Category Archives: Clifty Hill 3

Year 6, Day 85. “Living the Dream”. Friday, 7/24/2026, Clifty Hill 3. By 8am the concrete is down in the crawl space area. By 11:30am the concrete floor was finished. All went well. The mix was the perfect consistency. It was a 6-inch slump concrete which is a highly flowable, wet mix that is easyContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 6 Day 85 – Clifty Hill 3 – Crawl space concrete pour”

Year 6, Day 84. “Living the Dream”. Thursday, 7/23/2026, Clifty Hill 3. “Living the Dream” Day 35 Foundation Block Laying. The V in the front side of the main foundation is now closed up. The site is ready for tomorrow morning’s concrete pour in the crawl space. Visited the John Deere shop and discoverd thisContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 6 Day 84 – Clifty Hill 3 – Day 35 Foundation Block Laying, ready for crawl space concrete pour”

Year 6, Day 83. “Living the Dream”. Wednesday, 7/22/2026, Clifty Hill 3. Last night we had some wicked thunderstorms and torrential rains. It rained about 3 inches in one hour at one point. The heavy wind was reported to have gusted up to 70 miles per hour. Those high winds and driving rain broke ourContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 6 Day 83 – Clifty Hill 3 – Plastic set up for cement pour”

Year 6, Day 82. “Living the Dream”. Tuesday, 7/21/2026, Clifty Hill 3. Day 34 Foundation Block Laying. Pallets are set and ready in the back of the house when the first load of lumber is delivered from Lumber King. The best thing is by the end of the day the thirty foot rear basement wallContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 6 Day 82 – Clifty Hill 3 – Day 34 Foundation block Laying, First load of lumber delivered”

Year 6, Day 81. “Living the Dream”. Monday, 7/20/2026, Clifty Hill 3. Day 33 Foundation Block Laying. Today was a long hard ten hour day for the guys. Top cap blocks and anchor bolts are being added now and will continue to be added the next few days. Some work had to be done toContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 6 Day 81 – Clifty Hill 3 – Day 33 Foundation block Laying”

Year 6, Day 80. “Living the Dream”. Sunday, 7/19/2026, Clifty Hill 3. Hazy cloudy humid day. Half day work and half day Sunday funday. The morning was spent getting the area around the home ready for a lumber delivery and cement pour. An area was leveled behind the house for lumber placement. Our very friendlyContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 6 Day 80 – Clifty Hill 3 – Getting ready for 1st lumber delivery & crawl space cement pour”

Year 6, Day 79. “Living the Dream”. Saturday, 7/18/2026, Clifty Hill 3. Storms were around a lot of the day. Therefore, no work was done at the build site. It gave Steve time to work on the tractor in the garage. She was running pretty rough. Look at her she is working hard everyday. TimeContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 6 Day 79 – Clifty Hill 3 – Storms and tractor spa day”

Year 6, Day 78. “Living the Dream”. Friday, 7/17/2026, Clifty Hill 3. Day 32 Foundation Block Laying. It is 100 degrees Fahrenheit at 8:30am on our deck. I can hear the music blasting at the worksite. They must be happy like the corn and wild flowers are with the heat. The first lumber was orderedContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 6 Day 78 – Clifty Hill 3 – Day 32 Foundation Block Laying, 100 degrees Fahrenheit at 8:30am”

Year 6, Day 77. “Living the Dream”. Thursday, 7/16/2026, Clifty Hill 3. Day 31 Foundation Block Laying. Another 6am start but by the end of the day the last Block wall is up five courses. Justin has been a tremendous help. The process is moving along much quicker with his assistance. By the afternoon itContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 6 Day 77 – Clifty Hill 3 – Day 31 Foundation Block Laying, Anchor bolt not lag bolt correction video”

Year 6, Day 76. “Living the Dream”. Wednesday, 7/15/2026, Clifty Hill 3. Day 30 Foundation Block Laying. Went to the movies and saw “Paddington in Peru”. It was one of the free weekly summertime movies in the local cinema. Great movie. Very entertaining! Oh and yes I cried at the end. After the movie weContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 6 Day 76 – Clifty Hill 3 – Day 30 Foundation Block Laying, Movie day”

