On 7/4/2016 8:38 AM, Terry Coombs wrote:
songbird wrote:
Terry Coombs wrote:
songbird wrote:
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glad it has come together. is the interior finished
already? you've been busy!

I have unfinished drywall up behind the
countertop/stove/refrigerator area , the rest is just bare
insulation - and will be that way until I get her a bedroom built .
I expect construction on that to begin sometime in late July .

it is getting to be very hot out there now here for
big/heavy projects. i get a few hours in during the
morning cool and then take it easy the rest of the
day puttering around.

is the new bedroom all new from the foundation up
or just finishing up what has already been framed in?



songbird

All new from the ground up ... the plan is for another 24x24 room opposite
the kitchen/dining . That'll give us a total of 24 by 64 , for over 1500 sf
for the two of us .

Hell, Snag, we raised two kids to teenage in a 1450 square foot house.
Somehow, after the kids grew up and moved on, we seemed to need larger
houses. We've been from 1900 to 2200 square feet, current house is 1960
and seems small. Or is that all the stuff my artist wife stashes around
here. Not to mention my tool and lumber collection.G

I grew up in a 1200 square foot house that seemed more than adequate for
two parents and a growing boy. Plus we built it ourselves from two old
WWII Navy barracks. I was nine when we started and twelve when we
finally finished. Dad works swing shift so he had to sleep sometime. Big
adventure for a small boy. Plus the only thing we had to buy was
aluminum roofing. My first job on that one was straightening the used
nails on a piece of railroad rail, then sharpen the pointy end with a
file. Built it between 1949 and 1953 if I remember correctly. Most of
our extended family built their own homes with family help.

Gives you a real feel of satisfaction to build the place where you live.
Congratulations on another achievement.

George