HOME BUILDING
Posts about posts! And holes and studs and timbers and all of the various pieces that make a house a place to live as opposed to an ominous pile of materials a truck drops off beside a big hole.
nik If at first you don’t succeed…
The first of three watering holes; a long process
nik Kubota time
Boys don’t get older, their toys just get bigger.
nik Tread heavily
Neighbour and all-around good guy John slicing up some 2 1/2″ thick stair treads out of the fir timbers.
nik High-sided
This wall stood unfinished through a whole winter and most of the summer. Was nice to get this lift and finish off the otherwise-impossible high side of the house before winter came around again.
nik Keeping it real
They say if your marriage can survive a reno it’s in good shape. If it can survive building a house yourselves from scratch…I don’t know what they say, but it’s super hard. Thankful for a patient partner; my better half and the only teammate that could’ve made it all happen.
nik Recorded for Posteriority’s Sake
This is what it looks like when your jeans are too restrictive for the up-and-down of flooring installation, but it’s also cold in the house late one winter’s night.
nik Love your neighbour…
It’s not hard to do when they’re quality people like Daniel L. Here he is helping install the kitchen cabinets (with Chip’s help below).
nik Highlighting
A bit of a precarious task: a solo install of the (pretty heavy!) living room chandelier. Restoration Hardware Camino Vintage Filament Round Chandelier 50″
nik Octagon Railings
Almost finished the handrails for the whole house; these are on the octagon out back. 3 balusters per foot for 130′ of railings x 2 plugs per baluster. Wowza.