In part 1 I described the “joy” of getting finance for my farmhouse / shop project. Next came the challenges of actually closing on that financing.
The commercial lending department needed an appraisal on the construction project. Since it was new construction the apraisal would bve based on plans, specs, and quotes along […]

This blog post has been rattling around a couple of weeks. If I were writing a book, this one topic would be an entire chapter. As such, I’ll try to break it into a few parts.
“Conformity” has to do with the huge chasm between cookie-cutter homes and architecture and “everything else”. I use […]

I have been trying to figure out the tile pattern for the wetroom. I was considering tiling the entire room in soapstone but I’ve decided to hold the use of soapstone to the kitchen. I also like the look of pebbles. These come in 12″ sheets so the installation is pretty easy and the […]

When I was growing up, “tanking” was a bad thing. To “tank” was slang for “a very bad performance” as in “tanking on an exam” and “tanked in the final game”.
Anyway, it was with a bit of humor that I find the term “tanking” is also used describe the complete waterproofing of a […]

I am a very visual person - just as anyone who has tried to give me driving directions, street names are useless to me, I need landmarks.
Anyway, I’ve been struggling we a problem. I finally found the solution.
What is this ? (click on image for a larger view)