Posted in Construction, Electrical, Pictures, Plumbing on May 27th, 2008 1 Comment »
We took the opportunity of the long weekend and my Dad being in town to try to focus on the house. I got back into rough carpentry mode for a bit before putting my electrician and plumbing hats back on. I also got to try on a circus high wire hat - that’s one I […]
Posted in Construction, Pictures on Feb 29th, 2008 1 Comment »
Since our house is a SIP house, it’s some extra work to put plugs and switches in the exterior walls. There will be times when it’s unavoidable, but we’re trying to minimize the situation both because it will be easier and we don’t want to pierce the envelop of the walls if we can avoid […]
Posted in Construction, Pictures on Feb 6th, 2008 2 Comments »
We’ve been spending a bit of time walking around the house, looking at the bare, framed walls and imagining how out stuff will fit into it. Thinking about how we’ll be using the space. Considering if it’s all “right”.
We have come to the realization that the master isn’t quite right for our bed. Amber and […]
Posted in Construction, General on Feb 5th, 2008 No Comments »
I feel like the month of January was mostly a time for catching our breath and figuring out what’s next.
The structure is totally up (walls and roof). Most internal framing is done. The roof material is on and most of the siding, trim and fascia are done. External doors are hung, windows are in and […]
Posted in Construction, Pictures on Dec 5th, 2007 3 Comments »
So, I’m finally back - after a month of focus on the house. As you all read in Amber’s previous post(s) we’ve hired some people to help us put the house up. I had originally intended to start putting the house up just by myself and with family during November…that didn’t happen. We did get […]
Posted in Construction on Oct 11th, 2007 No Comments »
Every house starts with a foundation. It’s where the structure meets the earth.
Our foundation started with stakes and strings to mark the general position of the house (accurate to a couple inches). Then we chalked over the strings.
The chalk marks showed where to dig our footings. Our footings have been dug and we’ve embarked on […]