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Crawlin the Walls
One of the primary energy efficiency features of our house is, ironically enough, not above ground – but down in the dirt. Because the house is being built on a slight slope and among expansive clay...
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First Roof!! Woof!
When we left the site on Tuesday afternoon after a brief visit, this is what we saw… Earl sweeping snow off of the roof trusses over the garage. When we arrived on Wednesday morning, the crew had this...
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Work Travel Progress
A lot of progress takes place while I am on work travel…coincidence?? I have been to Washington D.C., Flagstaff, Az., and Nevada City, California over the past 14 days – too many planes, for sure! But...
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Dried in!
In terms of building a house in the mountains, the weather this year has been an absolute blessing. The crew has had to take off only 3 days over the past few months due to snow or heavy rain – unheard...
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Infrastructure Progress
A few months ago, when the framing was taking shape and the form of the house was coming together, one of the builders pulled me aside and commented that, while the pace of things coming together was...
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Picking out the Jewelry
While we have been working on details for months, with framing nearing completion and other phases of the project moving forward, final decisions about things like tile, lighting, plumbing fixtures,...
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Closing it up
While most of the windows and doors have been in place, they were merely screwed into the window frames and had not been permanently positioned and sealed into place with tape, insulation, and down the...
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Visualization
As friends and family have heard us talk about the house, or have read my updates via Facebook about it, people are often interested in what it will look like. But it’s tricky to describe, even though...
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Mucho Mas Progress
Lots of progress over the past few weeks, both inside the house and out. Fun to visit it after a few days (or a week!) and notice all the new things that have been put into place since the previous...
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Drive Baby Drive!
I have been on the road a lot lately…a lot. But the work on the house must go on!! All this driving, big sky scenics, and hours behind the wheel makes you realize how important it is to be able to get...
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How it works
If you have followed along with this project much, you may have noticed comments or claims about the level of energy efficiency that we are striving to achieve with this house. I have used words like...
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New Surfaces
Quick update on some visible progress from last week… The first layers of stucco were being applied last week, which is pretty exciting. Months ago, there was great fretting over what to do about the...
View ArticleIt’s about freedom
I got into an interesting little junk show yesterday – I made a comment on Facebook in a realm outside my normal comfort zone. The results have been enlightening to say the least… My local Congressman,...
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Infrastructure Progress
A few months ago, when the framing was taking shape and the form of the house was coming together, one of the builders pulled me aside and commented that, while the pace of things coming together was...
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Picking out the Jewelry
While we have been working on details for months, with framing nearing completion and other phases of the project moving forward, final decisions about things like tile, lighting, plumbing fixtures,...
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Closing it up
While most of the windows and doors have been in place, they were merely screwed into the window frames and had not been permanently positioned and sealed into place with tape, insulation, and down the...
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Visualization
As friends and family have heard us talk about the house, or have read my updates via Facebook about it, people are often interested in what it will look like. But it’s tricky to describe, even though...
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Closing up the walls
Seems like progress has slowed over the past few weeks – but that is because we are getting into the detail and finish work that is much more tedious and time consuming – but as important as any other...
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Dispatch from a shrinking reservoir
This story originally appeared on the American Rivers blog. Sweat is draining down from under my sun hat, drenching my shirt – and I’m not even working! Simply bobbing along in my bright orange sea...
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Closing it up
While most of the windows and doors have been in place, they were merely screwed into the window frames and had not been permanently positioned and sealed into place with tape, insulation, and down the...
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