Berry 2001 New House News!
Holly and Steve's house construction is moving along
Steve and Holly have designed the house and Steve will be
doing about 50% of the construction himself.
The exterior of the house will resemble the homes in
Celebration, Florida but the interior will be one of a kind
with a 300 gallon salt water fish tank built into the wall,
9' ceilings throughout the house with a 19' ceiling in the
Family Room, a loft overlooking the Family Room, a 2nd
floor porch off of the Master Bedroom, Home Theater,
fireplace, 4 showers, and laundry drops in the
upstair bathrooms. Here are the latest happenings:
7/1999 Steve and Holly purchase (with the help of Mom
and Dad) 2 1/2 acres in Groveland, Florida on the top of a
hill overlooking lakes and a large tree farm.
4/7/2000 Survey is completed.
4/10/2000 Architect Doug Hammond from
Sebring, Florida is hired.
5/1/2000 Current house is under contract to be sold if
financing is approved.
5/3/2000 General Contractor Gregg Whitaker is hired.
6/17/2000 House pad is excavated. Fifteen truck loads of
fill dirt are brought in. Additional fill will be needed for area
surrounding the house and the driveway area
(See pictures below).
6/24/2000 Steve and Lindsey plant 35 donated trees.
including Oaks from Dad, Pecan trees from PawPaw
Gyles, and Pine and Oak trees from Don Gworek
(See pictures below).
8/25/2000 Steve, Holly, and Lindsey move into apartment
in Winter Garden, Florida.
8/31/2000 Current house sale closes.
2/5/2001 Final drawings received from Architect.
2/8/2001 Truss drawings received from truss Company.
2/9/2001 Signed and sealed drawings received from
Engineer.
2/10/2001 Steve and Gary Knight use tractor to clear
pasture.
2/16/2001 Lake County Health Department approves
location of Septic Tank.
2/16/2001 Secco Electric Engineer approves electrical
connection.
2/18/2001 Temporary power pole installed.
3/30/2001 Water well completed.
4/11/2001 Slab poured.
4/16/2001 Framing Starts.
