A House In A Field

Category: Home Building


The zombie apocalypse refuge is nearly complete.

Buried 500 gallon propane tank?  Check. Geothermal heating? Check. View of driveway from living spaces?  Check. Generator?  Oh, yeah. Once the eight foot wall goes up around the field, we’ll lock this place down and wait things out.

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Painters.

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“And tiles like parking lots” — Matt & Kim

Our friend Larry from Distinctive Tile showed up today to start the installation.  All three baths and the entry way. And we’ll just say “wow.”                

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Mt. Debbie is dead. Long live Mt. Debbie.

Part privacy screen — part dog adventure park — part observatory, Mt. Debbie has been with us since the very first week of the project.   All of that dirt from digging the foundation had to go somewhere and Russell…

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Cutting stone.

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Rules to follow.

There are rules that we should all live by. Never talk about your “smooth travel” before you’ve arrived at your destination.  Don’t mention a “no-no” before the last pitch.  DO NOT — and I repeat — DO NOT buy new…

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Remember these loft doors?

Remember these loft doors that Rob sketched out?  Now they look like this :

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” Action expresses priorities” – Mahatma Gandhi

We might not have floors, cabinets or heat, but the Dash Landing’s gardens are absolutely ready to roll. Because we have priorities.

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Garage doors.

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Ebbs and Flows, Rocks and Metal

We’ve mentioned this before, but it seems that the building site has its own rhythm.  Some weeks hum right along.   Others — like the last couple — can’t seem to get out of their own way. This week is…

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