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The drywallers left their ladder.

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Thank God for mudders.

Anyone who has hung even the smallest piece of sheetrock is probably looking at these photos and silently thinking “Thank God for mudders.” Arguably the hardest part of any construction / home improvement project.  Working on stilts for most of…

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The magic of v-board pine.

We weren’t quite sure how to finish off this wall in the garage/barn thingy.  Using drywall seemed way too fussy.  And plywood just wouldn’t have looked “right.” John suggested simple pine v-board, smooth side out.  And it looks awesome.  We’ll…

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Drywallers & other mysteries of the universe

In the hundred odd years since we’ve started this grand adventure, we’ve noticed that our contributors fall into two distinct groups : – Long Haul.  We’ve been with Rob since last August.  Kyle and the KC crew arrived in April….

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We’re the third little pig.*

The five six of you that are following ahouseinafield.com will know that we had two big energy efficiency tests to pass during the construction of Dash Landing : Blower Door Testing: Contractor to coordinate, schedule, and perform (2) certified blower…

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8″ in the ceiling, 4″ in the walls…

One of the very first decisions we made in the planning of Dash Landing was to focus on windows and insulation.  There are lots of ways to lower an energy footprint, but the best investment starts with the basics. We…

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