The building of Keith and Deb's new home
Date
Map to house Click any picture to enlarge What happened
06/15/2007
Thursday
-day 1148 -- WOW!-
Today we got the front of the house landscaped. What do you think?
12/29/2005
Thursday
-day 615-
KaiserKlan Khristmas
Our First KaiserKlan Christmas.
09/03/2005
Saturday
-day 498-
The day of our First Annaual Labor Day Weekend Party
08/09/2005
Tuesday
-day 473-
After a several day break work started again.
07/28/2005
Thursday
-day 461-
After the third day of work.
07/27/2005
Thursday
-day 460-
After the second day of work.
07/26/2005
Thursday
-day 459-
After the first day of work.
07/07/2005
Thursday
-day 440-
These are "before" photos of the back yard, soon you will see the "after" shots.
06/19/2005
Sunday
-day 422-
*Fathers Day 		I left for a week on staff at the Naish Scout Reservation, for the second time since we started building.
05/25/2005
Wednesday
-day 397-
Today we got grass... front and most of the back and both sides.
03/16/2005
Wednesday
-day 327-
We've been in a little over a week now, as you can see from the garage, loft and kitchen we have a lot of unpacking still to do.
03/04/2005
Friday
-day 315-
Our first night in the new house.
Not under the best of circumstances, we could not get the Select Comfort to be comfortable it wouldn't hold air, the toilet ran all night, the phones didn't work, and the water had been turned down to tepid at best among other small annoyances. But in the end we did get to try out the new jucczzi, the air chamber did hold air for most of the night, we both have cell phones, and afterall it was our first night in our new house.
Lots of activity today, stucco got patched (but not painted), some of the interier things got fixed (but not all). The pillers in the front did get installed but again not painted. So lots to do yet, I'm sure nothing will happen over the weekend so lets hope next week this actually get done.
We also closed on the Fisk house today. And it was Brendans birthday... all and all a good day.
02/28/2005
Monday
-day 311-
We closed on the house today but because of several areas that are not complete we can't move in. The hardwood floors need one more coat and an overnight, the living room and master bed room still need to be painted. Paint of various kinds and amounts are needed in quite a few places so that delays us too.
02/26,27/2005
Sat & Sun
-day 309 & 310-
OK, lets see what happenend the last couple of days... carpet went in, the windows got cleaned, the kitchen was finished and cleaned, the basement floor was swept and cleaned, doors were mounted on correct hardware and much, much more. Maybe most important the decorative stones were added, after much delay, to the outside of the house.
02/24/2005
Thursday
-day 307-
All plumbing is done, central vac is in.
02/22/2005
Tuesday
-day 305-
Time seems to be standing still. The outside of the house is painted, but not finished.
02/21/2005
Monday
-day 304-
Things have come to a halt, nothing is happening, or not very quickly in any case.
Closing is only 7 days away and yet no one is here working today.
02/17/2005
Thursday
-day 300-
Today they started the stucco, and on the inside another coat went on the hard wood floor.
02/16/2005
Wednesday
-day 299-
Not really much going on today, as you can see the floor is being sanded,
aside from that the only thing done was the installation of the master bath counter top.
Turns out they had time yet today to stain the floor as well.
02/15/2005
Tuesday
-day 298-
The decks were finished today, the guys were leaving when we arrived about 4:30p.m.
Work was stared on the hard wood floor to sand and eventually stain it.
The cook-top stove was installed today, and we met with Jim from Carpets & vinyl about how and where
to install what carpet...
02/14/2005
Monday
-day 297- 		Today is our 2nd Anniversary!
02/11/2005
Friday
-day 294-
Lots done today, tile work continued, work on the master bedroom deck progressed.
02/10/2005
Thursday
-day 293-
Lots done today, tile work continued, light fixtures and appliances installed.
02/08/2005
Tuesday
-day 291-
Tile in the bathroom, and on the fireplace was started today.
02/07/2005
Monday
-day 290-
Painting started today, it's cold outside high today was only 27.
02/04/2005
Friday
-day 287-
The kitchen cabinets get stained.
02/02/2005
Wednesday
-day 285-
Finally work continued today, the corrected cabinets were installed, the counter top replaced.
And as you can see landscape work was started.
02/01/2005
Tuesday
-day 284-

The Fisk house is sold... again!

Baring any more last minute problems.
01/27/2005
Thursday
-day 279- 		Last minute problems... the house is back on the market.
01/25/2005
Tuesday
-day 277-

The Fisk house is sold!

