Earthworks: Sunken Hugel Bed, Terraced Gardens and a Living Roof
Four years(2022) ago we dug a pit (approximately 10’ wide x 20’ long x 6’ deep) at the front of […]
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Homesteading in the Suburbs
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Cabin Porch Conversion: Exterior Finishing and Final Walkthrough
We wrapped up construction on the Timber frame cabin porch conversion late February/early March. Here is a video covering the […]
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Cabin Porch Extension: Interior Finishing and Light Clay Straw Wall Removal
Before opening up the existing cabin indoor space to the new porch extension I wanted to get the extension as […]
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Timberframe Cabin Porch Conversion – The “Dry-In”
Last fall we started a little addition project to the cabin to bring our home’s footprint from 384 square feet […]
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A Tale of Thermal Bridging and Raised Floors
Last week I started Phase 2 to the Timberframe cabin expansion. Here is the plan overview if you haven’t seen […]
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Loft Conversion Completed – Full Build Video
While Jean was away I managed to finish Phase 1 of our 2024 Cabin remodel plans. If you missed the […]
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Timberframe Cabin 2024 Remodel plans
You build your first house for your enemy, your second for your friend and your third for yourself Over the […]
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SKIP 2024 at Wheaton Labs
My brother and I just back from a two week SKIP event. SKIP is a crowdsourced homesteading skill accreditation system. […]
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Trellises, Humanure Bins and Food Forests
Trellises A project that’s been on the list for a while is creating a shade structure for our water tank […]
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