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| Archives—click on a date to see that day’s progress |
| December 2007 |
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| December
30 & 31,
2007—We play house at the cottage |
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| December
28, 2007—I
bring beds to the cottage |
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| December
26, 2007—Boxing
Day at the site |
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| December
21, 2007—Solstice
at the site |
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| December
19, 2007—Gloom & cold
don’t stop the progress |
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| December
14, 2007—I
view things from a higher plane |
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| December
12, 2007—Our
ceiling beams are hung (for better or for worse) |
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| December
7, 2007—We
get our shower floor |
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| December
5, 2007—The carport goes up |
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| November 2007 |
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| November
30, 2007—Finally,
we have running water! |
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| November
28, 2007—The
sheathing continues |
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| November
23, 2007—We
have walls! |
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| November
16, 2007—Exterior
framing is almost complete |
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| November
14, 2007—The
great
“ear” debate begins |
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| November
9, 2007—The
utility wing gets its ears! |
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| November
7, 2007—We
are above it all . . . |
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| November
2, 2007—More sheer and some plumbing |
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| October 2007 |
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| October 31,
2007—Halloween
at the site |
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| October 26,
2007—Framing
the living room—and more |
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| October 24,
2007—Framing
resumes |
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| October 19,
2007—Rained
out! |
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| October 17,
2007—The
house is suddenly very tall . . . |
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| October 12,
2007—When
it rains, it pours! |
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| October
10, 2007—Framing
begins, despite a little rain |
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| October 5,
2007—The
slab dries in the sun . . . |
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| October
2 & 3,
2007—The floor is poured! |
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| September 2007 |
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| September
28, 2007—Ready
for the pour |
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| September
26, 2007—Tubing
for radiant heating is laid |
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| September
21—The
crew begins to install void-form and slab insulation |
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| September
18 & 19,
2007—Grade-beams, cottage plaster finished and more . . . |
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| September
7, 2007—Work
on the grade-beam cages almost complete |
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| September
5, 2007—More
progress on grade-beam cages |
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| August 2007 |
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| August
29, 2007—Plumbing
disaster averted |
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| August
24, 2007 —Trenching
for the main house grade-beams begins |
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| August
22, 2007 —The
main house piers are bored |
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| August
17, 2007 —The
main house is positioned |
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| August 15,
2007—Kai
starts installing trim |
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| August
10,
2007—Preparations for the giant fête |
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| August
3 , 2007—Paint
preparation picks up |
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| August
1 , 2007—The
propane tank arrives |
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| July 2007 |
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| July 27,
2007—Drywall
in the cottage too |
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| July 25,
2007—Drywall
and soy-based polyurethane! |
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| July 20,
2007—The
barn gets puffy |
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| July 18,
2007—Rain
in July! |
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| July 13,
2007—Terra-forming
and drainage |
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| July 11,
2007—Sprinklers
and stairs and more . . . |
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| July 6, 2007 —Ducting
installed |
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| June 2007 |
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| June 27,
2007—Much activity at the site |
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| June 22,
2007—Appliances
arrive (and an emergency) |
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| June 20,
2007—The
barn gets stripes |
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| June 15,
2007—We
start to get wired |
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| June 13,
2007—The
barn turns brown |
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| June 8, 2007—The
wood is put up on the cottage bay window |
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| June 6, 2007—Getting
ready for the Tyvek inspection |
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| June
1, 2007—We get County approval for our exterior color |
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| May 2007 |
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| May 30, 2007—The
roofers came, they saw and they roofed |
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| May 25, 2007—Siding
is complete on the 1st floor of the barn |
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| May 23, 2007—The
barn gets windows |
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| May 16, 2007—Starting
up again |
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| May 9, 2007—Still on stand-by |
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| May 4, 2007—All
quiet on the western front . . . |
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| May 2, 2007—The roof sheathing goes on |
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| April 2007 |
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| April 27,
2007 —The
Guest Cottage Roof Trusses Arrive |
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| April 25, 2007—Big events at the site! |
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| April
20, 2007—The barn roof goes up |
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| April 18,
2007 —Now we have a ceiling, too |
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| April 13,
2007—We have walls! |
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| April 9 2007 —Forming
up the barn and guest cottage slabs |
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| March 2007 |
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| March 28—Things
get started . . . |
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