Momplex
How to Frame a Floor Inside ICF Walls - Part 1
A Little Roofing
We just finished the underside of the little roofs - the part that you look up and see - with locally milled tongue and groove. And man is she pretty!!!
But we've run into a potential problem. Our tin screws are 1" long. Will the screw tips show through the beautiful tongue and groove?
White Surprise
Underlayment
Drawers for Closet Tower
Happy Monday!!!
A few weeks back, we built Mom a master closet system, and she's been loving it so far!
But we wanted to add a little more storage and functionality to the tower itself. I'm not a huge fan of low shelves (maybe it's because I'm ready-to-pop-preggers and reaching into a low bottom shelf is a monumental task right now?).
Mom was going to add some baskets on the lower shelf, but those baskets cosst $20 - and we'd need two per sh
And We Choose Walls #. . .
How to Frame a Floor Inside ICF Walls - Part 2: Floor Joists
The Cabinets in Kitchen #1
Exterior Doors
The doors should have been put in a long time ago.
But you see, we built out of ARXX blocks - Insulated Concrete Forms (ICFs) which are basically giant hollow foam legos that you fill with concrete. And the ICFs are much wider (11 1/2") than a standard 2x6 wood framed wall. So we will need a special door jamb to fit the wider walls.
The doors are late to go in because we wanted to D
Shower Showdown
Downstairs Drywall
Exterior Lighting
Mother Nature has made it pretty clear - winter is coming.
And soon.
The leaves have changed to brilliant reds and yellows, and what's left of our wild Alaska blueberries are barely hanging on.
The mountains are not just snow capped any longer. They are snow covered.
Winter is on it's way, and it will be here until May.
And of course w