I've got lots of questions but I'll spend a few days browsing the site before I ask. GREAT SITE! Ryan in San Luis Obispo, CA

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Almost done

Posted to Hidden-Meadow-Home by Eric in Murrieta, CA on 7/13/2010

I can't believe it has been over a year since I posted anything to my journal. I guess my real job and building this house have kept me busy. The house is 99.9 percent finished. There have been many problems along the way, but it is rewarding now to say at least once in my life "I did it!".

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Coming up the driveway looking up towards the house.	Looking down on the house from behind and further up the slope.	The kitchen all lit up, but before appliances.
Front entry

Posted by Mary in PA on 7/15/2010 Mary's Forum Posts: 101 Journal Entries: 60 Interview Answers: 15 Average Forum Rating: 4.17 Image from Mary's blog 7/15/2010

Eric, Congrats on the 99.9% done - I call that DONE! in my book. Your house looks great, and an interesting layout with sort of a courtyard in the back. Neat. We're just starting out on our project by building the shop this summer, house next spring. If you get the chance and have the inclination, please stop back in and post some of your reflections on the project, now that it's done. It's great to hear from those who've been there, done that. Both informative and inspirational. Enjoy your new home - you earned it! Mary

The beginning

Posted to Hidden-Meadow-Home by Eric in Murrieta, CA on 5/20/2009

Well, we are finally building! We hired a site supervisor for a flat fee because I knew neither my wife nor I could be there enough to do it. We are building a 4,700 sq. ft. ICF home in the hills west of Murrieta, CA. It's on a sloped site and will have a walkout basement. We graded the site about a year and half ago, then got stalled in the banking fiasco that this country is going through. We finally obtained financing in March and got down to real work. When I say real work I mean construction versus all the planning that goes into something like this. I cannot count the hours I have spent with house plans and the designer, civil engineers, structural engineers, county officials (don't get me started with those guys) not to mention researching and deciding what products to use. It has been fun but not easy, and at times stressful. I am going to add a few pictures. We have the basement walls up and waterproofed and are ready to backfill.

Don't know when I will be able to add more... we'll see.

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Back of house and retaining wall	Back of retaining wall	Back of house wall
Partial framing of floor over daylight basement	Pour them there walls boys!	The basement is done