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The backhoe is getting ready to dig a hole for the foundation.
The backhoe is getting re...		 Here the backhoe operator double checks the plans before starting to dig.
Here the backhoe operator...		 Digging the hole..
Digging the hole..		 After the digging is done, the outline of the foundation is built.
After the digging is done...		 Concrete is then poured and left to set.
Concrete is then poured a...
A dump trunk brings rocks to fill the foundation and base of the house.
A dump trunk brings rocks...		 Next, the mold for the foundation is assembled, and rocks fill in the floor.
Next, the mold for the fo...		 The mold has concrete poured in, creating the foundation of the house.
The mold has concrete pou...		 When the concrete is dry, the mold is taken back down.
When the concrete is dry,...		 Here is the complete foundation, with vents installed.
Here is the complete foun...
Now the Bobcat fills in the gap with the dirt dug up by the backhoe.
Now the Bobcat fills in t...		 The Bobcat.
The Bobcat.		 Filling in the gaps.
Filling in the gaps.		 Foundation is now ready for building.
Foundation is now ready f...		 The first thing that goes in is the basement support beams, and the floor.
The first thing that goes...
When the floor is in, the outside walls are built.
When the floor is in, the...		 Next the inside walls are put up.
Next the inside walls are...		 The second floor is next.
The second floor is next.		 The outside walls are first again.
The outside walls are fir...		 Building continues on the second floor.
Building continues on the...
Inside walls are also being built on the 2nd floor.
Inside walls are also bei...		 The outside walls are complete on the 2nd floor now.
The outside walls are com...		 The rest of the inside walls are filled in.
The rest of the inside wa...		 Now the roof is getting prepped. First the ceiling...
Now the roof is getting p...		 The floor of the attic is being laid down.
The floor of the attic is...
The first part of the roof frame is shown here.
The first part of the roo...		 The frame of the roof is almost complete.
The frame of the roof is ...		 The frame of the roof is almost complete.
The frame of the roof is ...		 The joints in the roof were completed, plywood was laid on top, and holes were cut for vents.
The joints in the roof we...		 Next, roofing paper was laid down, prepping the surface for shingles.
Next, roofing paper was l...
Shingles have now been added to the roof.
Shingles have now been ad...		 Bricks are starting to get laid now, on all outer walls.
Bricks are starting to ge...		 Here the bricks have been laid, windows and doors installed.
Here the bricks have been...		 More windows have been installed, as well as gutters. Work is now mostly being done inside.
More windows have been in...