by Makers1 | Jan 17, 2017 | BLOG, BUILD, Case Study House #1, PROJECTS
KIDS ROOM LOFTS! It’s been a little more than a year since we officially moved in – and we’re loving finding new ways to use and improve our space. The open floor plan and tall ceilings give us some good opportunities. I’ll highlight a few...
by Makers1 | Sep 14, 2015 | BUILD, Case Study House #1, PROJECTS
Well – this month marks the 1 year mark of breaking ground on this crazy family adventure, and we’re getting SO close to move-in. With the outside ALMOST 100% (needs another coat of paint…some tile on the front entry…a FUN door color, yet to be...
by Makers1 | Jul 23, 2015 | BUILD, Case Study House #1, PROJECTS
Slowly but surely this house is starting to feel like our home! As overwhelming and frustrating as it can be to make all of these decisions…based on both what we like and what we can afford as well as what we can find available without special...
by Makers1 | May 26, 2015 | BUILD, Case Study House #1, PROJECTS
Another good productive week at our place. Day One of siding had a pretty serious learning curve associated with it! Between figuring out the “furring strips” (behind the big sheets of siding, we put strips of 1/2 ” pressure treated plywood to give...
by Makers1 | May 19, 2015 | BUILD, Case Study House #1, PROJECTS
One of those steps that really makes a project feel like it’s coming together is drywall! This was another example of the value of getting multiple bids! One bid for insulation and drywall came in at over $30,000. The price we ended up with was $5,000 for...
by Makers1 | May 6, 2015 | BUILD, Case Study House #1, PROJECTS
Yesterday was one of those days where progress was made all over! Our excavator, Rusty, did our final grading and spread out our base gravel for our driveway We passed our insulation and mechanical system inspections We finished all of the final blocking and...
