by Alan Stankevitz | Sep 24, 2001
It’s Getting A Little Nippy Up Here Autumn arrived a few days ago and the days are getting shorter and shorter. Working until 8 p.m. is a thing of the past now and by 7 p.m. it’s getting rather dark. Yesterday I had hoped to finish wall # 17, but it just...
by Alan Stankevitz | Sep 14, 2001
The Days After 9/11 Over the last three days I haven’t gotten much work done on the house. The terrorist attacks on America have made working a bit difficult. Every hour or so, I dial up the Internet to find out the latest news and listen to the radio while I...
by Alan Stankevitz | Sep 2, 2001
In Search of the Lost Cord (Or Two) This title is a bit obscure, but for anyone who is a fan of the Moody Blues, you’ll get this pun. Anyway… The fifteenth wall was completed this week. Only one more wall and I’ll be a quarter of the way done or if...
by Alan Stankevitz | Aug 26, 2001
Installing Window Frames One of the recent questions asked on the forum was how I was able to secure the window frames by myself. Installing the first floor window frames have been quite painless (or is it pane-less?). The rusty, trusty Bobcat has been a big help as...
by Alan Stankevitz | Aug 19, 2001
Lucky 13th Wall Now that the house has been slowly taking shape, so has the hill in front of the house. Earlier in the summer the hill in front of the house was shaped using a bulldozer. This did a great job of leveling things out, but not good enough for seeding a...
by Alan Stankevitz | Aug 12, 2001
Some Like it Hot, Some Like it Cold In the last journal entry I complained about the heat. I really didn’t think it could get any worse, but without any wind and a prolonged period of 90 to 100 degree heat, it did. Just attempting to cut wood in the shade with...
