Mason Corte Drive Building Progress Week by Week

Follow the building progress of the Trebacz's new house by George Hiller and Sons construction in Johnsburg Illinois. Our house plan is a modified #3494 Thornhill by Design Basics. With the front elevation of the Appleton by Design Basics. Complete subcontractor list for the project.

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The house gets a real driveway.
Summer 2005 pictures of the house.
The house gets a new fountain in front.
Week 49 Mowed the grass for the first time, sealed driveway and garage concrete and shelving in the garage.
Week 47 Grass planted and straw spread.
House Warming Party We take time to celebrate with friends and family.
Week 43 Landscaping and exterior finishing starts.
Week 42 Some finishing touches and concrete.
Week 38 Shower and Mirrors installed and starting to feel moved in.
Week 36 Moving, final grading, gutters, and a lot of little stuff.
Week 35 Septic, final interior paint and trim, garage doors and openers, carpeting, and final electric line.
Week 34 Stairs continue, master bath tile set, hardwood floors sanded, stained and sealed, electrical installed, garage floor poured, and most supply plumbing finished.
Week 33 More stair work, general trim work, sump pump installed, and water supply lines started.
Week 32 Cabinets installed, hardwood floor laid, stairs started, and water installed.
Week 31 Trim installation, doors installed stained and lacquered, cabinets arrive, and well drilled.
Week 30 Windows stained, interior doors, trim arrives and is stained, brick almost completed.
Week 29 First coat of interior paint, kitchen tile laid, and hardwood floor arrives.
Week 28 Exterior doors, front porch finished, and tile started.
Week 27 Drywall taped and sanded, doors delivered, and heat runs for five days.
Week 26 Front bricks started, front siding and window finished, and drywall started.
Week 25 Insulation finished and drywall delivered.
Week 24 Electrical and plumbing rough-in finished and pre drywall inspections.
Week 23 Basement windows, deck, fireplaces, humidifiers, water supply lines, more siding, and more electrical.
Week 22 Front and back porches poured, electrical started, furnaces, gas, and more siding.
Week 21 Siding started, more soffets and fascia, and central vacuum installed.
Week 20 Soffets started and windows finished.
Week 19 Windows, rough stairs, 3500 feet of -ethernet, cable, speaker wire, more HVAC , and more plumbing.
Week 18 Shingles complete, plumbing rough-in, and more HVAC.
Week 17 Complete roof rafters and sheathing, HVAC starts, and the snow finally melts.
Week 16 Top roof ridge installed with a flag!
Week 15 Porch roofs are complete. Several other roofs started. Electric service installed -and more snow.
Week 14 Second floor walls finished, roof started, and more snow in the master bedroom!
Week 13 Back porch, garage, some second floor walls, and 3" of snow in the master bedroom!
Week 12 Garage and second floor walls and an ice storm.
Week 11 First floor walls inside and out in -16° weather, snow!
Week 10 First floor -floor, basement floor poured, and a few walls!
Week 9 Knee walls, electrical service and engineered floor beams!
Week 8 Basement walls after backfilling and media room floor poured.
Week 7 Basement walls poured
Week 6 Foundation pouring
Week 5 Finish foundation forms
Week 4 Start setting foundation forms
Week 3 Pouring footings and the stuck cement truck
Week 2 Setting footing forms
Week 1 Digging the hole
Before Digging