Two photos showing 2013 and 2017.
A Tale of Two Doors
The first door is the one we finished and installed last week. The second is the door at the house we currently live in. On it hangs an Easter wreath lamely decorated for the 4th of July. Having the first door with its lock and key means that it's now time to settle back in … Continue reading A Tale of Two Doors
Putting a Lid On It
This week we accomplished our bottom line goal for the summer: get a roof on this house. The relief is physical, I feel so much calmer. Josh is home after three weeks at the build site camping. He eats only PBJ, hot dogs and Larabars when he's out there by himself. I'm so glad to … Continue reading Putting a Lid On It
Getting Ready For a Roof
This week I came back home while Josh stayed down south to keep progress moving on the house. It's really hard being apart and the time when our family can be back together again will be so sweet. Here's a video from the end of week four: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_g4_K1qRhs. Saturday afternoon my mom Carol came down … Continue reading Getting Ready For a Roof
Blocking, Eaves and Framing
A lot was accomplished on the house this week. It began with stress, anxiety, anger, and the full realization that this is not a job for amateurs. At least, not for amateurs who don't have the guidance of an experienced professional builder. The rest of the week was fun and productive as we got some … Continue reading Blocking, Eaves and Framing
Ring and Rafters
The yurt center ring weighs 250 pounds, is a work of art, and needed to be raised 18' 2" into the air so that rafters could be attached to it. Could we do this without heavy machinery? Even with it, the job was huge. Each rafter is an 18 foot 2x12 weighing 100 pounds alone. … Continue reading Ring and Rafters
Foundation Finish and Wall Assembly
We headed down as a family on Sunday night to help finish the foundation work and start getting walls up. The floor had been poured, but we weren't quite sure what it was going to look like. Unfortunately the concrete mix had too much retardant added to it, so it took hours and hours to … Continue reading Foundation Finish and Wall Assembly
Camping
For the next few weeks this camp will be home away from home for at least one of us. I think it's a pretty nice set up. Cooking, cleanup and sanitation will be challenging, but that's camping. I slept really well last night, my cot is very comfy with layers of Thermarest, a sleeping bag, … Continue reading Camping
Prepping to Pour the Floor
We are getting really close to being able to pour the floor. Here's where we are. On June 4 & 5 Josh worked with Jeff of Jeff's Plumbing in Walsenburg to dig and lay out the underground pipes. It's a compact maze of pipes. On June 10 and 11 Josh worked with Barry to bury … Continue reading Prepping to Pour the Floor
Schedule
We would love to have help on this project or just company at our camp site. Below is a projected work schedule to get the house enclosed. You can see that there are many jobs to be completed between now and the date I would like the walls to begin going up. Much of this … Continue reading Schedule
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