39. The Garage gets decked out . . .
The last post was mostly about finishing details and fixing problems. Now for some fun stuff and lots of pictures. U.W. didn’t think this was much fun, but it sure…
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…
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…
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…
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…
20. We have windows! . .
We went to the GarageDominium on June 3 to check progress. Contractor are installing windows. The installers were almost finished when we arrived. Unfortunately, we found that two of the…
14. A house made of sticks . . .
GarageDominium framing was set to begin on April 7, but the framing crew backed out of the job. Lumber arrived on April 6, so we are ready if we had…