The house will have a cement driveway, but they are putting in a construction driveway that will cross the gully to where Cliff will put the barn. The gravel driveway is pretty wide. It’s got a ditch on the right side. It is raised and …
January 15th: I went down to see how things are going. It is wet, muddy and very cold, but they got a lot done. They scraped and leveled the driveway and put in a drainage ditch. They put in two culverts. They dug a trench …
They are working on our footings and foundation today. The contractor came out to dig trenches for frost footings. What should have been one foot is about four feet. They have to keep digging till they get past the mud. They dig. Poke with a …
They started digging the footers today. Around 11:00 the builder called. The grader had called him and said he was not hitting stable ground. He had already gone down as far as is typical, but was hitting soft soil and clay. The first contractor had …
The Mayflower by Allwood Tiny Home Kits is a modern interpretation of the Conestoga Wagon. Allwood makes two versions of the Mayflower. The original Mayflower has wheels and stairs. It is not designed to be actually towed on the road, but in many areas you …
This cabin kit, sold on Amazon, makes this little cabin with a wide front porch. The kit includes nearly everything; the pre-hung and glazed door and windows, pre- assembled gables and all the nails, screws and other fixings. It even includes the handles and door …
The Schumacher Homes website says the Build stage should take 21 – 25 weeks. They got off to a great start. The day after we closed on the loan, they started pulling the permits. “There are varying degrees of homesite preparation necessary depending on your …
Do you want a Swedish Grandfather clock? Don’t think Ikea. Mora clocks are very different. Not at all Modern. Swedish clocks are just beautiful. They complement any style, from the formal Gustavian traditional in Wallander’s daughter’s husband’s family home to Louisa Glasson’s cheerful cottage on …
We put the Classic Manor New Day Cabin next to the log cabin. We are looking at using a New Day Cabin or a Summer Wind to build a Tiny House on a little piece of land we own. Here are photos of the Summer …
We’ve selected a floor plan from Schumacher Homes. They have some really excellent floor plans to choose from. Schumacher Homes > You can make any alterations you want. We chose the Cross Creek plans and really didn’t make many alterations. This is the front of …
