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 :)

September 17, 2007

Just when I think we are getting closer to moving in..

Seems like there is always another thing to do to finish this house and get moved in. Just when it seems we are almost finished, we think of something else that must be done.
In our master bath, my husband needs to build a wood extender that will go across at a diagonal from our tub to the corner of the toilet. After he gets this done I can sand the wood, stain it, and then cover it with poly. Once that is done, I can start working on tiling the floor of that room and maybe the washroom. We bought ceramic tile a few days ago and we will install it ourselves. We put the light fixture in the master bath a few days ago.

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