So, I’m thinking of what color to paint the exterior of the house. Our cabin is stained in a red, which is really nice, but I think I’d like something more vibrant. I’m thinking soft yellow, with a white trim…. what do you think? It would stand out nicely against all the green around us, [...]
The insulation went in yesterday. Easy-peasy! They just spray it (icynene) into the walls in a very thin layer and it puffs up to fill the wall space. We would have loved to use something totally sustainable, but this was the closest we could get for what we needed. Icynene is a petroleum product, but [...]
The Structural Engineer came out today and said we are good to go! He sees no problem with our house and sent a letter to the inspector. So, we will go ahead with insulation on Monday! Yeah! The power company is also coming out next week to run a line to the house. It’s been [...]
We had our big framing inspection yesterday. It was really nerve wracking ’cause this inspector hadn’t been out to the house since we poured the foundation! So, we didn’t know what he would say. But all in all he really liked it. He kept talking about articles that he’d seen for alternative building and that [...]
We’ve laid cordwood all day yesterday and today and we are making good progress. We had 8 people come out and help!! It’s so much more effective to have at least 4 people working at one time. That way, someone can be mixing mortar, two people can be laying the wood, and someone can be [...]