Tag: Lumber

• Early October Progress

  We had another trip to prepare for, so in went the stairs/ladder and we finished up the exterior paint (aside from the door and touch-ups).  After getting back from the northern VA adventures, it was time to finish the propane lines!  Finally we could test the water heater, oven/stove, and the Newport P9000.  As much…

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  October 18, 2012

• Build Day 10 (5/12/12)

  YES!  We finally started to frame the roof today.  I am particularly excited about this because I can finally see the real height and design of the house in front of me instead of just in my head and on paper. First we put up the ridge beam that we built about a week ago.…

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  May 24, 2012

• Build Day 9 (5/6/12)

  Today we built the two dormers that sit on both sides in the middle of the house.  I’m glad we went with this design to break up the roof line a bit and add more head room and storage on the inside.  These were actually pretty easy to make…they’re essentially mini walls.  The plans call…

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  May 23, 2012

• Build Day 1 (4/7/12)

  It finally happened!  The first official build day began with leveling the trailer.  I attempted this by myself so it took considerably longer than if I had help, but we all know that I’m stubborn and determined.  The trailer has a jack on each corner and various sizes of wood underneath to help level it…

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  April 11, 2012