Baring any last minute problems anyway.
01/23/2005
Sunday
-day 275- 		We had our fourth open house on Fisk today, a couple of good prospects but sill no offers.
01/22/2005
Saturday
-day 274-
We spent the morning looking for stone for the front of the house and then stopped by the tile shop.
Then we found 8 geocaches, and placed one on this very cold day.
01/21/2005
Friday
-day 273- 		One or two problems remain with the cabinets but progress is being made...slowly.
01/19/2005
Wednesday
-day 271- 		We met with the stucco guy today, not much else to report. Looks like the corrected cabinets have been delivered but not installed.
01/08/2005
Saturday
-day 260- 		We flew to Minnesota to celebrate the traditional KaiserKlan Christmas, this year at Kraig & Kellys.
01/07/2005
Friday
-day 259- 		After a couple of days off because of a big ice storm, work continued in the form of painting and staining.
01/01/2005
Wednesday
*New Years Day 		Happy New Year! Today is 253 days since we first saw our new lot and put money down,
163 days from ground breaking, 101 from the start of framing, 68 since it was roofed.
The current guesstimate is we'll be in the first or second week in February.
12/29/2004
Wednesday
-day 250- 		The cabinets are installed. There are some issues but they will get resolved soon.
12/24/2004
Friday
-day 245- 		The cabinets are delivered. All trim work is done, look at the fireplace.
12/21/2004
Tuesday
-day 242-
*First day
of Winter 		The trim work continues. Wednesday should be the last day for trim work, then the cabinets are installed.
12/17/2004
Friday
-day 238- 		The trim work continues.
12/15/2004
Wednesday
-day 236- 		This is the first day of work on the trim, stairs, fireplace, etc. The heat is on so the inside is warm.
12/12/2004
Sunday
-day 233- 		Today we had the first open house to sell the Fisk house.
12/02/2004
Thursday
-day 223- 		Cement for most of the driveway and sidewalk are poured. It was finished today too, but after I left.
12/01/2004
Wednesday
-day 222- 		Cement forms for driveway and sidewalk, and lots of sheetrock.
11/24/2004
Wednesday
-day 215- 		When we returned we found the insulation was started, just in time for the first snow of the year.
11/20/2004
Saturday
-day 211- 		Deb and I leave for Hawaii to celebrate her birthday.
11/16/2004
Tuesday
-day 207- 		Our house on Fisk is officially For Sale, make us an offer.
11/12/2004
Friday
-day 203- 		The first garage door is installed, security and speakers for entertainment too.
11/08/2004
Monday
-day 199- 		The fireplace is installed and the rough-in electrical is finished.
11/06/2004
Saturday
-day 197- 		The master bath windows get fixed.
11/04/2004
Thursday
-day 195- 		Plumbing, heating and electrical rough-in work is started.
10/25/2004
Monday
-day 185- 		The roof is shingled, and the inside is now dry.
10/22/2004
Friday
-day 182- 		The shingles were delivered today.
10/19/2004
Tuesday
-day 179- 		Looking up at the loft from the entry.
10/14/2004
Thursday
-day 174- 		The Minnesota room from the outside.
10/08/2004
Friday
-day 168- 		     Look at that roof line.
10/06/2004
Wednesday
-day 166- 		The Minnesota room, is our future guest room. Nils is in town from German with his girl friend Sanne to check it out.
10/05/2004
Tuesday
-day 165- 		From the front. Can you tell we're excited about the house?
10/01/2004
Friday
-day 161-

These are the pictures of the end of the first full week of framing. It's amazing how much was accomplished
in just 6 days of building.

This is part of the master bedroom ceiling.
09/29/2004
Wednesday
-day 159- 		Standing in the loft, looking over the master bedroom.
09/28/2004
Tuesday
-day 158- 		Looking Northwest from Ames. That is the master bedroom closet wall.
09/27/2004
Monday
-day 157- 		Family room wall goes up.
09/25/2004
Saturday
-day 155- 		Standing in the kitchen looking out the breakfast nook.
09/23/2004
Thursday
-day 153-

We have walls! Above ground walls that is.

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09/22/2004
Wednesday
-day 152-
*First day
of Fall

Framing begins

At 5:30pm This is later the same day, they sure build fast.
At 11:30am , the first hour of Fall. On my break from work I stopped by this first day of Fall to see the house started.
09/20/2004
Monday
-day 150- 		Cement is poured for the basement and garage, and the first wood is deliverd.
09/17/2004
Friday
-day 147- 		Backfill is done.
09/11/2004
Saturday
-day 141- 		We spent the weekend at friends near Solana in Northern Minnesota.
09/03/2004
Friday
-day 133- 		The forms are removed after pouring the foundation.
09/01/2004
Wednesday
-day 131-

The forms are put in place and the foundation is poured.

08/24/2004
Tuesday
-day 123- 		Dad passed away today, he loved his family and they loved him, he will be missed always. He is my hero. Photos
08/16/2004
Monday
-day 115-

Footings go in.





We were at the Great KaiserKlan Summer Blast when it happened but finally we can see some more progress... the footings are in place.
08/11/2004
Wednesday
-day 110- 		The Decorator

We met today with our "Decorator" to pick out colors for walls, and cabinets and such.
07/23/2004
Friday
-day 91- 		Deb & Nate move to Kansas City

The drive was long, especially coming out of Minnesota traffic but uneventful and now for the first time Deb and I live in the same state and the same house. We even had time to stop for one geocach on the trip (GC2B30), don't think that wasn't fun in a 20ft truck.
07/22/2004
Thursday
-day 90-

Groundbreaking

We were in Minnesota packing the truck for our move when they actually dug the hole. So we took these pictures a few days later.
07/04/2004
Sunday
-day 72- 		We spent the weekend at dads celebrating the 4th of July.
06/29/2004
Tuesday
-day 67- 		Today I picked up the blueprints for the new house
06/26/2004
Saturday
-day 64- 		Deb's house was sold, we were at the H. Roe Bartle Scout Reservation, it took us 3 counter offers via cell phone to negotiate the price. But in the end we got what we wanted.
06/21/2004
Monday
-day 59-
*First day
of Summer 		Deb's house officially went on the market.
06/20/2004
Sunday
-day 58-
*Fathers Day 		I left for a week on staff at the Naish Scout Reservation.
05/24/2004
Monday
-day 31- 		Today we signed the papers and put 5% down.
04/23/2004
Friday
*Third day
of Spring

The property is lot 83, 6024 Ames, KC, MO (N39° 12.174, W94° 36.174) in the Oakwood Forest development by Acuff and Rhodes.

Here are some pictures of the property, and the partially completed model of the house we are thinking of having built. Here are later pictures of the same model. This is very early on in our plans. This house is the first of its kind, and is being built by Straight Builders , ours would be only the third so we really don't know what the inside would look like yet.