tile several bathrooms in our new home so appreciate your hard work! Looks great!

Lindavana - thanks. It's not really THAT hard, just time consuming and I can't seem to catch time to do more than one thinset batch at a time. Today the gas guys came and I had to run to the feed store and Costco, tomorrow is an ortho appt and trade show, Thursday is a kid's field trip. I just want twelve interrupted hours to tile!! lol

Pinebaron- That is something I hadn't thought of. Good idea, it's a nice clean look having the door frames and baseboards match. Do you have a picture of your door frame moldings?

wysmama- we are doing flat stock baseboards. No crown molding - not our style in this house.

Brick started being laid today and the painters started inside. The septic guy was working on the floating tank. I think the hole is drained (it was dark outside). It was too windy for siding today. Hopefully they can work tomorrow.

Cyndy: No door frame moldings; we liked the straight look; just had to be done by someone who understood precision. A picture from when it was being built.

wysmama - I did 3 piece crown molding. Baseboards I did baseboard with base cap, I think they ended up being around 8” high with both pieces. Other than my kitchen and basement which are 10 feet high, my ceilings are 14 feet and up.

Jen - my whole family has moved to New Prague in the last 10 years. I grew up in Apple Valley. I'm in NC now via Georgia!

Siding is going up. Painting is happening inside. Floors will be soon. It’s moving along!

Cedar posts were placed on front and back porches. The tongue and groove pine ceilings were done. Looks like the framers have finished. The plumber showed up last night about 5pm. He said he's so busy he's working days and nights. He was planning on leaving about 11pm.

Ktlou- love the porch ceilings

ktlou just want to say I love your house. I can't wait to see the finished product

Thanks wysmama and D E! It's exciting watching the progress, I'm pleased so far.

Wow, great progress for everyone! When I visit the house this weekend, hope to see the drywall installed. Our exterior is more finished than the interior with the siding and most of the stone now installed.

Went out to the house yesterday. Lots of people working.
Plumbing going in for the pool. Roofers finishing up the roof, trim guys inside cutting and installing door trim, stone going up on the exterior.

Oh, and our mantel is done.

Ktlou - your porch posts and ceilings are gorgeous! How are you treating them? I have been waiting for a dry spell to oil our posts - but it keeps on raining.

We're finally kicking construction off on our house this week! Should have started a month ago but it took an extraordinary long time to get the septic approvals. Oh well, February was super rainy so we wouldn't have made much progress anyway.

Here's the house plan: Bay Cottage. Building on a 5.5 acre mountain view lot.

Flooring has been started. Things are moving along.

^ digging the wooded view, that deck should be cool too

The woods are beautiful!

RC- what kind of flooring?

Kennady -luxury vinyl plank.

Ktlou82....Love your cedar posts and the cedar tongue-in-groove. So glad you posted because my DH and I are torn between the white ceiling over the long porch or adding matching cedar like you did. I just showed DH your photo because he’s all about cost and he absolutely said, oh my gosh, yes...we have to do that.

Your style porch looks just like ours, do it was a good comparison.

Flooring started...

Wow!!! Missi Smith, such a small world, You having family in New Prague.

Wow! Love seeing everyone’s houses going up! We break ground this spring, supposed to be this March but the ground is so frozen here in northern Missouri! Jen I love your flooring what color and type is it? How long is your porch, we are going to have a big porch too! Can’t wait!