We picked out a new chandelier for the log cabin. I want to take the crystal chandelier to the new house. And anyone who wants a log cabin probably does not want a crystal chandelier. I have been told since I moved in here that …
The forecast is rain, but so far it is beautiful out. I drove out to the worksite and Wow! They are making great progress! The masons shoveled out dirt everywhere the walls had fallen in. He used a brush to work all of the dirt …
This is a container house. It is not actually made from a container. It fits inside a container. The house comes on the back of a truck trailer. The house is dropped off at your location. You level it, and then unfold it. The house …
I got a call pretty early this morning. The contractor and the block masons were on the building site. Woo Hoo!!! Going up instead of down! The block masons got right to work. And they work fast! They must be paid by the job, not …
I was not in love with any of the hardware for the cabinets. Schumacher gave us a credit. It took me months, possibly years, last time to pick out cabinet hardware that I liked. Actually I liked a lot of things, but I get it …
You can use a Tuff Shed auxiliary building to make a small house. Now they have new line of cabin shells make it easier with floor plans and interior framing options. Tuff Shed builds the shell and can add interior framing that you finish yourself. …
They are starting on the foundation this week. The block was delivered today. Two trucks full of block. Wow! By the time I got down there, some of the block had already been unloaded. They cleaned up everything that got tracked from the muddy driveway. …
The lap siding is white, with white board and batten on the center A house near where we are building got a whole new look with just a few farmhouse style details. Honestly, I don’t even remember what the house used to look like. I’ve …
With all the natural disasters, the need for affordable housing and the tiny house movement, there has been more interest in Katrina Cottages again. Katrina Cottages are the charming little houses that were built after Hurricane Katrina. They started showing up in every magazine in …
When I saw that in one spot the footer was not quite in the correct location, I was concerned. Really concerned. They said they could probably adjust the house over, but we had to make sure we were not too close to the set-backs for …
