3/22/2026: Summer Arrives Early?! – Solid Week!
Summary Hi All! We had an awesome week and got a lot done! But man it was HOT this week. Turns out working on the southside of the house inside the ICF walls is like working in an oven. The walls block the breeze and man was it hot! Unfortunately on Monday I was still…
3/15/2026: Backfill…… Complete!!
Summary: Hi all! We went to Utah for the first half of the week so we definitely had less time to work on the project. It was a decent time to be gone though because the project site dried out a ton while we were gone which made for some good progress when we got…
3/9/2026: Floor Joists and MUD GALORE
SUMMARY: Hi All! We had another very busy but productive week but the weather did not cooperate. We got a bunch of snow mid week which messed up my plans for finishing up the backfill and turning everything into a horribly sloppy muddy mess. I am very done with the mud! It is everywhere, caked onto…
3/1/2026: Hole Patch, Mud Galore & Water Triumph! Also a Backfill Showdown
SUMMARY: Hey all!I can’t believe another week has come and gone. And it’s not February anymore! Time is flying! But we have made a lot of progress. It is so exciting that we have such a good jump start on our project. There was a good amount of demanding physical labor this week. It all…
2/22/2026: The Storm, Concrete, and Water Woes! (With my Epic Fail)
SUMMARY: Well the week started off with a bang! But I’m happy to report that things have slowed down a bit. I am back at work and not dedicating full days to the project. Monday was super exciting. The wind started showing up in the afternoon but we didn’t think much of it. We finished out…
2/16/2026: First Round of ICFs
Summary with Video Links: Summary in Pictures: Day -1 & 0: Day 1: Day 2: Day 3: Day 4: Day 5: I have to say how grateful I am for the help we received! John, my “ICF guy” led me to believe that we’d be able to finish a lot faster. And with that I…
2/8/2026: Footers!
Another week has come and gone. And a lot had to happen this week! A Quick Re-cap: Alright we had a big week! Lots that needed to happen this week and luckily it all did indeed happen. It was footers week. I don’t want to admit how stressed out this week made me but it…
2/1/2026: And So It Begins!
I can’t decide if I’m insane, ambitious or a solid combination of both 🙂 We started! I dug up the foundation hole this weekend. I had two days to do it, but I think I needed three. It was a long couple of days and my body is complaining. By the soreness and tightness my body…
1/25/2026: “Banner Built” to “Raising Banners”
Hi all! We are rebranding! Ok, not really, but funny story… Some of you may not know that Karianne posts these newsletters and pictures onto a blog. We had the domain ‘Bannerbuilt” but then out of the blue a couple companies started asking to buy it. We really liked that domain, and didn’t think they’d…
1/4/2026: The Best Way to Spend a Holiday Break
Hey everyone! I had some time off work from Dec-24 through Jan-2. With that time off I decided to take care of a pain point Karianne has had since October. Backstory: Right after our land sold I was tempted to try and replace the roof on the existing house as a way to get started on…
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