by Alan Stankevitz | Sep 25, 1999
It really does roll down hill This week’s news was highlighted by the installation of the septic and cistern systems. When we first bought our land, it was contingent upon passing a perc test for a standard septic system. If you are in the market for buying...
by Alan Stankevitz | Sep 19, 1999
I’ve Got to Vent! One of the energy saving features of the house is the ventilation system that will be used during the summer months. Yes, there will be days that we will need air conditioning, but by having a system in place to draw in the cool country evening...
by Alan Stankevitz | Sep 12, 1999
Oh Deer! This last week was shortened by one day due to the Labor Day Weekend. I arrived on Tuesday to a much cooler weather regime. It’s amazing how summer just abruptly ended and now fall like weather has taken hold. With the days rapidly becoming shorter, I...
by Alan Stankevitz | Sep 5, 1999
Just Truss Me I met with the president of a local roofing and house construction company on Monday who seemed really interested in the work that I was doing. I told him my story about how I needed some help getting the roof up before November. He said that he had a...
by Alan Stankevitz | Aug 28, 1999
The week was shortened a bit by rain on Monday. The rest of the week was the same old pattern. There was dense fog until about 10 AM and then the heat, humidity and lack of wind made things quite uncomfortable while working. Nobody said it would be a picnic, but it...
by Alan Stankevitz | Aug 21, 1999
Sliver Me Timbers! Aye Mateys! This past week was pretty much devoted to raising the 6 x 6 timbers into place to support the trusses. I started by cutting and raising the post and beams to build the center support octagon. By Tuesday evening I had completed the...
