Amazing House Blog

When I asked Toby what they did yesterday while I was at work he said “It was a pretty slow day”. Yeah, right!! (more…)

Here’s the progress at the house… walls are going up. Interior walls down stairs, interior and exterior upstairs. Here we are framing out some of the upstairs walls.

Above and below is Toby and Eden framing out a window above the stairwell.

And here I am, so beautifully gracing another window above the stairwell… I think I should have taken off the tool belt and put on the stiletto heels to really get the full effect!

Here’s Toby in the window that will be above the bureau. (Stilettos would have made all the difference here, too :-))

Toby and I headed out today to pick up the shower and some wood for exterior (upstairs) siding. On the way, we stopped by the Habitat store to see if there was anything new and got a great haul! We picked up another antique door (this one for our bedroom) for $25, a cast iron kitchen sink in great condition for $75 (retails new for $400), and a jenn-air gas convection oven for $125!!! The oven is between 6 and 9 years old, but is in great condition. We found similar models on the internet for ~$2000!!! Wahooo!!

Oh, I forgot… Here are all the bottles that we will be incorporating into the cordwood walls. We’ve put all of them into a big bathtub with soapy water to try to get the labels and dirt off. We mostly have clear, green, yellowish, and blue. I have two red ones that I got at an antique store. If you have any cool colored or funky shaped bottles in your house that you would like to include in the walls of our house, I would be honored to have them! I’ll put a little note inside with your name, so you will be preserved in my house forever

Toby laid down our first cordwood pieces today! Very Exciting!! Here he is, putting in the first piece!!

This is our friend Eden who has started helping us build. She is working with the mortar here. It is a mix hydrated lime, water, and sand, and should be a nice white once it is dry. That will help to brighten things up inside (as opposed to a dark gray mortar). this wall will be a part of the mechanical/mud/laundry room.

Here is the same wall from the outside.