The trials and tribulations of building a home in Colorado

• Everyday is a staycation in the Colorado mountains (10/27/2019)
• Crossing the finish line (7/4/2019)
• The cabinet chronicles (6/16/2019)
• Buttoning up the exterior (6/8/2019)
• Sweat equity (6/2/2019)
• Laying tile (6/1/2019)
• Walls, sweet, sweet walls (5/12/2019)
• Shiver me timbers (3/17/2019)
• Pipes, wires, & fireplaces (3/9/2019)
• Still framing after all these months (1/20/2019)
• Roof trusses battle 100+ mph wind (11/30/2018)
• Main Level Framing (11/2/2018)
• Framing the first walls (10/12/2018)
• We’re finally ready for framing (9/7/2018)
• The house is taking shape (8/10/2018)
• It all starts with a solid foundation (7/6/2018)
• We’re diggin’ the foundation (6/21/2018)
• When nature calls, we can handle it (6/10/2018)
• What a view (4/10/2018)
• The water well to China (4/6/2018)
• Holy driveway, Batman (3/24/2018)
• Closing the loan (3/21/2018)
• Two steps forward, one step back (3/6/2018)
• This is where the house will be built (2/1/2018)
• Foundation surprise (1/22/2018)
• Drum roll please – the appraisal is in (1/22/2018)
• A meeting of the minds on structural engineering (1/8/2018)
• Show us the money! (12/28/2017)
• Stucco, stone, and timbers, Oh my! (12/26/2017)
• Our grading permit is approved! (12/19/2017)
• Could another builder do it cheaper? (12/1/2017)
• Traipsing all over Denver to pick out materials (10/20/2017)
• Grading plan submitted for permit (9/27/2017)
• It’s going to cost what? (9/21/2017)
• We’re finally ready to get pricing! (8/24/2017)
• Garage switcheroo (8/18/2017)
• Site survey with setback pins (7/26/2017)
• Site evaluation with Douglass Engineering (6/26/2017)
• The early versions of the floor plans (6/20/2017)
• Space planning with Caribou Ridge (6/8/2017)
• Site walk with the architect (5/25/2017)
• Who will design our home? (5/19/2017)
• Wish list for our new home (5/15/2017)
• Touring houses with Best Custom Homes (5/11/2017)
• How about now? (4/7/2017)
• Location, Location, Location (4/10/2015)