My Perfect Little House

This is the story of two buildings. First is the construction of a small organic outbuilding. Second is the design and construction of the house I will be building in Keene, NY.

Tuesday, December 17, 2013

Design, design, design

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The second part of this project is the building, beyond the little barnini, of a house, a building that will look out on the barn.  This is ...
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Wednesday, December 11, 2013

Moving Inside

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The dark spots are thin layers of ice from outside storage. Today, the interior started.  It was 16 degrees outside when the work bega...
Thursday, December 5, 2013

Sliding into the Future

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The barn needed a sliding door, and so a little research revealed some high end prices and searches on ebay and other sites revealed some re...
Wednesday, December 4, 2013

So close!

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 Today I finished almost all of the exterior.  There are a few tidbits left, including the bottom six inches if each corner, but the bulk ...

Will I never learn? POS Repair

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So there are many times in my life when I'm pressed for time and want to get things done. The frequent outcome is some piece of shoddy w...
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Monday, November 25, 2013

Too Cold to Work

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When it's 8 degrees out and wildly windy, there are better things to do than work on the little building.  So a little pond hockey was...
Saturday, November 23, 2013

Buttoned Up!

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It was my brother's birthday yesterday, and the fiftieth anniversary of the Kennedy assassination.  I actually remember the day in 195...
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Wednesday, November 20, 2013

First Gable End complete

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Finally got down again today to finish off one of the gable ends. It was 10 degrees when I started and then warmed to a balmy 35 or so by...
Monday, November 11, 2013

Veteran's Day Siding

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Every time I visit the little building I feel good.  And the progress continues.  This morning (Veterans Day), I went down and se...
Thursday, November 7, 2013

Siding is Starting

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As early November arrives with occasional snow, it's time to side the building.  The materials have been found, and I started it yeste...
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