You may be wondering what is up with our house. It is not unreasonable to expect that, in the six months since our last update, some kind of progress might have been made. And, indeed, there has been progress. Power generation is all set. The solar panels, batteries, inverters, generator, and propane tank are all… Continue reading Five Years
Tag: rebuild
Since You Ask…
It's been a while since the last time I uploaded a photo from this viewpoint. Last time, there was just a big empty space with some holes and rebar; now, there's a foundation, a whole bunch of studs, some siding, a bit of roof, and some tubes. The tubes in question are some plumbing, electrical… Continue reading Since You Ask…
Grand Designs Moment
Well, it’s been another four months and now we’ve spent the night in our bed in the ADU. I specify this because we spent the night on the property back in July, but it was in a tent with no electricity or running water. But now the county has signed off on all the permits… Continue reading Grand Designs Moment
Four Months of Bad Weather
Shortly after the previous update our location got hit with some pretty nasty weather. Power outages, road closures, snow and ice, etc. Whenever we got into port and turned on our phones, we’d get alerts from the the county’s 911 network telling us to stay home and not go anywhere because the roads were impassable.… Continue reading Four Months of Bad Weather
Sealed!
The doors and windows have all been installed! The front doors are reminiscent of closet doors, but with lots of light. The lofts are way more spacious than I had really been expecting. There’s going to be plenty of room for stuff up here!
Watertight
Visited the site this morning to meet with the builder and the fireplace installer. They’re both pleased to be putting in a wood burning stove instead of the big, ostentatious propane thing. The plumber’s been out and installed one of the bathtubs; we reckon he’ll be back to do the other one soon. Meanwhile, the… Continue reading Watertight
Doors And Windows
Our custom doors and windows for the ADU arrived this week. The really amazing (to me) thing was the front window/door frame, which goes across the whole front bit. The builder reckons he’ll have the ADU more or less weathertight within a couple of weeks, about the same time he brings in the electrician to… Continue reading Doors And Windows
Actual Construction
O. M. G. There are actual walls and other bits of structure going up at the ADU!
In on the Ground Floor
The ADU now has a subfloor covering the foundation. This probably means that the plumbing and electrical conduit running via what is now the crawlspace is done. The above picture is from the front of the ADU, looking north. Those piers in the foreground are footings for the deck that will eventually be here. Below… Continue reading In on the Ground Floor
Water works
One of the things that really irks me when people ask about the rebuild progress is the topic of fire inspections. In our old house, we had sprinklers. We had a fire hydrant right next to the driveway. We had 10k gallons of water in a tank on a hill above the house, so it… Continue reading Water works
The Quintana-Beitzel Coprosperity Sphere 