Backyard Office: Dreaming
Nichelle and I have dreamed of building an office in our backyard, off and on, ever since we bought our house almost 5 years ago. We have talked about a million different ideas and locations in the...
View ArticleBackyard Office: Shed Demo & Building
We used to have 2 storage sheds in our backyard. But in order to start building the office, we needed to tear down the shed behind our house. Tearing down that shed meant we were losing a lot of...
View ArticleBackyard Office: Ground Breaking
This was a big day. No turning back now. I took a deep breath and was finally able to relax once the construction crew began to break ground in our back yard. We had to cut down a bunch of bushes...
View ArticleBackyard Office: Plumbing
This was probably the least exciting day so far. No offense to our wonderful plumber. He did a great job and is super nice, but there is just not as much visual gratification when it comes to laying...
View ArticleBackyard Office: Concrete Forms
It’s been a pretty busy week, and I haven’t had as much time to blog as I had hoped. There are a couple days worth of progress to share, and the next phase is the forms for the concrete foundation....
View ArticleBackyard Office: Honey Bucket
This is the kind of thing many people can only dream about. I have seen Honey Bucket’s at fair grounds, Amos Lee concerts, and even dog parks, but now we have one in our driveway. Wow, how exciting....
View ArticleBackyard Office: Concrete Foundation
It has been a busy couple of weeks since I last posted. Last night I got back into Seattle from an assignment that took me to Dallas, Ft. Lauderdale, and Akron. Lot’s of flying, driving, checking...
View ArticleBackyard Office: Framing
A lot has happened since I last posted about our backyard office, including the most dramatic change in the construction process, the framing. Going from a concrete foundation to the complete...
View ArticleBackyard Office: Siding and Drywall
Things are moving along at a pretty good pace now. Over the past couple of months, there were a few setbacks which held things up for a while, but it looks like we are in the home stretch at this...
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