Posts Tagged construction

Fully Insulated

The good folks at Home Energy Partners recently finalized the insulation, spraying the walls and ceiling with Icynene. Here are some before, during, and after photos:

looking like a tiny house

i finally finished installing the salvaged barnwood siding on the two long exterior walls last week. i’m pretty pleased with the results.

cold weather, progress

the weather has turned downright chilly over the past week or two. but progress continues, and i’ve reached a couple more milestones in the construction process. the metal roofing is complete and the space is fully dried-in. i’m choosing to install the wood siding as a rain screen. basically, instead of mounting the siding boards [...]

Eyes, a Raincoat, and a Hat

PS1 is progressing nicely. This has been a big week for continued evolution and transformation: Eyes: On Monday I  cut the openings for all window openings, which lightened up the space inside tremendously. It’s exciting to see how open and airy it feels. And the aspect of looking out from within emerged for the first [...]

Dried In

Framing is complete and the structure is dried in. Good thing on a rainy, rainy day like today. I’ve been working on some of the details that are about to be installed such as the entry door and salvaged redwood decking. It’s finally to the point where I can get a clear sense of how [...]