A House In A Field
The story of a house. In a field. And how it gets there.
Category: Home Construction
Screen porch.
With 22 days remaining, the site was rockin’ today. Floor sanders, tilers, electricians, generator guys (a story for another day) cabinet guys, contractors, contractor’s nephews — you name it. But this might have been the highlight. One of our favorite…
Read MoreIf Parker read the blog more often, this would be the name of our road…
Remember all that hullabaloo about taking seven tries with the Town of Freeport to get an “acceptable” road name? Tried everything under the sun. Historical names. Made up names. Even the names of ski waxes. We should have just called…
Read More“We’re floored by the floor.” — A GoPro Production
Last day of floor installation. Sanding and sealing starts on Monday.
Read MoreSomebody got a haircut.
Matt from the you-should-really-check-them-out Wolfes Neck Farm came over yesterday and bush-hogged the field. One or two of you will remember that this was the very first thing that we did after we bought the property. It always looks great…
Read MoreMailbox.
Bobby K. is going to take a deep sigh when he sees the “ham handedness” of this shot, but there’s no doubt —- things are happening with 26 days to go….
Read More“Soft shoes only or booties — NO MORE GRAVEL IN THE HOUSE!”
Hello all. Things are winding down at Dash Landing. This is my attempt at sorting out the order of work for the next few weeks. Please review and let me know of any issues, and I will keep you informed…
Read More“The place where optimism flourishes most is the lunatic asylum” – Havelock Ellis
Trying to grow grass. In October. In Maine.
Read MoreThe post in which we discuss crown molding.
“Meh.” We know it makes some folks swoon, but we’ve never quite understood the hullabaloo around crown molding. Flying Point Road doesn’t have it. We inherited a roomful in the Medford house, but certainly didn’t add any during the…
Read MoreSlate counters, Linda and the mystery of polished Black Zimbabwe.
Big day yesterday, but first a quick story. Years ago, we decided to upgrade our counters on Flying Point Road to granite. Our budget wouldn’t allow us to do the whole kitchen, so we tackled the sides first and pushed…
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