A Pivotal Weekend
About three seconds after we got the green light on the rough framing, I had the insulators and drywallers scheduled for installation. I am so
About three seconds after we got the green light on the rough framing, I had the insulators and drywallers scheduled for installation. I am so
You know that all I want for Christmas is some walls in my house, and last week the building inspector came through to do what
I can’t really accurately describe the blissful days of hanging siding that the weekend consisted of if I don’t tell you a little bit about
Foundations are fun, I agree, and not just because 1.) you get to dig a bigass hole in the ground, and 2.) my family owns
When you take the first step on to that gnarled, winding path of building your own home, there are things you know you’re going to
This week could either be very exciting or very disastrous for our plans, depending on which way the wind blows. Figuratively. Literally depending on whether
Since we decided to hold off on breaking ground on the actual house, we’ve put all of our energy into turning the station into a
Now that we’re praying sure the roof won’t collapse on the Station, it’s time for the fun stuff, like putting in new windows. The openings
I'm not interested in a mediocre life. I'm here to kick ass or die.
Back in 2004 I started writing about my adventures in fixing up houses on the internet. A lot of things have changed since then, with me, with my houses, and with the internet. These days I am basically a cranky old man trapped in a slightly less old woman’s body. The internet has changed and I am staunchly refusing to change with it. You won’t find any algorithms here, or feeds, or ads, or social media. Just good old-fashioned stories about a woman drinking beer and building shit, and living an unexpected life.
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