http://blogs.hgtvpro.com/hgtvpro/building_2008_dream_home/ Follow the construction of the 2008 HGTV Dream Home, from breaking ground to the finishing touches. en Copyright 2008 Tue, 13 Nov 2007 10:41:46 -0500 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Contractors and builders are all familiar with the last moments of a big project. But for the 2008 HGTV Dream Home in Islamorada, Fla., there was a little more chaos, requiring a little more control. http://blogs.hgtvpro.com/hgtvpro/building_2008_dream_home/2007/11/controlled_chaos.html http://blogs.hgtvpro.com/hgtvpro/building_2008_dream_home/2007/11/controlled_chaos.html Tue, 13 Nov 2007 10:41:46 -0500 At first, the builder's crews and subs working on the 2008 HGTV Dream Home in Islamorada, Fla., saw it as just another job. But as it began to sink in that someone was going to win this fine home, they got more psyched about being involved. http://blogs.hgtvpro.com/hgtvpro/building_2008_dream_home/2007/10/down_to_the_wire_down_to_the_c.html http://blogs.hgtvpro.com/hgtvpro/building_2008_dream_home/2007/10/down_to_the_wire_down_to_the_c.html Tue, 30 Oct 2007 10:28:27 -0500 Ever had to move a crew at the last minute to a task they've never done before? It can salvage the schedule -- or sabotage it. http://blogs.hgtvpro.com/hgtvpro/building_2008_dream_home/2007/10/new_skills_save_the_day.html http://blogs.hgtvpro.com/hgtvpro/building_2008_dream_home/2007/10/new_skills_save_the_day.html Tue, 16 Oct 2007 11:38:35 -0500 In the construction business? Then you've got material delivery issues. Consider yourself lucky that you don't have to contend with "The Stretch," as the locals call the 18-mile section of Overseas Highway that spans Dade and Monroe Counties heading down the Florida Keys. http://blogs.hgtvpro.com/hgtvpro/building_2008_dream_home/2007/10/stuck_on_the_dream_home_stretc.html http://blogs.hgtvpro.com/hgtvpro/building_2008_dream_home/2007/10/stuck_on_the_dream_home_stretc.html Thu, 04 Oct 2007 17:30:22 -0500 Now I'm at the mercy of my subs.]]> http://blogs.hgtvpro.com/hgtvpro/building_2008_dream_home/2007/09/at_their_mercy.html http://blogs.hgtvpro.com/hgtvpro/building_2008_dream_home/2007/09/at_their_mercy.html Thu, 20 Sep 2007 17:27:27 -0500 Topped with wrap-around windows and housing the staircase for the three floors, the tower of the 2008 HGTV Dream Home in Islamorada, Fla., is its most striking feature. http://blogs.hgtvpro.com/hgtvpro/building_2008_dream_home/2007/09/tower_turned_lighthouse.html http://blogs.hgtvpro.com/hgtvpro/building_2008_dream_home/2007/09/tower_turned_lighthouse.html Thu, 06 Sep 2007 17:22:26 -0500 In home building, agility counts--particularly if the house is the 2008 HGTV Dream Home in Islamorada, Fla. http://blogs.hgtvpro.com/hgtvpro/building_2008_dream_home/2007/08/dodging_delays.html http://blogs.hgtvpro.com/hgtvpro/building_2008_dream_home/2007/08/dodging_delays.html Thu, 23 Aug 2007 17:01:02 -0500 What's the best way to keep building inspections from slowing down your process? Build a Great House! http://blogs.hgtvpro.com/hgtvpro/building_2008_dream_home/2007/08/certified_stellar.html http://blogs.hgtvpro.com/hgtvpro/building_2008_dream_home/2007/08/certified_stellar.html Thu, 09 Aug 2007 16:07:56 -0500 How do you approach the environmental decisions faced by builders and contractors every day? Does it only come down to a money/time calculation, or does conscientiousness factor in? http://blogs.hgtvpro.com/hgtvpro/building_2008_dream_home/2007/08/transplanting_the_dream.html http://blogs.hgtvpro.com/hgtvpro/building_2008_dream_home/2007/08/transplanting_the_dream.html Wed, 01 Aug 2007 17:06:44 -0500 It was 102 degrees the other day at the 2008 HGTV Dream Home construction site in the Florida Keys. And you'd think the local construction crew would be working in shorts. http://blogs.hgtvpro.com/hgtvpro/building_2008_dream_home/2007/07/hot_pace.html http://blogs.hgtvpro.com/hgtvpro/building_2008_dream_home/2007/07/hot_pace.html Fri, 20 Jul 2007 13:13:07 -0500 It's a crowded construction site at the 2008 HGTV Dream Home in Islamorada, Florida, with a lot going on. Window installation's under way, the interior mechanical work's going in, miscellaneous framing is being done inside, they're working on the standing seam metal roof, and they're getting a jump on the cement-board siding, with enough corner boards in to get the stucco going as well. http://blogs.hgtvpro.com/hgtvpro/building_2008_dream_home/2007/07/three_wheels_turning.html http://blogs.hgtvpro.com/hgtvpro/building_2008_dream_home/2007/07/three_wheels_turning.html Mon, 16 Jul 2007 13:10:25 -0500 Want to see the site of the 2008 Dream Home? Go to Google Maps, or some other service, enter Islamorada, Florida and Founders Park. The home site is on the water (west side of the island facing Florida Bay) and just south of the park. In fact, the site's entrance road required an easement along the side of park property. http://blogs.hgtvpro.com/hgtvpro/building_2008_dream_home/2007/06/one_of_eight.html http://blogs.hgtvpro.com/hgtvpro/building_2008_dream_home/2007/06/one_of_eight.html Mon, 18 Jun 2007 11:13:22 -0500 You think you have regulatory problems, overburdened with inspections and regs that slow you down and defeat your best-laid planning? Builders of the Dream Home in Islamorada, Florida, face the toughest regulatory environment in the country: the Florida Keys. http://blogs.hgtvpro.com/hgtvpro/building_2008_dream_home/2007/06/hoop_town.html http://blogs.hgtvpro.com/hgtvpro/building_2008_dream_home/2007/06/hoop_town.html Thu, 14 Jun 2007 11:08:14 -0500 Situating the 2008 Dream Home in sea-level Islamorada, Florida, seems just about the exact opposite location from last year's Winter Park, Colorado, Dream Home, built more than a mile high in the Rockies. But really, the two places are similar. http://blogs.hgtvpro.com/hgtvpro/building_2008_dream_home/2007/06/a_treasure_of_a_location.html http://blogs.hgtvpro.com/hgtvpro/building_2008_dream_home/2007/06/a_treasure_of_a_location.html Wed, 13 Jun 2007 06:52:05 -0500