House Building Lot

We are ready to start building the new house that I mentioned in Total House Construction Series – Frame To Finish. The photo was taken today of the existing house building lot prior to construction. The only thing that’s been done to the lot so far is a test pit for the septic design and building stakes were marked out for the house location.

This particular building lot is really nice. The lot is a very slight hill that overlooks a pond on two sides. You can’t see the pond from the photo but it’s about 300 feet ahead of the tree in the center of the photo. This photo was taken looking north towards what will be the front of the house.

Building Lot Features
This building lot has many desirable features. Choosing a lot with great features is one of the most important decisions in the house building process.

• The front of the house will have a really great southern exposure for sun throughout the day especially in the cold winter months.
• The building lot has natural elevation at the center which allows for great drainage away from the new house.
• The building lot sits on very good sandy soils. The sandy soil has good bearing capacity and very good drainage features.
• The building lot has great views of a natural pond along two sides.
• The building lot is at the end of a cul-de-sac.

Today the building permit was issued, the house is staked out and now all we need is an excavator to start digging the foundation. Stay tuned for some updated photos early next week as construction begins on this new house.

Previous posts from this series:
Total House Construction Series – Foundation to Finish
First Step In Building A New House – Blue Prints
Getting Bids When You Build A New House
New House Energy Efficient Details

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