Chaotic surroundings are stressful. Ordered surroundings allow peace, creativity, and all manner of good stuff to flow. For years I’ve collected brochures showing fabulous garage storage systems and steel storage cabinets. Although I don’t spend much time in the garage, my penchant for organizing means that I’d love to step out of the car to [...]
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We are ready to get bids on the four garage doors for our new home. Please either comment below or contact me via the contact form. We will be selecting the doors as soon as possible. 2 size 8′h x 9′w 1 size 8′h x 10′w 1 size 7′h x 5′w (utility door) Our specifications [...]
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Yesterday the concrete in the third bay in the single garage was poured. I saw one guy smoothing it yesterday afternoon. Looks very nice and, as far as I could tell from a cursory look, no one walked through it. They also scored the concrete in the larger garage area earlier in the day. Cutting [...]
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A big “thank you” is in order for the curious neighbor who just had to sneak into our house sometime after dark last night. Putting holes across the gorgeous and smooth new concrete that had been poured and finished in the double garage was, I’m sure, worth avoiding the trouble of walking to the back [...]
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Note: The cabinet drawings have been updated. The kitchen has been modified and the master bath vanity drawing is now complete. 5/5/10 Just a quick heads up to all you carpenters and cabinet makers! We are going to be getting bids on all the cabinets and built-ins in our new home. We are looking for [...]
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In spite of the weather — we had a high of 14° degrees today — the great crew was out working. They reformed and poured the remaining garage footings, this time at the correct height. When we got there, they were covering the cement with vast expanses of plastic and setting up heaters in the [...]
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Today we saw the first real sign of construction. Sure, we’d had some excavation. But that’s digging down. This was the first, serious, tangible sign of building up. Seeing the forms in place and prepped and the cement poured in was a wonder to behold! Construction! Unfortunately, when Sam went over he noticed that a [...]
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Our second home was what they call “semi-custom.” In a nutshell that means that you go to a mass builder, choose a lot from their open inventory, choose a plan from among the handful of choices in their book, and then you “customize.” In the semi-custom world that generally means choosing the colors for the [...]
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The conventional wisdom about building a home seems to be to choose your house plans and then find a lot that fits. Even though I’m far from a building expert, I’m going to completely disagree. I say find your perfect piece of land for your custom home, then choose a plan that fits your lot. [...]
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