Year 6, Day 75. “Living the Dream”. Tuesday, 7/14/2026, Clifty Hill 3. Day 29 Foundation Block Laying. Sweat bees are swarming today. It is thrilling that the corners are all coming out perfectly level. The french drains need to be done around two more walls. This foundation is getting done. We should be pouring theContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 6 Day 75 – Clifty Hill 3 – Day 29 Foundation Block Laying, Corners are perfect and level”

Year 6, Day 74. “Living the Dream”. Monday, 7/13/2026, Clifty Hill 3. Day 28 Foundation Block Laying. While Steve worked on laying block. I headed to the Marriott in Somerset for coffee with some Newcomers. It amazes me how many people are moving here from Washington state and California. I think the high property taxesContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 6 Day 74 – Clifty Hill 3 – Day 28 Foundation Block Laying, Hello mole video”

Year 6, Day 73. “Living the Dream”. Sunday, 7/12/2026, Clifty Hill 3. It’s another no work on Clifty Hill 3 building. Yard work, mowing, and general maintenance was taken care of at both houses. Did a little Lowes lumber shopping and then tall saw horses were built for laying block courses 9 – 12. FettucciniContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 6 Day 73 – Clifty Hill 3 – No build day – Lowes & saw horses”

Year 6, Day 72. “Living the Dream”. Saturday, 7/11/2026, Clifty Hill 3. It’s a freeeeee day. No home building work done. Cleaned up The Wellington for an open house and had fun enjoying Somerset while the Realtor worked. Todays video: None today – lazy day!! Daily Reflection: Here’s a link to today’s Amazon recommendation: https://amzn.to/3OaYMURContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 6 Day 72 – Clifty Hill 3 – Freeeeee Day”

Year 6, Day 71. “Living the Dream”. Friday, 7/10/2026, Clifty Hill 3. Short work day today with no block laying. The weather has been spotty with rain. The back of the main foundation now has the french drain pipe installed with gravel covering it. The next step is to put landscapers fabric over it andContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 6 Day 71 – Clifty Hill 3 – Short day – French drain work & Reno’s late lunch”

Year 6, Day 70. “Living the Dream”. Thursday, 7/09/2026, Clifty Hill 3. Day 27 Foundation Block Laying Day. A warm day with attacking sweat bees. They not only attack me but the hand truck also. Five courses were put up on the short basement wall today. That side basement wall is now up six coursesContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 6 Day 70 – Clifty Hill 3 – Day 27 Foundation Block Laying, 200 more block delivered”

Year 6, Day 69. “Living the Dream”. Wednesday, 7/08/2026, Clifty Hill 3. Day 26 Foundation Block Laying Day. Block work continues. Back wall is now six courses up and plastered. The empty pallet pile is growing. It was an early day due to being rained out at 2:20pm. Maybe the rain will take away theseContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 6 Day 69 – Clifty Hill 3 – Day 26 Foundation Block Laying, Back wall six courses high”

Year 6, Day 68. “Living the Dream”. Tuesday, 7/07/2026, Clifty Hill 3. Day 25 Foundation Block Laying Day. The skunk is now playing games with Steve in the early morning. They both want to play in the gardens at 5:30am. One morning Steve is going to get sprayed. Correct number of Cap blocks are setContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 6 Day 68 – Clifty Hill 3 – Day 25 Foundation Block Laying, Playing with the skunk”

Year 6, Day 67. “Living the Dream”. Monday, 7/06/2026, Clifty Hill 3. We have help now. Justin will be coming everyday for the rest of the summer. It is another foundation day. Not a block laying day though. Another load of about 25 tons of number 57 rock was delivered. This load was $200.00 moreContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 6 Day 67 – Clifty Hill 3 – First day of added help, Garage floor compacting”

Year 6, Day 66. “Living the Dream”. Sunday, 7/05/2026, Clifty Hill 3. Nice off day discussing pergola styles and wildlife. The skunk makes his little travels around our yard. We can see his little paths in the morning dew. He checks out the shed next door, heads to our feeder and then on to theContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 6 Day 66 – Clifty Hill 3 – Day off, skunk travels”

