Speaking of the porch, I found this photo of how the boys managed to cut and fit the insulation around the porch rafters. It was somewhat like a puzzle but they made up their own system of which piece went where!
Friday, May 20, 2022
Temporary Kitchen
Tuesday, May 17, 2022
All in a couple of days work
Friday, May 13, 2022
A Quick Aside: A (non construction) "Kitchen" Renovation
I recently found in my construction photos some pics of this little kitchen set (I can't remember if I blogged it already or not). Some of you like thrift store stories so here is one for you! It will be a nice break from construction posts!
I was in the Willamette Valley (probably escaping smoke) for a visit one summer during the house-build, and while I was there my mother found this well-loved Pottery Barn kitchen set at Goodwill. She asked me if I thought she ought to get it... what a question! With all her discounts and coupons it was too much of a deal to pass up, it was solid wood and PINK! We would never be able to afford a Pottery Barn Kids set new (actually, we will probably never be able to buy any Pottery Barn furniture for that matter). This was our chance! We went by the family motto: buy it now to save money and ask where you're going to put it later.
The sponge-bob style stickers would not come off no matter how hard we scrubbed, and it was missing some curtains and knobs. So, armed with Dollar Store decals and some fancy drawer pulls, we renovated this set and it turned out so CUTE!
Tuesday, May 10, 2022
Three Stories Up
Sometimes you have to be brave and go out and take a picture of what you really don't want to see.
But he hasn't fallen off yet. The foam insulation was all up on wall #2! That meant siding would follow soon after.
Temporary footholds on the roof. Note the window trim was already going up!But it was July, the thunder-stormy season, and it doesn't really feel good to be up on a metal ladder or scaffolding when lightning starts flashing in the distance.