The family lived in the existing house while builder Richard McCarl constructed the new one behind it, with just 12 feet of space separating the two structures. On moving day, the furniture and boxes were maneuvered out the old back door, down a gangplank of sorts, and through the new front door. Once the transition was complete, the smaller house was removed, and the new design became completely visible. Jim says, “We were so excited about the house while building it, but you really couldn’t see it well until the old one was moved.”