Pelican Drive: Just back from Altona.

We are finally doing it.

Twenty five years ago we bought a property at Pelican Pointe on Last Mountain Lake in Saskatchewan. Our kids grew up, their Dad passed away, yet all this time I dreamed of living at the lake. Finally, with a new spouse, two children, four step-children, six grandchildren and another grand child on the way, the dream of my new home is becoming a reality.

The home was custom designed, in 2007, by Robinson Residential in Regina, Sk. The basement is being built by a local contractor and the main floor and loft are being built and brought in by Conquest Manufacturing in Altona, Manitoba.

Thursday, August 12, 2010

Just back from Altona.

We just returned from Winnipeg and another visit to the great people at Conquest Manufacturing. I really, really enjoy working with Conquest. We got to tour and see the progress on the house. Windows are in, gyproc is almost done, custom cabinets and cupboards are being finished, etc. Things get more exciting every day. AND AND AND looks like the tentative delivery date is August 31. We will keep our fingers crossed.

The veranda section overlooking the lake.

Looking into the veranda section of the house.

The back section of the house with the veranda (front) section in front.

Looking into the back section.

The cabinets are all custom made at Conquest. We are getting maple cabinets throughout the house, with those cool slow closing latches and drawer slides.

The doors are solid pine and I picked out some antique door knobs in a bronzed finish for the doors.

My spa tub. 42 jets, heated back rest and heated head rest. Need I say more???

Behind me is the loft section.

Standing on the veranda. The decking is Trex deck that clicks into place. No nail or screw holes are visible and best of all .... no maintenance.

The three sections of the house. Loft is in the foreground. Back section is to the left and you can just see a bit of the veranda section to the right behind the loft.

We still need to get the septic and cistern in place and then the power, gas and phone/internet connected when the house comes in. But all in good time.

Pretty soon school will be back and it will be time to go to work again. Thankfully I work flex hours and will be able to see the craning process when the house comes in. Then it will be moving in time. Hoping to have Thanksgiving and our grandson's birthday party at Pelican Pointe.

Well, that is about it for now. It was a great quick trip from Regina to Winnipeg. Had a lovely evening out with our friend Geri. She has already booked us in for our housewarming next July. Should be fun.