We've had unbelievably nice weather so far. We just got our first snow on Oct. 22, 2015. It was only about 2 inches, and it melted off by the next day. That's really late for our first snow of the year. By now, we have usually had several snows. I wo ...
This post includes a lot of topics. I'll try to keep each one short so you don't nod off... The Roof is Done Whew, the roof is finally done! All the metal flashing is up and we should be water-proof now. All the ups and downs on the ladder, putti ...
We went to Colorado Springs to pick up the windows and doors. We installed them and added the overhangs: Here is a pic looking out from the interior: What a view, eh? This one shows the skylight: When we headed off to bed it was 6 ...
After months of planning, reviewing drawings (correcting mistakes on the plan) and getting the SIPs panels made ahead of time the big day has arrived. All the pieces should fit together and in 3 days we should have what looks like a house. Here we go ...
Whew! The foundation is finished and passed inspection with two whole days to spare before the SIPs crew gets here to put up the house :) . Here's a pic of the foundation: You can see the plastic around the outside of the foundation wall an ...
On Tuesday, August 4th, the SIPs panels arrived. The floor, walls and roof of our house were all on a single trailer: The driver unloaded the panels and Tim directed where each set of panels was to be placed (around the house) in order to mak ...
The basement walls are framed and we're starting to put plywood on the outside. Our friend, Trisha, helped! Here's a picture from farther back showing the barn, RV and background: The septic system was completed and appro ...
In a previous post, we mentioned that we had found a local company to engineer our Happy House using SIPs. Unfortunately, our experience with this company has not been very happy. They are frequently not responsive when we need questions answered or ...
Things have been moving right along as we proceed with our move to Guffey. The main part of the barn is done, and Tim is now working on the extension at the side, which will be our storage area for our furniture while we build the house. The sale of ...
The house plans are coming along, and we're excited about it! We've been calling it the "Happy" House. As I mentioned in an earlier post, we liked what we saw on the Smiling Woods Yurts website, and were thinking we would get one of their kits. Th ...