Jackpot
While puttering around the neighborhood today, I received the following text-message from my agent: “Off-market opportunity with commanding view. Can u meet in 45 mins?” I called him back to confirm my...
View ArticleOver the Goal Line!
After a marathon day of golfing for charity, negotiating, driving, and executing documents, we finally have a deal!!!. In the end, I agreed to pick up my agent’s commission and also indemnify the...
View ArticlePicking an Architect
Although I’ve spent a bit of time over these last several months researching and interviewing architects, the complexity of picking a firm didn’t hit home until I realized how different each one is...
View ArticleArchitecture Contract Signed
Alright, Build LLC and I are now officially signed up to build a house together. It feels great to have such an important part of the process taken care of. One of the nice things about Build is that...
View ArticlePermits Issued!
Almost 5 months after applying for building and demolition permits, the City of Seattle finally granted me my documents last week. With barely any permit applications going through the City these days,...
View ArticleDeconstruction Complete
On July 23rd, deconstruction of the old house was officially completed. The process began on July 9th and took 8 business days (2 Monday-Thursday workweeks) to finish. I am completely satisfied and...
View ArticleFraming complete. Sizing crisis averted.
After only five weeks, Scott and the three man crew at Alexander’s Custom Homes have successfully completed framing of the house. They will be back to install the windows and several other things...
View ArticleAll sealed up
It’s been raining like the bejayyyyysus in Seattle over the last week or so, but thankfully, the majority of the house has been sealed up just in time. Last week, the framing crew at Alexander’s Custom...
View ArticleGetting comfortable
Now that the house is done and we’re all moved in, I thought I’d write a short post about how the first couple of weeks have gone. Since I haven’t lived in anything but apartments and condos since...
View ArticleThe Complete Timelapse
Putting together the final timelapse was a lot more difficult than expected. Since the construction cam was snapping one shot every five minutes and saving it to my server, there were 288 shots for...
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