Plow Town
Last summer, Sam sold the bulldozer which was his main machine for plowing snow. He started building a plow in 2024, but it got put on the backburner for a long time. With New Years rapidly approaching, we were waiting for the ball to drop and getting worried about snow. It became a guessing game:…
“In the Garage”
The new garage is pretty much done. The siding was completed in November. We wanted some continuity between the three buildings besides matching shingles. The matte black color of the garage panels matches the shed, but the reveal profile is similar to the siding on our shop/house. To add interest to the gable ends, we…
Don’t Forget To Make The Bed
That’s what I said to Sam as I approached the third trimester. Our mattress had been on the floor since we moved in. I was never fond of the teenage boy’s room look, and getting up was becoming more difficult each day. Sam offered to make a bed for me, but there was one problem-…
Run of the Mill
Sam got a “new” CNC mill! It’s a Doosan DNM 650 II. It has a 24 hp spindle that can run at 12,000 rpm vs. 5000 rpm on our old mill. The rapid speed on the table is 1200 inches per minute vs. 200. It’s quite an upgrade! Sam had it trucked from Colorado. The…
Banking On It
I think the banquette was the most exciting project of the year for me- even more exciting than the new garage. That’s mostly due to the fact that I designed it with the house plans back in 2020, and it finally came to fruition! My mom has been hyping up the banquette since I was…
Updating…
A lot of progress has been made on our new buildings. Here is a quick update. The roofs are complete! The new roofs have the same diamond shingles as our shop/house. The siding on the shed is done! We used a standard PBR profile with exposed fasteners. It looks real sleek. We are leaving the…
Down in a Hole
Upon learning that the roofs of our new buildings will shed 140,000 gallons of water a year, we decided to collect some of that water. We researched all types of water storage tanks. Sam determined the above-ground plastic tanks had a high risk of collapsing under the snow load. We entered the world of buried…
A Draining Experience
With every new building, there comes a new drainage system. Similarly to what we did around the shop, we installed French drains around the new buildings. Drainage was a hot topic at the breakfast table for a number of days. There wasn’t a straightforward or easy solution. The garage is 120 ft long. Since the…
We were framed!
While the concrete was curing, Matt set up shop. A lot of wood was delivered. As well as a trailer filled with tools. To add to our absurd amount of construction equipment, Matt brought over a boom lift and a scissor lift. And most importantly, a plastic throne was nestled in a shady spot near…
The Design is Concrete
We were all set for concrete. Both buildings have three phases of concrete- the footing, stem wall, and floor. Matt began by setting up the forms for the footings. The concrete trucks arrived early the next morning before the sun came up. Halfway through, we had an unexpected visitor looking for a distressed calf. What…
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