35. Construction or destruction . . .
The GarageDominium is coming together slowly, but there is some progress each week. We are getting close but there is a tremendous amount of work remaining. We have power! As…
34. Looking like a place we want to live . . .
No, this is not our builder or our contractors. Just a friendly neighborhood copperhead snake that thinks we are encroaching on his territory. The way I cropped the picture makes…
33. Oops! . . .
The pace seems to have picked up considerably over the last few weeks. Interior paint, trim work details, cabinets, exterior stonework have all progressed. Most of the detail work and…
32. She Floats!. . .
After the last post, there was a lull in construction activity for about 10 days. More exterior stone was delivered for a total of 31 pallets. We also received the…
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…
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…