My home inspector was pretty quick, he got his report out same day! This is the image from the first page of the report, taken this morning. The place is looking a bit bedraggled with the dead lawn. I see … Continue reading
Yearly Archives: 2013
I had inspections today of the house I’m trying to buy. They look pretty good for a house of this age. I found this in the basement. Does William Shatner make house calls? … Continue reading
I got the first of the second floor walls up this past weekend, and another one partially framed. I only put on partial sheathing to save weight because I didn’t use any mechanical aids to lift the short wall. … Continue reading
Some of you may recall this cute little house which I didn’t get way back in March. Well, it’s back on the market now because the transaction didn’t go through. It looks as though I might have a shot at … Continue reading
The second floor platform is finally, completely done! You may be wondering why it took me so long to nail together some plywood, and it has indeed been frustratingly slow progress. The floor diaphragm that you see in the … Continue reading
I have discovered my new favorite place to get lunch! Big A Root Beer Drive In on East Main Street in Grass Valley is sort of like what I always wished A&W would be like, but it never was. … Continue reading
I spent today installing sheathing on the second floor of the barn. I’m about 75% done. You would think that this should be pretty simple, right? I mean, how hard can it be to nail down some plywood? Well, it … Continue reading
I finished up most of the floor framing for the second floor yesterday and today. Here’s an image of it half done as of yesterday evening. I was too tired today to take a picture of it completed. 🙂 It … Continue reading
I had previously settled on the Square D CU12L400CB as the panel of choice for my electrical service. I had planned to bring in a 400 amp service, and sub feed all of the future buildings from that service. As … Continue reading
Work on the barn continues. I haven’t had much to say here lately, I’ve been too busy working on the actual project. 🙂 I’ve got the beams all up, which was quite a bit of work for one person. I’m … Continue reading