Year 6, Day 65. “Living the Dream”. Saturday, 7/04/2026, Clifty Hill 3. Up and working by 5:30am. Happy 4th of July to you all. It is another hot early morning work day for us. Although it is not a block laying day. Weeding at the Wellington and bagging trash at Clifty Hill 3 was aContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 6 Day 65 – Clifty Hill 3 – MBR & garage foundation tarred”

Year 6, Day 64. “Living the Dream”. Friday, 7/03/2026, Clifty Hill 3. Day 24 Foundation block laying. And it’s another hot sunny day leading up to July 4th. This is day three of working till noon. It is just way to hot to stay in the afternoon sun. At least the flowers are enjoying thisContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 6 Day 64 – Clifty Hill 3 – Day 24 Foundation Block Laying”

Year 6, Day 63. “Living the Dream”. Thursday, 7/02/2026, Clifty Hill 3. Day 23 Foundation block laying. Another hot sunny day leading up to July 4th. The garage door area was measured, set, and blocks laid. There will be a 32 inch nine light cross buck entry door and then two 9×7 garage doors inContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 6 Day 63 – Clifty Hill 3 – Day 23 Foundation Block Laying, garage door area work”

Year 6, Day 62. “Living the Dream”. Wednesday, 7/01/2026, Clifty Hill 3. Day 22 Foundation block laying. Another hot sunny day leading up to July 4th. We both were up and out at 6:30am. We wanted to get started with any outside stuff while it was cooler. Well it was 75 at 7am. Steve mowedContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 6 Day 62 – Clifty Hill 3 – Day 22 Foundation Block Laying, Duck hats”

Year 6, Day 61. “Living the Dream”. Tuesday, 6/30/2026, Clifty Hill 3. Day 21 Foundation block laying. Another hot sunny day leading up to July 4th. It was another sixty block day. Daily Reflection: Here’s a link to today’s Amazon recommendation: https://amzn.to/4fmgNsQ Blink Video Doorbell + Outdoor 4 Keep an eye on your home withContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 6 Day 61 – Clifty Hill 3 – Day 21 Foundation Block Laying, Hot 60 block day”

Year 6, Day 60. “Living the Dream”. Monday, 6/29/2026, Clifty Hill 3. Day 20 Foundation block laying. It is a beautiful sunny hot 90 degree day. Very muddy around the build site. Due to the intense heat in the sun, block laying was slow. Three courses were done on the bedroom wall area. That isContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 6 Day 60 – Clifty Hill 3 – Day 20 Foundation Block Laying, hose popped”

Year 6, Day 59. “Living the Dream”. Sunday, 6/28/2026, Clifty Hill 3. Woke up to a beautiful morning rainbow. Then it poured till 11am. It was another off work day. After the rain stopped, the flys came out. We moved on to do some normal household chores. Look at these awesome night time pics ofContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 6 Day 59 – Clifty Hill 3 – Another rainy off day, Somerset pics”

Year 6, Day 58. “Living the Dream”. Saturday, 6/27/2026, Clifty Hill 3. Happy Rainy Saturday to you. It is an off building day because of the poring rain most of the day. But we bought a new 11 foot umbrella. Yes we can sit rain or shine under it and stare at the new homeContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 6 Day 58 – Clifty Hill 3 – Rainy off day, new umbrella”

Year 6, Day 57. “Living the Dream”. Friday, 6/26/2026, Clifty Hill 3. Day 19 Foundation Block laying. Walking to the build site the first thing noticeable is the clean fresh air smell. The mole is gone and the air smells wonderful. It is going to be a glorious day. Wonder who took him away. GuessContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 6 Day 57 – Clifty Hill 3 – Day 19 Foundation Block Laying, Mole gone”

Year 6, Day 56. “Living the Dream”. Thursday, 6/25/2026, Clifty Hill 3. Day 18 Foundation Block laying. Another hot sunny day working on the garage foundation walls. The side wall is completed up to 4 courses, except for a few blocks by the end of the day. It was an early day due to theContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 6 Day 56 – Clifty Hill 3 – Day 18 Foundation Block Laying, birds circling”