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Finishing the Concrete in the Garage

Finishing the Concrete in the Garage

Earlier they had built the form at the end of the garage and at the side door. Preparing to Pour the Concrete Garage Floor > Today the cement truck poured the concrete. This post is a continuation of Pouring the Concrete Floor in the Garage 

Pouring the Concrete Floor in the Garage

Pouring the Concrete Floor in the Garage

Today they finished the concrete floor in the garage. Earlier they had built the form at the end of the garage and at the side door. Preparing to Pour the Concrete Garage Floor > They did not put in any metal. We used fiber reinforced 

French Doors, Carport Door, Dog Door and the Last Window

French Doors, Carport Door, Dog Door and the Last Window

The last of the doors and windows are all in. At first the French door opening was not the right size. We wanted to make sure they didn’t move it into the space for the dog door, so we wrote it on the wall. The 

Lowering the Carport Walls

Lowering the Carport Walls

I’m really not sure what happened here, but somehow we ended up with an RV port instead of a carport. So, they re-framed the walls. Cliff will have more space to store stuff. The supports look a little spindly now, but I think a little 

HVAC Progress

HVAC Progress

We’ve waited and waited for the HVAC guy and finally we got someone else. This has been holding things up because the ducts have to go in before the drywall. This is the ductwork for the heat pump. The new HVAC guy got right to 

Preparing to Pour the Concrete Garage Floor

Preparing to Pour the Concrete Garage Floor

Earlier they poured in gravel. A lot of gravel. They framed the floor. They put wood at the doorways to act as a form. They smoothed out the gravel and laid down a vapor barrier. Just thick sheets of plastic. The garage floor will be 

Free TV with DVRs and an Antenna on the Roof

Free TV with DVRs and an Antenna on the Roof

We put an outdoor Multi-directional antenna on the roof of the 2-story farmhouse next door.

Classic Design for a Low-Budget A-Frame

Classic Design for a Low-Budget A-Frame

Back in the late ’60s, the American Plywood Association put out a series of books with plans for small houses. Great Ideas for Second Homes: A Portfolio of 20 Distinguished New Designs in Plywood Paperback by American Plywood Association 1969 The book has been out 

Installing the Soaker Tub

Installing the Soaker Tub

The plumbers came back and installed the soaker tub. Earlier they had put in the insulation. The plumbers came back and hooked up the water and the drain. The overflow drain is really high on the tub. The carpenters will frame around it and they 

Underground Power is Run and Insulation Behind Tub and Shower

Underground Power is Run and Insulation Behind Tub and Shower

The rough-in electric was run earlier, but the carpenters pulled out some of his wires. So I was surprised to see they put in the underground power line today. At first I couldn’t figure out what had happened. There was grading that didn’t seem to