So you want to build a house....

Well. I haven't blogged about the house we have been building since June because I had to clear all the profanity out of my head first. It's almost gone but not quite. It is now October and we haven't started framing yet. Why? That's a good question. Maybe it's because our builder was in a contest of wills with our architect and engineer and spent weeks arguing that his design was right instead of following the plans we spent thousands of dollars on. Maybe it's because he decided to spend all summer with the interior of the original house instead of taking advantage of the dry, sunny weather to do all the outside work such as framing and block work and pouring concrete. It took awhile but we realize we made a huge mistake in our choice of builder. I think the project was beyond him and he just wasn't the right one for us. We now have a crew coming in to frame.