So finally we are really underway. After several months of figuring all this out on my own, I hired a building consultant that has "been there done that." Paul has been a builder for 30 years and brings a lot of straw-bale experience as well as traditional building experience with him. His son Mike brings additional vision, knowledge, and muscle to the team. My goal is to not only build my home, but find ways to create cost savings. Home building--especially owner/builder home building should not have to be only for the very well to do.

So here we go. We surveyed and laid out the house on August 12 and 13 (a couple hours each day). On the morning of the 14th we brought in a trencher to dig the footings.



On 15 August we cut and laid the rebar and got cleared to pour cement by the county building inspector that afternoon.



The building site was also inspected by my two grandsons.