Our Home Construction
Images You may also view our construction video playlist on YouTube Click on each of the images for full views.
- Rebar reinforced concrete building, including roof, gives strength, longevity, security and excellent fire resistance
- Quad-Lock Insulated Concrete Forms (ICF’s) construction provides superior insulation
- Water and moisture protected
- 50 year silicon roof sealant
- Steel security doors
- Earth-bermed home on three sides provides high thermal mass
- 1241 SF single-level living space – no stairs to climb
- 9 foot ceilings creates a more open feel
- Great room and bedroom wired for surround sound – just plug and play.
- 8×8 pump house, 513 foot well with backup tank system
- LP gas appliances, grill attached to main LP tank, including on-demand water heater
- Wood burning stove to keep you cozy in the winter
Images
You may also view our construction video playlist on YouTube
Click on each of the images for full views.
![Excavation begins](https://i0.wp.com/theknoechels.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/excavation-begins.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&ssl=1)
![The build site is excavated](https://i0.wp.com/theknoechels.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/our-build-site.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&ssl=1)
![The footers are poured and stacks of Insulated Concrete Forms (ICFs)](https://i0.wp.com/theknoechels.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/petra-prepper-property-floor-plan.jpeg?resize=300%2C218&ssl=1)
![Lots of ICFs & footers poured](https://i0.wp.com/theknoechels.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/stacks-of-icfs.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&ssl=1)
![Framing the doorways & first ICF blocks](https://i0.wp.com/theknoechels.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/framing-the-doorways.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&ssl=1)
![Cutting & bending LOTS of rebar](https://i0.wp.com/theknoechels.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/cutting-and-bending-rebar.jpeg?resize=262%2C300&ssl=1)
![Drilling the well](https://i0.wp.com/theknoechels.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/drilling-the-well.jpeg?resize=300%2C185&ssl=1)
![Septic Tank Install](https://i0.wp.com/theknoechels.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Septic-Tank-Install.jpg?resize=300%2C225&ssl=1)
![Running the electrical and communications wiring from solar shed to house](https://i0.wp.com/theknoechels.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/running-power-from-solar-shed.jpeg?resize=225%2C300&ssl=1)