A House In A Field

Category: Home Construction


Speaking of lights.

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This is not a bell curve.

We went into this project imagining a process that looked like a bell curve.  A few leisurely decisions at the beginning, gradually building towards the middle and a slow, steady glide path leading up to the move-in date. Silliness. As…

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Brenizer Grass.

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Does Amazon sell tire plugs?

A handful of “treasure” after walking around the driveway for 15 minutes with a magnet.

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Ketchup post.

We’re at that phase where day-to-day progress seems  slooooow coming out of the bottle*, but lots has happened by the end of the week. In no particular order : 1.  The exterior is nearly complete.  Patio is done, walkway is…

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Stone walkway awesomeness.

     

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Brendan got a new paint machine.

He asked for a photo of it looking “brand new” because he’ll never see it that way again….

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“Hey blue, here’s a song for you” – Joni Mitchell

Bedroom nickel-gap.  No, not the band.

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“I see a red door and want it painted black” – The Rolling Stones

This should please 70.27% of you. The hardware is just temporary.  Screen door to follow.  (And Brendan would like me to mention that this was just the primer coat.  Final finish is heaps better…)

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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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