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 2, 2007

Started Metal Roof on Back Porch




Tonight we started in on the metal roof for our back porch. I helped some by handing the husband 2x4's and then went inside to clean a little. We had a mess from all the sawing he's done in the past few weeks. After we're done with the porch work we can go back inside and finish up mudding the ceilings and a few places in the bedrooms. Then after that, our plans are to texture the walls, (we're going to do orange peel texture). We've decided that while I am painting, hubby will be working on the plumbing. I plan on taking pictures and posting them here often.



No comments: