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 :)

August 2, 2007

What's been going on?

I know it's been a while since I've updated the blog. We've been busy with other things but thought I'd take time today to update. What have I been doing? Painting the living room. I decided to use the same color as I have for the kitchen which is antique lace. It is an off-white and has a very slight hint of pale yellow.

The 2 rooms are open to one another with only the bar and the arched entryway to the kitchen separating them so it was hard for me to decided whether to go with both rooms the same color or different ones. I think it looks pretty good. When I'm done with this room I'll be sure to post some pics.
Recently we got the electric going in our new home. I can run the air conditioner now while I do the floors and finish the painting without burning up :)

The brown bagged floors look great! I have to put 2 more coats of polyurethane on son's floor and then I'm done with that. Since I've took on this project, there are a few people I know who have told me they've done a bathroom, bedroom, or wall with the bagged technique. They all have told me they loved it and it turned out well for them.

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