July has zipped on by, but it sure has brought a lot of progress on the construction of the house. Chris and his crew (Garrett and Brad) started working on the additions to the house approximately the second week in July. They started by preparing the ground to pour concrete for our garage. In the last couple weeks they have built the additions, framed up the additions, put up rafters, installed beams where necessary, framed up rooms in the basement, extended the eaves on the original home to match the new, and sheeted the outside walls and roof. Phil has been on vacation for the last two weeks. His first week he spent every day at the farm removing more trees, tearing off the remaining siding, cleaning out the attic, and he started filling in the front ditch with dirt. The kids and I removed some remaining nails that were left from when we tore out the plaster walls. We also invested in a large shop vac to do some much-needed cleaning! The dirt was quite thick in the house! I don't think I've ever enjoyed cleaning so much! I have included photos from July's progress below. July 17, 2016 (East side of house) Blake & Connor helping to remove siding! Upper 90's weather...HOT! (Samantha, Blake, Connor, Phil) Northeast corner of the house. Living/Dining Room addition on the east. Master bedroom, closet, & bathroom on the north. This corner outside will be our patio. July 18-July 22 Looking south, viewing the north side of house and the east addition also. Garage July 22, 2016 July 23, 2016 Vacation to K.C. & Branson--a BREAK!! Kansas City Royals Baseball Game-- Last year's World Series Champs Christmas in July at the ballpark (July 25, 2016) Moses theater production at Sights and Sounds Theater Picked up Miley from my parents, and headed home! Progress made the week we were gone on vacation, July 25- July 29, 2016
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On Tuesday, June 28, the Hornbacher moving crew from York arrived back at our place to begin the process of moving the house over the new basement. They spent the whole day preparing for the move. This involved building "Jenga-like" foundation stacks and hydraulic jacks under the house and in the basement. They also placed huge transport beams under the house that stretched across the basement too. On Wednesday, June 29, Connor and I were able to go down to watch them actually move the house. Samantha and Blake were busy with a basketball camp and Phil was at work. Once we arrived, we were told that they would roll the house over in 30-40 minutes. I quickly called Phil, Uncle Gene, and some grandparents. However, it was actually only about 15-20 minutes before the roll began. Grandma & Grandpa Himmelberg & Grandma Betty were able to catch the tail end of the roll. Phil, Gene, & Linda missed it. The moving crew consisted of 3 guys. Two were under the house hammering on the rollers to keep them going down the transport beams. The third guy was in the skid steer that had a large arm/boom sticking out of the front of it that he pushed the house with. Tuesday's photos (prep day): Connor-"Jenga" block foundation in basement. Samantha-"Jenga block" foundations placed under the house with jacks and rolling beams. Wednesday's photos (moving day):
The rolling of the house only took about 5 minutes. After this, the movers began preparing for the lowering of the house. We all took a lunch break. After lunch, Grandma and Grandpa Himmelberg returned for awhile to watch. Grandma spent the entire afternoon with us. Del Hornbacher, the owner of the moving business arrived after lunch to oversee the rest of the move. The crew had to take out the transport beams. This was neat to watch; they have the whole process down to a science. I lost track of time, but I suppose it was around 4:00 when they began setting the house down on the foundation/basement. Connor & I played catch throughout the day and visited with Grandma H. It was hot, but luckily we had some shade and periodically a cool breeze. Del Hornbacher was kind enough to come over and ask Connor if he would like to set his house down. This was exciting! Connor was told that he was the strongest kid at school now! ;) He also got a new ball cap from Del. Removing the beams and transporting them to the semi. Connor & I before the house set down. Connor "Strongest Kid in School" setting the house down! Crew in the basement...down there all afternoon in preparation for setting the house down...(north side of house) Grandma Himmelberg & Connor
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