Archive for the ‘ Bungaloft ’ Category

A roof !!!

Finally a roof! It seems like an eternity since it first became apparent the roof would be claiming first priority in the Bungaloft project. But a big sigh of relief came over me following a day in the rain installing shingles with my roofer Mike Black and his helper. One day later it was essentially done. [ READ MORE ]

Looking forward to getting wet

Earlier this year one of our local plumbing suppliers decided to close down a few of their branches as the economy continued to sour. As the days went by the prices went south and I made several trips to all three branches to collect materials and parts for the Bungaloft  project. I had a wish [ READ MORE ]

Small setbacks

Note from Kurt: see my last post for why this is appearing sometime after Lisa authored it. She is getting around much better now. It’s been quite a while since I posted to our house project blog. Suffice it to say that things became overly difficult for me as I watched my little house disappear before [ READ MORE ]

Another day . . .

Just keep on blogging . . [ READ MORE ]

bones

How I began to accept the inevitable and tear the house apart[ READ MORE ]

Livin’ small

It’s amazing to consider that our 550 sq ft house has already had at least two additions. Just lately I’m beginning to feel some serious street cred for small house living. Removing interior walls had revealed siding cut away to make room for a changes in direction in a couple of locations. Reluctantly peeling yet [ READ MORE ]

Trailer life

Since we moved into the 5th wheel in the driveway, the loss of daily routines has been among the most trying aspects of our daily life. The thought that you might be able to lay your hands on something you once knew the likely location of, and the ensuing little increment of frustration that comes [ READ MORE ]

Beams, windows, cabinets, heat

I received an email from an old friend in Texas commenting on the heat wave Portland was experiencing just lately. Having grown up in the Lone Star State, I can remember heat being a fact of life. But the last couple of weeks here have rivaled Texas on the temperature front. And since I removed [ READ MORE ]

Hooverville

Vacuuming out the attic. Finding a soft touch in the kitchen[ READ MORE ]

Another Time Capsule!

After more demolition of yet another wall we found this card for Hodes Auto Parts neatly tucked into the paper lining behind the fir lap sheathing. I liked the vintage look of the card and since it too came from an apparently original wall, I guessed that it too would date from 1928 when the [ READ MORE ]