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From the Land of Cursed Construction… For whatever reason, we just can’t seem to wrap up construction on the garage. Just before the New Year, the plumber and electrician finished…

Another month, and there’s still not a lot that feels “big” enough to report on, but things are moving along. The HVAC is installed, so the heat is on and…

Hard to believe it's been a month since my last post... let's see... So, we both got COVID back in October. Only my second time, but for whatever reason, I'm…

It’s been a busy week. I took some vacation time to catch up on projects around the house, though a few work items still managed to slip in — pretty…

It’d be nice to say everything has been smooth sailing since framing began—but you know that’s never quite the case. After a couple of promising days, the framers disappeared, juggling…

I half expected them to build the entire thing in a single day. A three-man Amish crew arrived just after 8 a.m. and worked straight through until about 5. Hard-working…

For several days now, the smoke alarm on the second floor has taken it upon itself to wake us in the dead of night. It goes something like this: an…

Slow, but some progress in the last couple of weeks. Both porches were inspected and poured, and the structural plans have been delivered. We met with the builder this week,…

As we wait on the structural plans, we've made some progress. Our plumber has finished up the water and gas lines to the building, leaving us with just the sewer…

I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve been at a complete loss for words trying to explain the insanity of building what should be a simple garage. A couple…