Escaping To St. Philips - Episode 1: Our First Family Home

It’s a beautiful Daaaaaay! A new family has purchased Lot 38 on Markham Drive in The Porches of St. Philips. We are so happy for them and their children. 🙂

Imagine, putting down roots in a brand new neighbourhood and, like them, your children can also enjoy an easy walking distance to a new school, new recreation facilities and a beautiful skating pond all surrounded by amazing walking trails. Not to mention, major retail shopping centres, hospitals, restaurants, post secondary institutions, parks and recreations will all be 10-15 mins from their new home in The Porches. They’ll truly have the best of both worlds, and you can too.

Because they’re having their new home built by Master Builder, Terry Walsh, voted the BEST builder in the Province 7 times, we thought you might want to see the process first hand. Follow along and you’ll see the care and craftsmanship Terry and his crew are putting into this new home is second to none. They’re building a home, not just a house – and it shows!

September 15th, 2019: Day 1 starts with a solid foundation. The new home site is prepared to support a solid footing.

September 18th, 2019: Here workers lay out the concrete footings. This will be what carries the weight of the home. Notice the keyway in the exterior placements. These will ensure a solid joining of the foundation to the footings.

September 24th, 2019: With the basement walls now poured, our builders start and fill in the lower rear and side wall in preparation for the main floor system.

September 26th, 2019: Oh! what a view our new family will have of beautiful Bell Island. This picture from the main floor shows a terrific lot grading.

October 1st, 2019: Nearing completion of the main floor.

October 3rd, 2019: During the laying of the main floor, our building team are ensuring a level and strong surface. This includes gluing all floor panels as well as screwing every square – this will eliminate squeaks and guarantee a quiet, strong surface.

October 4th 2019: We now have the first main floor wall up. The home is now completely backfilled with a wonderfully tidy working area around the home by the skilled excavation crew of Lynx Excavation providing a safe work area.

October 7th 2019: Starting off Monday morning, Terry Walsh and his contracting crew are ready to place the remaining wall for floor #1. Just look at scenic Conception Bay. Love it!

Stayed tuned for episode 2 of “Escaping To St. Philips” when you’ll see the walls going up, the roof trusses going on and much more. If you’re out for a drive, swing by and have a look the progress and see the excellent craftsmanship and lot grading for yourself. It’s amazing.

How: Visit us at www.theporches.ca or contact Chris Vardy directly at 709-682-9675 or chrisvardy@homelifenl.ca for more information or to arrange an appointment to discuss the many options available right now.

Escape to St. Philips. Step up to The Porches.

Escaping To St. Philips – Episode 1: Our First Family Home

Author: Chris Vardy

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