• 4/19/2026: 2nd Wall Pour and Let the Trusses Begin!

    Summary: Monday-Tuesday –> Utah ICF John came back Installed bracing and scaffold 6″ of morning snow! 4th and final Pour and Pump Truck Truss arrival Truss Sorting Truss installation done by Team Family  Truss Recap… Read more

  • 4/13/2026: 2nd Level ICF Stacking Complete

    Summary: Greenhouse burmon hanger installation First rebar header/lintel built Finished stacking top course of ICF blocks Built out all rebar headers/lintels Ran all vertical rebar Bathroom Demo! ICF’s Stacked Lintel built Bathroom still functional 🙂 All… Read more

  • 4/5/2026: First Recordable Injury.. Doh! Rain, & ICF Round 2

    Summary: Almost finished subfloor First recordable injury.. NOOOO!!! (Viewer Discretion on Some Pics) Tarps snow and rain Little to no progress 😦 Stair stringer construction Steel hole drilling Miracle neighbor randomly stops to help mount… Read more

  • 3/29/2026: Garage Floor, 2nd Story Subfloor & Saturday’s Defeat…

    SUMMARY: Garage Floor Prep Few second story joists placed Dining Room/Pantry Wall Framing Demo Garage Floor gets poured! MudRoom/Pantry Garage Door wall framed Ran floor joists above dining/pantry/mud Started second floor subfloor! More Second floor… Read more

  • 3/22/2026: Summer Arrives Early?! – Solid Week!

    Summary Lots of progress Subfloor is installed on first floor First wall framed Garage steel beams both adjusted to level out the floor Gravel delivered, installed in garage floor and compacted Lots of demo work… Read more

  • 3/15/2026: Backfill…… Complete!!

    Summary:  Went to Utah Sun-Wed so short week Couldn’t place because glue was delayed 😦 BACKFILL DONE! Finished installing hangers in steel beam Hi all!   We went to Utah for the first half of… Read more

  • 3/9/2026: Floor Joists and MUD GALORE

    SUMMARY:  1st Garage beam install Predrilled holes don’t work.. Doh! 2nd Garage beam install – Much smoother Chicken coop conduit run First Ledger Board Install Hangers installed on ledger board Floor joists started Finished floor joists… Read more

  • 3/1/2026: Hole Patch, Mud Galore & Water Triumph! Also a Backfill Showdown

    SUMMARY:  Monday – Bracing Removal and Void Patching One more epic fail 😦 Final fix – fingers crossed Flooring wood package arrives!  Friday-Saturday – Never ending backfill Hey all!I can’t believe another week has come… Read more

  • 2/22/2026: The Storm, Concrete, and Water Woes! (With my Epic Fail)

    SUMMARY: Got most everything finished monday night for pour day. Crazy scrambling by Karianne and I to increase bracing Very little sleep Monday to Tuesday Last minute scrambling the morning of Prayers are answered, its… Read more

  • 2/16/2026: First Round of ICFs

    Summary with Video Links:  Some back filling done for the footers Block arrival unloading, and staging day Trailer can’t make it down the driveway  ICF Process begins! Little rainy,  LOTS of mud,  first 3 rows… Read more

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