Construction Started: April 2003
Architect: Bruce Keith, Bakersfield
General Contractor: Jim Kight
Location: Just outside Ridgecrest, in the Unicorporated part of Kern County
Style: Mediterranean
Move In Date: The target date is November 20th ....We did not make that target date....now we hope to be in by Valentines Day 2004. We moved in on March 17, 2004.
February 2003 - Many folks say that one of the major tests in a marriage is the building of a new house.
Well, we've been married since 1990 and are about to put that theory to the test.
We are building a 3400+ square foot home using a plan we drew-up on one of those freebie auto-cad programs.
Since we have family and friends across the country, we decided to prepare this little website with some notes and photos to help everyone follow the progress of this project.
It is November 20th - and we are not moving into the house. We had to pack up and move out of the old house because the new owners wanted to do some remodeling before moving in.....so, we are now in a VIP apartment. We have 2 chairs and 3 forks. Visitors should bring a chair....or food
November 2003 - Our cabinets have been delivered. Bill and his crew from Valley Cabinet did a wonderful job! I can't wait until we find the darn finish carpenter to get the doors installed, so that we can see the completed job. The excitement of a new home was tempered by the loss of Ron's mother.
Merry Christmas - we have decided that we should have used better wine at the ground breaking - the general contractor had a health scare, the tile guy is out with pneumonia, finish carpenter is MIA, and it is raining on Christmas. 2004 has to be an improvement over 2003.
Translation - "You think you are actually going to move in to the house in mid-November - I laugh at you, laugh, I say!"
February 10, 2004 - Ron has set a move in date....March 15th. Fingers crossed! John Nash and Jimmy Kight are working really hard to get the tile finished.......lots of tile inside and out.....
March 2004 - we are going to move in mid-month. Still have rooms that need finishing and lots of exterior tile but we can live with a little mess for a while. Yeah! Managed to survive the whole process of building a home and are still speaking to each other, we don't hate our general contractor and most of the subs don't flip us the bird when we pass on the street. I consider that a success!
