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THE BUILD - APRIL 2026
Underlayment Installed
2026-04-28 Underlayment Installed
Roof Underlayment
Palisade Underlayment over the ZIP System Sheathing
Water & Ice Shield
Storm Gaurd Porch Roof and Ridge Valleys
Inside Fireplace Installed
04/24/2026 - Kozy Heat 48" Nordik
Pella Windows
04/20/2026 - Pella Windows Installed
Hardie Board Soffits
04/11/2026 - Soffits Installed for brick
ZIP System Siding and Roof
04/04/2026 - 7/16 ZIP Sheathing & Roofing
THE BUILD - MARCH 2026
Family Room Beams
03/25/2026 - 5 LVL Beams (36ft x 2ft x 1.75 inches thick)
Framing Second Floor
03/16/2026 - Framing Second Floor & Dormers
Storm Shelter Placed - M5 Concepts
03/12/2026 - EF5 Rated Storm Shelter w/ Bullet proof sight window- M5 Concepts LLC (click here)
Framing Started
03/11/2026 - Framing Started
Slab Poured
03/02/2026 - Stamped Porches & Finished Main Floor
Slab Pour - Vista Ridge Concrete Pumping
03/02/2026 - 4AM Pour Start - 209 Yards of 3500 PSI concrete - Vista Ridge Concrete Pumping (click here)
THE BUILD - FEBRUARY 2026
Poly Vapor Barrier - McQuisition Concrete
02/27/2026 - Vapor barrier poly layed and secured - McQuisition Concrete (click here)
Slab Prep - McQuisition Concrete
02/10/2026 - Slab surface grading and waffle slab trench cleanout - McQuisition Concrete (click here)
PLUMBING ROUGH - Wilson McClain Plumbing
02/05/2026 - Plumbing rough trenches, draing piping and well water main lines (with future city main line added) - WilsonMcClain (Click Here)
Pre Trenching - McQuisition Concrete
02/02/2026 - Initial trenching for "waffle slab" done prior to plumbing rough - McQuisition Concrete (click here)
THE BUILD - JANUARY 2026
ICE Clearing the Pad - McQuisition Concrete
01/24/26 - 01/27/26 We had over 4" of Sleet & Snow - Cleared before Pre-Trench - McQuisition Concrete (click here)
39 PIERS - done by Thomas Pier Drilling
01/20/2026 Drilled the piers over 2 days with an average depth of around 11ft into bedrock (2 ft of depth into bedrock) - Thomas Pier Drilling (click here) & Bartel Ready Mix (ClickHere)
FORM BOARD SURVEY - prepped by Clay McQuisition Concrete
Form board exterior footprint established to gain a working permit from Denton County - approved 01/07/2026
THE BUILD - DECEMBER 2025
PAD PREPPED by Mercer Dirt Works
12/04/2025 - Sun popping through the fog the day after the pad was prepped with over 40 loads of dirt. Mercer DirtWorks (Click Here)
FIRST DIRT MOVED - Mercer Dirt Works
Pad prep and 40 loads of dirt are being applied to ensure a proper foundation and height. We plan to have some stairs from the porch so we are raising the footprint a bit to allow for a stair or two from the porches. Mercer Dirt Works - Caleb Mercer (Click here)
Geotechnical Borings
Before Ian does a build, he has to check the soil to determine what will be needed for the foundation.
Geotechnical Borings
Before Ian does a build, he has to check the soil to determine what will be needed for the foundation.
Future Home Hay Field View 1
No flowers will be harmed in this build. :)
Future Home Hay Field View 2
No trees will be harmed in this build. :)
Construction Rock
Prepping the construction driveway...and a fun feature to play on!
