Posted in Information/Links on Apr 18th, 2007 5 Comments »
Eventually, I want to build all of the cabinets in our kitchen. It’s up in the air at this point whether or not I’ll be able to do it for the initial build (largely due to the amount of time it will take me and the fact that we need a kitchen before we can […]
Posted in Pictures on Apr 17th, 2007 No Comments »
We went up onto the property last weekend and got to see the beginnings of our driveway and building pad. Unfortunately, with the rain we’ve had this last week the central part of our property is a bit of a mud pit, but we were still able to walk around and get some pictures.
This […]
Posted in Pictures on Apr 5th, 2007 No Comments »
Matt’s parents are up in the area right now and they sent us some pictures of the property. A couple of weekends ago we had some people come in and cut down some trees so that we could have some more clear area and sunlight.
Here’s the pile of the logs
This is standing at the […]
Posted in Announcements on Apr 3rd, 2007 No Comments »
I entered many of the books that I’ve either referred to during design or plan to use during construction into LibraryThing and added a randomized sampling to the sidebar.
Posted in Information/Links on Apr 3rd, 2007 No Comments »
I’ve been thinking about concrete a fair bit recently because some time in the next two months or so, I’m going to have to form and pour (or have poured) the foundation for our house. With that in mind, here are some links that look interesting.
The Rehab Guide: Foundations (690K PDF) - “This […]
Posted in Information/Links on Apr 2nd, 2007 No Comments »
A recent Fine Homebuilding newsletter included a link to an article titled Making Sense of Housewraps.
I’m part-way through it, and it’s led me off to the Building Materials and Wood Technology site at University of Massachusetts which looks like a good source of building info.
Some links pertinent to housewrap and weatherproofing include:
Housewraps, Felt […]