We are headed back down to S-Town this weekend and depending on where things are, weather, etc. we will hopefully chip in and stack some more blocks on the main level. All of the Nudura has been delivered and is ready to roll. Getting the first level situated is the most challenging part, after that it should go fairly quickly up to the roof line.

This past week we have been competing with weather - bad (rain) and good (hay) so there wasn’t a lot of activity, but the boys at Citywide were very gracious and helped us out with a great deal of scrap for fill in under the garage and the master bedroom.

With any luck we’ll have some additional intel on the roof soon.

We got the construction ball rolling a few months ago when we took our plans (created with Punch and untold hours) into a drafting company (B&G Drafting in Springfield, MO) to watch them magically change before our eyes. It turns out there are a lot of things you can do wrong without the benefit of any formal engineering or design training.

Our ‘Low Maintenance’ mantra has led us toward the use of ICF for the structure, a standing seam metal roof, and polished concrete floors throughout the house.

To this point we have selected the land and started lining up the financing. Additionally, we have started working with a builder, Doug, who is something of a Renaissance Man and will guide us through the process and perhaps pummel some subcontractors along the way.