Here we are. Groundhog Day 2016. In 2-3 weeks an excavator is coming to my lot and digging a hole for the new house. We are fairly excited. It's been a long planning process and we are ready to start checking things off.
The house will be a daylight basement house with a drive-under garage, and the front door entry on the upper level on the left/West side. We wanted to have a very energy efficient home and ditched traditional building practices in order to go with a more advanced system. The daylight basement level will be constructed using Quadlock ICFs. Combining this with and insulated slab and radiant floor heating the basement should be extremely comfortable and energy efficient. The main living level will be framed in with SIP ( Structurally Insulated Panels ). These are basically pre-fab walls, with the main advantage being that you eliminate all of the thermal breaks associated with standard stick frame construction. The roof will be more standard, but will include a heeled truss in order to allow room for insulation to reach the edges.
So where are we at? The surveyor has staked the foundation locations, I've installed the temporary electrical panel, and we put a silt fence over the weekend. Having a small issue loading pics right now, but will get them up soon.
Next week we are headed to St. Thomas for some beach time with friends. When we return the fun begins.
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