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Construction of a new home
In 2009-2010, Uncle Bruce built a new abode near the old one
on Patch Road in dear old Henniker, New Hampshire, USA

Bruce-Dad-Uncle Bruce-Grandpa describes his big project

In 1973, I bought and moved into my small house on 4.1 mostly-wooded acres here on unpaved Patch Road in The Only Henniker On Earth. In 2002, I bought the adjoining 5.5 acres, demolished the existing junky house, and began various landscaping improvements. In 2009, I decided to finally build a good home on the new acreage, and move into it from the old abode.

December may not seem like a good time to begin building a new house in New Hampshire, but Pete and Jeff thought it was a great idea. Those two capable builders, the Taylor brothers, began the job for me in December 2009. With a few exceptions (excavation, footing & foundation, plumbing, chimney building), they did the whole job and did it very well. They like workng outside in the winter. None of that summer sweat, you know.

Here are some photos I took as the project progressed. Click a thumbnail to enlarge the picture full screen.

Installing 1,000 gal septic tank.
26 Nov 09: Basement excavation
30 Nov 09: Concrete pumper reaches far out to the excavation
30 Nov 09: Pouring basement footing
1 Dec 09: Foundation forms being unloaded from truck
2 Dec 09: Pouring the foundation
2 Dec 09: Getting it just right
7 Dec 09: Placing the main beam
8 Dec 09: Smoothing the garage floor
8 Dec 09: Decking the ground floor
16 Dec 09: Front and back walls are up
22 Dec 09: Interior construction, looking north
23 Dec 09: Faint view of old house, beyond the Porta-Potty, from the new house
23 Dec 09: Readying trusses for lifting into place
23 Dec 09: Trusses being lifted into place
24 Dec 09: Installing sheathing on the trusses
24 Dec 09: Roof sheathing all in place
25 Dec 09: Inside view of front door and picture window
25 Dec 09: Kitchen and dining area
5 Feb 10: Pouring basement floor
20 Feb 09: Building the chimney
11 Apr 10: Front of house viewed from the SW
30 Jul 10: Angled view of front from NW
30 Jul 10: Full frontal view from the West
30 Jul 10: Angled view from SW
14 Jan 11: Winter has arrived
23 Jan 11: Flags of Scotland and Brazil
23 Jan 11: The proud flags of the original Union and the Granite State
18 Jan 11: The back porch and beyond

Patch Road

Henniker

New Hampshire

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