Day ONE of the house setup:

DAY ONE of the house setup:
Yes it was Sunday, but the setup crew came early this morning!
First, one house section was moved into place along the north side of the foundation.
The house was then jacked and blocked up until the frame was at the right height to roll over the foundation sill.

Here is a closer look at one of the winches used to pull the house sections into their place over the foundation walls. There were two winches.

It was 'manual labor' that moved the house over the width of foundation!
Here, the south section is halfway into it's final position.

These guys earned their pay today!

After the first section was temporarily set down on the sill,
John used his tractor to pull the second section alongside the foundation.

TODAY, Section One was moved onto the foundation!

Guess What I Did Today....?

I'll bet you can guess what I did today!!!
Yup, I cut the plastic and walked through all the sections!
I'm not going to post any photos of the inside until the pieces are together.
But here is a 'sneak peek' at the kitchen cupboards:

No set up crew came today... they probably won't begin over the weekend, so I will 'contain my curosity' until Monday.
More photos later, as the pieces begin to go together!

The House Arrived...

Well, most of it!!!!
The three main sections arrived yesterday, with the two small 'tags' to arrive when the set up crew is ready to add them to the front side.
I have always enjoyed seeing house 'pieces' on wheels moving down the highway,
so we drove several towns ahead, just to watch our house arrive! This photo was taken just outside Havre, about 70 miles from it's final destination.

Coming down the Savoy road.... on a country gravel road now! They drove much slower!

It's here!
Deciding where to park:

In order above:
First, is the middle section, with the roof peak 'folded' down.
Next, is the south or front section, with the north or back section last in line.
The truckers pulled one section up to the foundation before they unhooked and left.
The setup crew should arrive today to begin the process of rolling each section across the foundation into position.

And NO, I haven't walked around inside, YET!!!!
The house guys said to go in anywhere I wanted... and I did put a pair of scissors and a roll of tape in my pocket... but I just peeked in the windows last night.
BUT, if the set up crew doesn't get here by noon today, I will HAVE to get a closer look at the kitchen, etc!
Hee, hee!

Thanks for 'Visiting'!

I want to say 'Thank you' for visiting these pages and sharing in the fun of our new house!
I wish I could invite you for a latte' or cup of tea.
Earlier this past summer, I moved a bench to the north side of the old house ...
and have spent many happy hours watching the work progress,
as well as many frustrated and worried moments as work halted due to rain, snow, or permit problems!

Maybe some of you will eventually come to Montana for a visit!

Ready for the house!

We are waiting for the house to arrive!
The foundation and fill are ready for the house sections.
The past two days have been VERY busy... with almost 160 loads of dirt hauled in around the foundation!
The original company hired to do the fill work was unable to begin work until the end of the week...and the house was due to arrive today, Wednesday! So we hired a different company to begin hauling and grading the dirt because they could begin earlier.... and they did really work to have it all done by today.
HALFDONE:

We built a MOUNTAIN!

It REALLY looked like a mountain!

ALMOST DARK:
(old house on the right, new house out of sight on the left)

The crew worked frantically.... then we got a call from the truckers hauling the house sections!
The high winds had stopped them several times since they left the factory ... and they would arrive later than planned!
SO, today was actually spent in RESTING, and getting nervous!
If all goes as planned, the new house will arrive tomorrow!

Only two frantic days left!

I THINK the house has left the factory in Oregon... and is heading to Montana!
But we have a 'high wind warning' in effect for today and tomorrow... and the house salesguy said they were proceeding 'with caution'.
BUT, if all goes as planned... we have today and tomorrow to finish the fill and have the house site ready for the house to arrive!!!!
Today, the dirt moving company hauled over 70 loads of dirt...

When darkness came, they went home.
Tomorrow they will continue to haul dirt, then level and grade the fill... and haul any additional dirt.

It has begun to look different......!