This was a big and busy month. So busy in fact that I forgot to start cataloging our work until we were over halfway through the month. If you need to catch up (I know not everyone get notices about new posts) here’s our backlog of progress for 2019: January February March April Here’s what we’ve accomplished this month: Spray foam insulation Installed the balcony brackets Passed our last electrical and rough framing inspections Installed venting for ERV and range…
Amy has asked before when we were going to stop referring to our past and future address as “the job site” and start just calling it “the new house.” I’m starting to wonder if that day is soon approaching. In the past we’ve renovated several homes, always working room by room while we were living there. This is a very messy and time-consuming way to work, as you have to contain your chaos and restore it to some semblance of…
Last week I gave an update on the boring, tedious work that goes into making the parts of the house you’ll never see. We were hard at work protecting the inside of our walls from spreading fire, as well as a myriad of other related activities like stapling off wire (to keep it out of the way of errant drywall screws), installing blocking for towel bars, hand rails, and closet rods, and handling those last few hidden items like tub…
This video was taken at the same time as our 1st floor framing tour so it’s been about 5 months. I hope to have another video tour soon with all the drywall up! I think then the space will have better definition and you’ll get an idea of the flow of rooms. But until then enjoy this little ‘walk through’.
There are many different parts to a house, and many different tasks that go into building one. This has become much more complicated in the days since my grandfather built his own family home 50 years ago. Many things like framing and roofing would be readily recognizable. Others like home network wiring and spray foam insulation would be foreign. To improve efficiency, comfort, and safety we’ve accreted a thousand new individual details that must be attended to – at least…
We asked awhile back for anyone to stop by or submit your thoughts/wishes/hopes to ‘graffiti’ the house. Time’s almost up. We running headlong into spray foam (already booked) and drywall. Then I will have to insist that no one write on the walls- maybe ever again. But if you have something you’re dying to convey- let us know. If you can drop by the job site you can get a free tour and Sharpie to find a just-right spot for…
Another month, another progress report. Spring is in full swing here so we’re having to pick and choose projects based on the weather. But that means we also have to always have a variety of indoor and outdoor items that need to be completed off our punch list. This is what we were able to complete in the month of April: A much needed vacation Completed the hurricane ties and Tyvex wrapping of the breezeway Framing for the hallway soffits…
This could be a post about our anxiety at whether we’re going to be able to get the house livable in just 14 weeks, but its not. Instead, this is a post about the electrical system! I know you’re excited now. Last week we had the first drywall contractor walk through to give an estimate on the project now that they can size it up in three dimensions. I’ve often said drywall is more art than science, and that’s why…
I took this video in December, to show the basic layout of the house in video form. It’s amazing to me how much it’s changed in the last few months. I have a video for the basement and 2nd floor as well and those will come out eventually. I’d like to do video walk-throughs after drywall and then after we’re “finished” to see the progress, so there may be more video tours in our future. I really hate my voice…
Did you read last month’s post about what we got done in the shortest month of 2019? Fairly impressive given the cold weather and short month. These posts (January had some leveling up too!) are helpful to keep track of all the things done and undone on a month-by-month basis. Keep checking back right around the beginning of each month to get the status update. Back with our monthly feature of what we accomplished this month: Finish rafters, install sheathing,…