It has been an interesting week on the home front. Being on vacation last week allowed us to spent a lot of time getting stuff done. The entire second floor is going to be a loft, so our first task was to put the tongue and grove pine up in the loft. I am going […]
It was great to be at the homestead again. After nearly six months of very little progress, Saturday was spent putting up siding. I think that we made some great progress and am super excited with what we accomplished. My Dad has been plugging away on the siding for a month now. He took a […]
There is not a lot of news to report, but over the last week or so my Dad has been putting the siding up. It is definitely making the house look better. The two sides are almost done and we’re working on the front and back. We have all the siding as we purchased […]
I wish that this blog entry was filled with updates about what I have been doing on the house the past week, but unfortunately, that is not the case. I have been to the house just once over the past week, but am looking forward to getting back on a regular work schedule. I am […]
Being patient is hard. Really hard at times. This is the situation that I am currently in with my house. I have my dream house – half done – just sitting and waiting for me to finish it. Before I can proceed any further, I must sell my house. I am trying so hard to […]
After a long, long hiatus, I was finally able to get some work done on the house Monday. After buying the Roxul insulation last month, my Dad and I got a good portion of it put up. The rafters of the house are two feet apart and the insulation is two feet as well. Piece […]
Things on the home front have been very slow lately for various reasons. I know that it is still January, however, I want to start thinking about spring and making progress again. This week, I purchased $1,100 worth of Roxul insulation. It will not do the entire house, but should do the ceiling. It was […]
It has been a while since there has been any progress made on the house. I feel like I’ve been in a complete holding pattern and honestly it has been a bit discouraging. I’ve had no action on my current house and very little money left in my “building account.” I know that if I […]
Ever since I began thinking about my house, I thought that I wanted the interior to be classy rustic. Is there even a thing as classy rustic? I wanted it to be my dream home, not a hunting camp. I have spent a lot of time searching Pinterest and various other design sites to get […]
The day that I decided on my final house design, with the loft in the back and the front open to the ceiling, I knew that I wanted to find special windows to put in the front. This has been one of the most frustrating, yet rewarding parts of the house thus far. I’ve wanted […]
