I know I must finally be insane when it feels this good to see the single sheet of heavy and disgustingly dusty drywall up on the ceiling. Thankfully we have the use of a lifter to carry the dead weight and this was about the point in our usage lesson that …
Today was a slugfest. I estimated we moved about 4000 lbs of drywall and insulation down the hill and into the house. There were two of us and it was not at all fun. There is no satisfaction in saying I did that myself unlike some of the other things …
Still sputtering along with the build. I had some willing helpers here for a bit but wasn’t really at a point to do much. Still, they were determined and left their mark on the build in the form of staining the fascia boards. . . which still aren’t up yet …
I’ve been quite busy but when I try to pull something together for a post there isn’t much to show. I’ve been focused on the electrical rough in. I wake up in the middle of the night plotting circuit loads and wire routing. Since I haven’t done anything to this scale …
Two major milestones this past week, our own power and the windows and doors went in. Having power inside the house is such a luxury but my little brain can’t quite come to terms with the fact that our meter started at 844. I mean can’t they just reset it or …
It’s been a grueling, extra bruises and scraped knuckles, high on toxic fumes kind of week but the roof is done! Or mostly. There are some finishing touches left to do like stain and put up the cedar fascia and add a gutter to the front but there should be …
