It’s a Framing Friday!
Categories: Construction - Tags: framing, ground floor, winterWe’ve been having a great time in Barbados all week, but also anxiously awaiting our update from home. This morning…it finally came! Read more
Tag Archive for: winter
The Race Against the Elements!
Categories: Construction - Tags: delays, ground water, ice, lake front, setbacks, winterYou may have noticed that we’ve been a little quiet on the house front for the last couple of weeks. Well, you’re right. We have, and the main reason: WINTER.
Now on a normal year, we aren’t winter’s biggest fans, but this year we’re especially bitter as the sudden influx of full blown arctic weather has essentially thrown our construction schedule to the wolves! Read more
Forms, Footings, Foundations and Frustrations!
Categories: Construction - Tags: backyard, excavation, footing forms, footings, foundation walls, winterSo the house is gone… What happened next?
Well after tearing down the existing house we brought in a crew to build the forms for the footings that support the foundation walls. This step was originally planned for mid-late November when the weather was a lot better, but because of the permit delays we were a bit behind schedule and the crew we had originally lined up was no longer available. Read more
Storage Woes
Categories: Moving - Tags: coat, garage, packing, season change, storage, winterOne of the things you don’t think of when you’re preparing for a big move are the seasons ahead. As you might remember, it was August when we packed up our things and decided to move back home. Of course being that it was August, our closets had long been thinned out by the spring/summer edit; our warm weather clothes a distant memory, neatly boxed away and stored in the basement for the following season….
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Wow, preach on the whole "set backs" and things "not going...January 12, 2015 - 7:04 am by Alexa~FurnishMyWay
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Thanks Danica! I knew you'd definitely be able to relate....January 12, 2015 - 7:04 am by Tash @ thedreamhouseproject
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