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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, weContinue reading ““In the Garage””

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-Continue reading “Don’t Forget To Make The Bed”

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. TheContinue reading “Run of the Mill”

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 wasContinue reading “Banking On It”

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 theContinue reading “Updating…”

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 buriedContinue reading “Down in a Hole”

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 theContinue reading “A Draining Experience”

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 nearContinue reading “We were framed!”

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. WhatContinue reading “The Design is Concrete”