31. Sheets and Blocks of Rock . . .
Some have asked “Who is this U.W. person?” If you’ll recall from the very first GarageDominium post, U.W. is short for Understanding Wife. She is very understanding. But sometimes she…
30. Sky High? . .
It is August 7 and last week marked 6 months since construction site work began. From the start of site work to completing the foundation pour took 6 weeks. After…
29. Panther attack . . .
More insulating this week at the GarageDominium. I wanted to insulate the garage and shop, but open cell foam is expensive. I went with foam on the garage roof deck,…
28. Giant Yeti Cooler . . .
It is July 23 and the GarageDominium exterior is coming along. It won’t be long until stonework is started. We are just waiting on the stone to show up. I…
27. One step forward and two steps back . . .
It is July 16. The plan for this week was to do final plumbing, electrical and roofing on Monday so that termite pretreatment could be done on Tuesday and start…
26. Hot tin roof . . .
Roofers have been busy this week. They started on July 5 and by July 8 they completed most of the roofing, including the storage shed roof. It has been extremely…
25. Almost ran out of film . . .
Most Reliable Stud Finder Have you ever been frustrated when trying to hang a shelf or that heavy picture and can’t figure out where the wall studs are located? Or…
24. Contractors are frustrating . . .
It is the week of June 26 and Turnkey Builders has found it tough to get workers to show up at GarageDominium. There is a lot of work in the…
23. Buzz, buzz, buzz . . .
No, this is not about the sound of carpenters sawing wood. Contractors working as busy as bees would be a great sight given the difficulty of getting craftsmen out to…
22. Wall of glass . . .
My June 14 site visit was good. The patio door is installed. There are large windows all along the back of the house. A double sliding glass door separates the…