Day 22 - 24

There's still a hole in the ground. That's a good thing, of course. We didn't expect a lot of progress this week, outside of backfilling the basement. That's what these pictures show.

There have been a few more communication missteps with Estridge over the past couple of weeks. We recognize that not everyone who builds a new home wants to be involved in each step of the process. We do. And while the supervisor on our project is very responsive to our questions and comments, it's been largely reactive and we've requested some more proactive communication to help manage our expectations. We're cautiously optimistic that that will improve moving forward.

And then on Day 24, there was lumber.

Lots and lots of lumber.

One of the problems the builders have had in the past couple of weeks is that the roads in this neighborhood are not well-plowed, and we've had some decent snowfall. In fact, Indianapolis is now just 4" away from the average snowfall for an entire season, and we've got a good eight weeks of winter left. We're hoping that the town steps up their plowing efforts next season when the community is more developed. For now, the trucks delivering materials have had a difficult time maneuvering through the snow and ice. I suppose that's one of the drawbacks of building in the winter. 

We're thinking that framing will begin early this week, weather permitting. The next pictures should hopefully show the beginnings of a stick house!