Breaking Ground

We broke ground today! Hauled in around 6 full 10-wheeler loads of red dirt to build up and lay the pad for concrete foundation.

• This will be a pole-barn type/steel frame home 1500 sq feet (30 X 50).

• 3 bedroom /1 full and 1 half bath. The kitchen area will be 15x25

• Living area 15x25. The living area and kitchen will be open and we decided to put an arch entry- way to the kitchen as well as a bar to separate the two rooms.

• We will also be building a front porch that goes the full length of the house. This porch will be 10 ft wide and 50 ft long. We are also adding a back porch that will go only half the length of the house and will be 10 X 25.

We will be doing the work by ourselves with the exception of laying concrete foundation and totally enclosing the structure. We just know we should be done by July 4 of next year. I sure hope so but we don't know what we're getting into having never done anything like this before. We have no experience in home construction. I plan on saving money by painting both the exterior and interior of the home as well as doing the flooring and cabinet work.