An outdoor shower: Transforming my life
It [an outdoor shower] changed my life. Brian Pontolilo, The Fine Homebuilding Podcast, Episode 5 One of my more unorthodox […]
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Homesteading in the Suburbs
Category: Foundation
Raising Quail in the Garden
Before building the cabin I raised Coturnix quail. I experimented with a variety of enclosures with the goal of giving […]
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EBC: Interior Finishing – Walls, Ceiling, and Trim
We finished infilling the interior walls of the cottage at the end of August. You typically want to give light […]
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EBC: Rubble Trench Foundation
Site Preparation While waiting for a septic inspection I spent a couple of days using the mini-excavator to remove a […]
Read more →Framing and Porch Foundation
Pouring the piers for the porch I’ve gotten a little behind with the weekly recap. Late April and early May […]
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This week we did the form work and poured the concrete pier foundation. I cleaned out the holes we dug […]
Read more →Ground Broken
We finally broke ground on the timber frame cabin this week. This is the first hole of total of nine […]
Read more →Pier and Beam Foundation
I’m planning on using a raised floor, pier and beam foundation. Most houses in my area are on a single […]
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