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Colorado House Project We started the year 2000 on an adventure. We will be remodeling and rebuilding the house in Colorado. In the spirit of "This Old House" we plan to document the process from start to finish here on our web site. We hope you enjoy and learn from our experience. Oogie moved out to Colorado in October 2000. As a result she got way behind in doing the web site updates. Rather than continue in a chronological fashion we decided to finish the web site project by focusing on each major construction milestone. Work continued through the fall and winter with a week off between Christmas and New Years. In late February 2001 construction was nearing completion. While we apologize for the delays in getting the site updated we hope you still find it interesting. First October Issue Outside Painting Fourth September Issue Insulation and Drywall Third September Issue Roof Replacement Second September Issue Fireplace Rock Finished First September Issue Siding Details and Electrical Work Continues Fourth August Issue Siding, Front and Rear Entry Third August Issue Radiant Floor Heating System Second August Issue Siding and Fireplace Mantle First August Issue New Roof Started Sixth July Issue Electrical, Plumbing and Propane Fifth July Issue Garage Fourth July Issue Inside Framing Downstairs and Fireplace Third July Issue Tyvek House Wrap and More on Windows Second July Issue Window Framing First July Issue Interior and Exterior Color Selections Ninth June Issue New Window Framing, Electrical Box and July Break Eighth June Issue Garage Floor, Old Water Heater, Fireplace, Beams in Dining and Kitchen areas and New Stair location Seventh June Issue Near Final Grading Sixth June Issue Garage Drains Fifth June Issue Electrical Service and Moving the Power Pole Fourth June Issue Garage Foundation and Inside Demolition Third June Issue Pouring the Garage Foundation Footers Second June Issue Web Site Updating, Foundation Vents, Air Conditioning and Garage Foundation Forms First June Issue Garage Foundation, Drains and Deck Foundation Sixth May Issue Stone Foundation Work and Second Floor Beam Arrives Fifth May Issue Finish Digging Underneath for Foundation, More Foundation Work and Inside Demolition Starts Fourth May Issue More Foundation, Cider Shed Demolition Third May Issue Foundation Work Second May Issue Block Delivery Early May Issue Leveling the House April Issue Construction Starts! New Foundation Work Modified with some New Pictures June 2000 March Issue Final Plans, Contractor Selection, New Budget Modified with some New Pictures June 2000 January Issue Getting started, preliminary budget, plans and the selection of an Architect Here is the property, our place has the road on the west side, the fence line makes the north boundary and it is square. Much of the property falls off the mesa and isn't usable but we have about 20 acres of usable ground. You can see the house in the middle near the lower right hand edge of the orchard. Go To Top