It was an abbreviated work schedule this past week as Les ventured the six hours home on Friday morning to  acquire provisions (reinforcing wire mesh) and to attend his grandson’s high school graduation.  He returned on Tuesday with a load of wire mesh...
Building a quality home starts with a quality foundation. Â Getting the foundation right makes everything that follows go more smoothly. Â If it’s off (out of square, not level, hold downs in the wrong place) everything that comes after is a battle. Â Being the...
Now the real fun begins! The first week of construction is now in the books. Â Les picked up the permit at San Juan County on Wednesday and hit the ground running. First, he staked out the foundation and footing locations for the excavator. Since the house is being...
It’s been 3 months since my last post. Â There’s lots to report, so here goes. Building Permit John took plans and the permit applications to San Juan County on March 3rd. Â It was pretty painless – he was in and out within 20 minutes. Â Normally as...
Designing a home is an interesting process. Â There are so many ways it can develop. Â This is especially true on a large site. Â When there are few, if any restraints (such as setbacks or topography), you pretty much have a blank canvas to work with. Â With such...
The site prep work got pushed back a bit from the original projected late August start (through no fault of yours truly!). Â Something about limited availability of gigantic earth moving equipment on the island. House Location Change One of the benefits of doing some...
