Or three days, rather? I struggle a bit, secretly, with deciding when or what is enough. The so-called eight-hour business day is very ingrained. Our contractors have typically started at…
Rehabbin’ Cabin
As expected, the fifth and final hole dug for the porch footings had layers of cinderblock three feet down, put there as a sort of footing for the original 4×4…
Yesterday was upper-body and arm day. Dug two holes and poured concrete for one, mounting the 6×6 post base in the top of the pier. Today was upper-body and arm…
At least one sister, and maybe both, asked me during this project, “How do you know how to do all this stuff? I didn’t recall that you were so handy….”…
Do you like beams?? The beauty of taking a day off is that I get to post about what I did yesterday! I may have mentioned a temporary “wall” that…
Passing the milestone the other day of removing the LAST of any rotted framing got me thinking about the scope of this project and how it grew. How at every…
The day was cool and blustery, finishing with rain. A kind of day I used to call an “Eagle Harbor day.” Eagle Harbor, Mich., on Lake Superior where I summered…
A tale of two days. Sunday’s “day of rest,” and our gentle efforts with insulation. Monday’s return to hardcore demolition and construction. First, the back wall of the kitchen: And…
Another thing I left out from Thursday’s report was the delivery midday of the building supplies I’d ordered in anticipation of being ready to proceed with interior projects. 56 sheetrock…
First things first: Remember, dear reader, where we left off yesterday? This was the scene: Where rotted holes had gaped just hours before, nearly complete replacement siding was rising from…