by Alison Moore Smith | May 8, 2010 | Design Your Own House, for Body, for Home
Back in the day when the Farrah Fawcett hairdo was the only hair worth doing, it was imperative to have an unimpeded view of the entire back of head. If you can't see the back of your head, how can you be perfectly coifed? I grew up in a home that was built in 1968....
by Alison Moore Smith | May 3, 2010 | Design Your Own House, for Home
The roof trusses are going on! Next to the first shovelful of dirt from the backhoe, this is the most exciting thing going. With the roof on the entire house takes...
by Alison Moore Smith | Apr 30, 2010 | Design Your Own House, for Home
We have decided on our exterior doors and are looking for bids on them. If you offer a similar door and would like to bid on it, please use the contact form or comment below. I'm not particularly conversant on door construction, but hopefully this information is...
by Alison Moore Smith | Apr 29, 2010 | Design Your Own House, for Home
This is the day I've been waiting for! Today Stock Building Supply semi-truck carrying our beautiful roof trusses delivered the load. I happened to be at the construction site with Belinda and Alana when it arrived. Getting the roof on will be a huge step in defining...
by Alison Moore Smith | Apr 29, 2010 | Design Your Own House, for Home
The crew finished the upstairs framing today, in spite of random, occasional snow flurries. (Snow flurries? April 29th? What!?) This much smaller level will be entirely enclosed in a shed dormer facing into the back yard. The boys' bedrooms and bathroom, and a utility...
by Alison Moore Smith | Apr 27, 2010 | Design Your Own House, for Home
The transformation of the attic shed dormer began today. This area will be the boy's bedrooms and bathroom. After all these months with the little guys seeing only their sisters' rooms, this was an exciting day! We went to the house twice and danced under their...
