- Road to the back 5 acres!

Bill began digging a trail which will lead to the bottom 5 acres of our land and our stream. His new tractor was very helpful in leveling off the first part of the project in May 2013.

 

We decided a larger tractor was needed to complete the road,

so we waited for further help.

 

Thursday August 29, 2013:

Grady was able to complete the project for us with his Caterpillar!

 

 

I look busy cutting tree limbs back from the road!! 

I lasted about 20 minutes in the heat.  Thanks to Ray Southern for helping!!

 

 

 

- TREES

On Wednesday August 28, 2013, Grady and his team worked to cut down the trees that would have been in the way of building the house.

 

 

- The Big Dig

Tuesday, August 27: 
Grady spent the day digging out the basement and the outline of our home.

 

 

- Caterpillar Trackloader 953C

On Monday, August 26 the Caterpillar arrived in order to begin work early Tuesday morning. 

 

Clyde drove the trailer truck which delivered the Caterpillar. 

Grady operates the Caterpillar.  Bill discussed the project.

 

Grady, Tony & William discuss where to begin digging.

- Building Permit, Electricity & Staking the House

As soon as our building permit & electrical hook-up arrived,

VC Design was ready to stake the outline of the house.

We protected the septic system with stakes & tape.

Tony & Robert, from VC Design, staked out the outline of the house.

- Ready to Build

VC Design and Build agreed to work with us & Jay in building our dream home. On August 6, 2013, we signed a contract with VC Design!

Tony and Vince Phelps (owner), from VC Design

Tony & Vince spent many months with us planning out the details of the contract. We are looking forward to working with them and their colleagues.

- Septic System and Wells

We began preparing our property for building by putting in wells and a septic system in the summer of 2009. The Delpino family were camping nearby and Aidan was very interested in the large machinery and huge hole dug for the septic system!

 

Drilling the wells.

 

Bill

 

Aidan Delpino

 

- Jay Hough, Architect

Our quest to find an architect began shortly after purchasing the property. 

While on vacation, we were paying for our lunch at a local Bedford restaurant one day when we were discussing with the owner how and where to look for an architect in the area.  A couple standing near us said they recently had their house built by a very talented architect and gave us his name.

Jay Hough, graduate of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, met with us and agreed to design a home to meet all our wants and needs.

We have traveled from Roanoke to Lynchburg with Jay looking at types of homes, sidings, colors, appliances, lighting fixtures, flooring, windows & tile.  His expertise has led us to a beautiful vision and set of plans for our home.

 

Jay and Bill walked the property to lay out a possible position for our home. 

- Sold!

Bill and I were searching for a nice, quiet small town to build our retirement home. We found 8 acres in Bedford county and began our journey towards a peaceful existence in the mountains.

We spent the next several years re-modeling our Willoughby beach home of 31 years and finally sold it in the fall of 2012 - Bedford, here we come!!