Garage Project: Trusses
We got a lot of work done on the garage this weekend thanks to Jen and Troy helping us! On Friday we did prep work for putting up the trusses. We put a string line up as a reference point, admired the leaves, braced all the walls on the interior, and confirmed all the...
Garage Project: The Slab Is Poured!
We have exciting garage news that I bet you would never guess from the title! Ha. But yes – the slab was poured this week! We couldn’t easily do much more work before the slab was poured, because we’d prefer that firm surface to put our ladders on,...
Very few things
There are very few things I miss about our old home: we each had our own walk-in closet no yard work proximity to friends and my part time job it was less than a minute walk from a trail all the sidewalks I’ve talked about this before. Maybe I write this post...
Garage Project: Radiant Heating and Beginning to Frame!
After the insulation and wire grid were placed for the garage, we needed to lay the radiant heating tubes, connect them to the manifolds, and have it inspected as soon as possible. Once we passed inspection, we could tell the crew we’re ready for them to come...
Garage Project: Ready for Radiant Heating!
It’s been a while since I posted about the garage! There was no work done the week of September 23rd – our crew was at another site that week, and there were some rain days too. The crew came back the week of September 30th, and on Monday they finished...
Hi! I’m Kim, a 40-something-year-old living in northeastern Illinois with my husband Steven, and our cats, Khaleesi, Apollo, Starbuck, and Eddard aka Ned. My current main hobbies are running, painting rocks, flying, reading, and eating. I follow a vegan lifestyle and work in an account management role. I write about a variety of topics and consider this a “life” blog – a place I can share anything that’s on my mind. Please visit the “About” page to get a better idea of who I am! 🙂