The Viretta Park Residence

my adventures in building a modern house in Madrona, WA.

Tuesday, September 6, 2011

Foundation Walls

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It's time for another picture post! After the slab cured, it was covered up with a vapor barrier and the contractor started working on ...
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Saturday, August 20, 2011

Foundation Slab

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It was an exciting time at the site on Thursday! Starting at 8:30am, I got to see four large cement trucks navigate the narrow streets into ...
Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Foam, Rebar, and PEX

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After the gravel , the next step was to lay down a vapor barrier and cover the entire footprint of the foundation in a 2" thick layer o...
Saturday, August 6, 2011

Grading and Gravel

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With the side sewer line installed and buried, it's time to focus on the foundation of the house. There's quite a bit that goes into...
Sunday, July 17, 2011

I have a sewer!

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Not much has changed on the lot itself since the last post, but one big issue has been resolved. I started talking to the neighbor to the no...
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Sunday, June 26, 2011

Hole in the Ground

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Progress is going slower than planned. There's a contract dispute between the foundation sub-contractor and my GC. Apparently, the sub-c...
Wednesday, June 8, 2011

Driveway/Foundation Update

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So what's happened since the  retaining wall  went in? Well first, by May 19th, they had taken out the existing driveway, graded it, and...
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