Welcome!

I will be documenting the construction of our pole barn home. We decided to build because we had been in the same mobile home for many years. The main reason I started this blog was to help others. When we first started out, we looked for information to help "Do It Yourself" people such as us but didn't find much on the web. With the exception of the concrete foundation work and enclosing the structure, we are doing all the work ourselves. But we have been blessed with family members and friends who have helped us a great deal. We broke ground in July 2006 and we moved in October 2007. If you want to read more about the details of our plans, click here.
Think of this site as a diary of DIY home construction.


Update January 2009:
Hi friends, I had made my blog private for some time but have decided to open it back up again. I was way too busy with other things. I am happy to report we have moved in but still have much to do to complete things. There is still trim to put up, some grouting to do, a few more floors to finish but more on this later. I am in the process of redoing this blog and just wanted to thank everyone for visiting :)

July 12, 2007

No more texturing for now

After we sprayed our bedroom last night, we looked over all the rooms and made a list of what needs to be done before we take up the hopper again:


  • we need to do some more mudding on kitchen ceiling

  • bottom of bar needs a last mudding over tape and screws

  • washroom just off the master bath needs both mud and tape

  • area over the shower in master bath needs both mud and tape

  • our bedroom closet needs tape and mud in some areas

We plan on mudding ceiling of kitchen tonight and if we get done before dark, we will go on to work in the bathroom.


As an aside, I ran upon an old post of mine about a possible move-in date. It made me chuckle. In this particular post made on February 1 of this year, I stated that I was aiming for the middle of March! Shows what rookies at home construction know.

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