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Developing a floor plan and a virtual tour. OK, it has been way too long since I last posted regarding the house design, so please feel...

Brian

Jun 7, 202111 min read

Footing pour day, our first concrete pour ever What is the #1 concern that one has while pouring concrete? Let me rephrase. What is the...

Brianna Clark

May 7, 202112 min read

Footings and rebar install, a late night soirée... The day that Astrof (our concrete hardware supply company) delivered our first round...

Brianna Clark

Mar 1, 20218 min read

Concrete forms, Footings, Foundation Prep Brian and I are not morning people. This is well known by many. While many adopt, “The early...

Brianna Clark

Jan 27, 20216 min read

Excavation, Digging, Footing prep Queue Alice in Chains now. No less than 4 people on different days immediately burst into this ballad...

Brianna Clark

Jan 18, 20213 min read

Foundation layout, batterboards, plumb bob usage, fine excavation. Which is worse? Sheer manual labor hauling wood where you are covered...

Brianna Clark

Oct 12, 20204 min read

Detailing the steps required to determine if building on a given lot is feasible (Version: Western Washington 2020) For this post to have...

Brian

Sep 26, 20207 min read

Rough excavation, a woodshed, and a bonfire celebration. My oh my- nothing lights a fire under one’s ass quite like enduring 15 months of...

Brianna Clark

Sep 18, 20204 min read

This post is the first of many regarding the design of the house itself and will focus on the process I went through to get started with...

Brian

Sep 6, 20204 min read

Tree falling, site prep, free workouts... Cord, unit of volume for measuring stacked firewood. A cord is generally equivalent to a stack...

Brianna Clark

Aug 16, 20203 min read

The Prequel to the Build...

Brianna Clark

May 15, 20205 min read