Today I experienced something I never had before. Mother-in-law wanted to take the children for the day. All of them. Interesting dilemma for me - what do I do all day by myself?! Normally, this would be my opportunity to clean the house. But goodness, I don't even have a house to clean or organize! I decide to window…
Building the Rafters
Once it hit mid 90's it was decided to remake the jig inside the house and attempt assembly in there. Complete with rigging foam board and setting up the wall AC unit to have cool air when needed. Yes in a window, in the house. Hey, desperate times call for desperate measures!Plywood gussetsIts kinda funny - for…
Roof Construction
How strange is this? After a week of only running up to check on the land and staying at my parents, we go back to this.The color change is beautiful!!Except that its July and the color change is because its been over 100 for weeks and no rain in 4 months...So off to work we…
Coming together
Here it is! The roof rafters, sheathing and wall sheathing!! Again, thanks to mama!! Those little boards up front - 4x3 bead-board on clearance for $1.30 instead of $11!! Yea, we got all they had. How wonderful!! Tomorrow starts the work making all the trusses. Since it is so hot we figure it will be very slow going, but…
Deck and Temps
These are August temps right here (it did show 115 at one point)! And considering we haven't had a significant rain since March, it is not a good situation. I will admit, the lack of rain has been somewhat helpful for construction. But its two-edged because we really need the rain. The pond across the street is completely dry…
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Seasons Change
The change in seasons always excites me. Let me rephrase that, usually excites me. I am never real fond of the official beginning of winter. Yet I have to get through winter to get to spring. It is now officially summer! I wait all year for this time! Cookouts, lake trips, bonfires, lightening bugs, lazy days, the list could go…
They Mean Well – Part 3 – Electricity
I totally get this one as well. You can't power a typical American home on alternative energy unless you want to drop tens of thousands on it. AC/heat, fridges, freezers, big screens, game consoles, ect. Oh my, the list is endless!But what if you don't have all that in your tiny home? What if we decide we don't need multiple…
Slow week
Sadly, never got to go to Mr. Contractor's house, so we are on our own. Have a fairly good idea on how to do the roof, just wanted to hear "yes" from a pro. Ah well. Mr. Man has been working on the posts for the deck. He has wanted to use cypress trees as…
Not much to update on
This week has mostly been about nailing joists to rim joists and screwing hurricane straps. And dreaming. Lots of dreaming. We are getting so close to being all framed in and the fun stuff can begin!Then started thinking about the roof... and got stuck... again. Going tonight to look at Mr. Contractor's building, hope to…
Together Simply 