Let's Take it from the Top...

Let's Take it from the Top...

We're excited to start our blog post about what it takes to build a new home from beginning to end.  When we started this new home earlier in the spring, we thought it would be a great opportunity to document all of the steps and share it with all of you!  For anyone contemplating building their dream home, here's a glimpse into what it takes to bring your idea from concept to completion...

Every new home starts out as an idea.  At Sockness Builders, we want our homeowners to know exactly what they have to look forward to.  We do everything that we can to help our clients visualize their ideas coming to life so that they can be excited about a new home that is everything they dreamed of.  When we say that we'll do everything that we can - we mean it!  Even drawing out a soon-to-be kitchen with sidewalk chalk on a driveway can help new homeowners get a feel for the space that they are creating - making sure that they layout is exactly what they want.  Here's an example of a "sidewalk chalk layout" prior to digging the basement.

Once the plans are finalized, it's time to dig!  The basement is created, and then the next step is foundation.  These photos show Fry Foundations pouring in the foundation for this new home.  The basement is lined with forms which give the new home its shape.

Once the concrete is ready, the forms are removed and the new house starts to take shape from the ground up!  

The next step is pouring the basement floor.  Here's a picture of Pat Howe Concrete cleaning up from saw-cutting the floor.

The blue styrofoam that you can see in this photo is put on the walls to make the basement more energy efficient.   This is installed over the top of the storm block foundation coating.  This job was done by Jeff Fry Basement Coating.

The next step is filling in around the new foundation walls.  This is a photo of the clear stone which is being added on top of the Formadrain (drain tile) prior to the foundation being backfilled.

Once our basement foundation is complete, it's time to start the framing!  Floor trusses and a sub-floor are added to the home, and then the walls can be built.  It's during this stage that our homeowner's ideas really start to come to life!

Check back next week for our latest update! 

Interested in building your dream home? 

Contact Sockness Builders, Inc. Today! 

608.868.6228 jon@socknessbuilders.com http://www.socknessbuilders.com/