by Alison Moore Smith | Dec 1, 2009 | Design Your Own House, for Home
In 1991, six years after we married, Sam finished his PhD in electrical engineering. By that time we had two children. Read that: poor. Also read that: apartment dwellers. By the time we were done, I vowed never again to have bare, white walls in any home. 18 years...
by Alison Moore Smith | Nov 30, 2009 | Design Your Own House, for Home
After all the years of waiting and planning, digging the hole was almost anticlimactic. In our last home, the hole was a cavernous expanse. In this home…well…it wasn't. Because of the depth of the sewer line running down our street, the basement can't be very deep. If...
by Alison Moore Smith | Nov 25, 2009 | Design Your Own House, for Home
No hole yet. But there is a large, very orange piece of construction machinery sitting squarely on my lot. I grabbed my daughter, Belinda, and my camera, ran over, did the happy dance, and took some pictures. The neighbors are worried.
by Alison Moore Smith | Nov 23, 2009 | Design Your Own House, for Home
Last May—after some deliberation about being owner-builders—we decided to hire a construction supervisor or a general contractor, to manage the bulk of the build. We received a great response and, understandably, have since been asked repeatedly about the outcome....
by Alison Moore Smith | Nov 20, 2009 | Design Your Own House, for Home
Rumor has it that our permit will be issued Monday morning. Word on the street is that the builder will be on the lot with the backhoe within minutes of the issue, if the weather holds out. I'll try not to get too worked up about it, but if it doesn't happen, I'll...
by Alison Moore Smith | Nov 19, 2009 | Design Your Own House, for Home
We finally got all the bits and pieces of the new home design ready for download. Check them out! I told you that Sam is a genius!
