We Have Walls, Baby!
The sheetrock guy had originally said he thought it would only take him 3-4 days to finish the job at our little house. Great. 3 days is nothing, right? I can definitely wait 3 days, right? Except 3 days turned into….. 10 days. Okay, I should’ve been expecting that. Aaannnnddd I should have learned patience […]
Sheetrock Surprises
The sheetrock guy called on a Sunday night after we had been painting the exterior all week. He was hoping to start on Tuesday morning and wanted to make sure we were ready. Yes, we were ready! We had been ready for weeks! Well… I only have to move about 4 ladders, 2 tents, 4 […]
Painting My Life Away
Since we had decided to paint the house instead of stain it, we had a lot of work ahead of us. Lots and lots of painting to be done. Let me just say that I thought the quote we got for painting the house was outrageous. However, after putting a coat of primer and then […]
Another Hurricane, Another Problem
When it rains, it pours. When it rains, it also warps boards. Ha, Ha! That’s kinda funny and it almost rhymed! Oh, if only I had thought our current situation was funny. But, I really thought it was anything but funny. Yeah, definitely Not funny. So, Scott had finished all the exterior siding and was […]
Insulation, Sheetrock, and Paint, Oh My!
We had passed our plumbing, electrical, and HVAC inspection on Friday. Yipee! Whoo-hoo! Yeah! Can you tell that I am excited? Yeah, I kinda thought I got that point across….Sorry! So, the insulation was scheduled to go in on Monday. Then, the insulation inspection was scheduled for Tuesday morning and then the sheetrock was scheduled […]
Triple Inspections
Building a house is stressful. Duh, right? Well, since I’m already stating the obvious, I will continue! Building inspections are also stressful. So, having an inspection for 3 different things at one time is really STRESSFUL!! But that’s the way the inspectors want to do their job. And I’m sure they would not appreciate me […]
Painting Doors
After a few crazy weeks, we were still needing to do soooo much work on the farm. Honestly, my list of things to do was so long that I avoided looking at it. Who needs to reminded of all the things they are not going to accomplish today?? Not me. I am well aware that […]
Quotes, Problems and more Quotes
We had finally picked an exterior finish for our little house. We had ended up going with a style of board and batten siding for the country look. It wasn’t at all what we had expected to go with, but both of us were drawn to it. And we really felt like it would give […]
Chasing Chickens and Running from Bees!
The Saturday after Hurricane Irma swept through we went to the property to measure a few things. Ok, to measure a lot of things like cabinets, vanities, lights, etc. All the million little things that I take for granted every day. Someone measured and remeasured all those things to make sure they fit in the […]
Full Speed Ahead???
Just a few days after Hurricane Irma the progress on the house was full speed ahead. I was thrilled! There was a whirlwind of activity out there, but the progress each day was astounding! Maylin was so happy to have doors and windows in the house! Maylin was so excited she didn’t even realize that […]
