Woo-hoo! The house is started!
August 25, 2004 
On February 8, 2004 - a little over 6 months ago - we put a deposit down on a new house. Today the slab was poured. Apparently, this is a normal wait in Florida; the permit process takes a l-o-n-g time. So now the fun begins! By next week the block walls will be up and the framing (for interior walls, roofing, etc) will be underway. We're very used to construction of "stick" houses (2x4 or 2x6 framing on post and beam foundations), and have done a fair amount of remodel work over the years (framing, roofing, siding, plumbing, cement work, brickwork, wiring, laying carpet, hanging wallpaper, fencing...most everything a homeowner could do). But block home construction on slab foundation is new to us, so it will be very interesting to see how things are done down here in Florida. Click the small photo in this posting to see a few shots of the house beginnings.
You can also see in the pics a glimpse of some of the huge houses in the neighborhood. At about 2,000 square feet, we'll have one of the smallest homes in the group, and that's fine by us :-)
Cheers.
House
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