In a better place today
My wife and I have been spending a ton of time over the last few days lamenting where we went wrong with this project and what we should do from here. Our conversations (ok, occasionally fights) have ranged from “let’s just sell it and get the hell out”, to “let’s look at alternatives, or maybe [...]
Builder Meetings
So this week, we’re finally going to start meeting with builders to find out the cost of actually building the house. I met with Monica last week to get working copies of the building plans. We’re very excited to see where this leads us. I think it may actually be a very good time to [...]
House textures we like
These are some textures we photographed to give our architect some idea of what we’re looking for.
I think it’s the fact that most of these have more than one texture or material. The last is our favourite. Even though it’s just two woods separated by metal flashing, it’s enough to add the contrast we’re presently [...]
A more compact and energy efficient two story option
Well, after our little freak out about the state of the housing market and the second thoughts we were having, we asked Monica to “fill in” the second floor loft space. Doing this and bringing the house down in size and scope to fit a more standard two story has made a project that is [...]
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