I’m a builder. There, I said it. It’s not a dirty word. Even so, it can be an expensive one at times – but it can also bring great satisfaction and happiness.
Over the last seven years I have been involved in three different building projects. I will be discussing those projects from time to time as they are relevant to my journey. Next spring (2019) I plan to begin another project to build my parents a new home. Even though this house is five or six months from breaking ground I have already begun the preparations.
One of purposes of this blog is to document this particular project as well as others that will be coming along the way. I hope to share techniques that I have learned along the way. Ways that save time and money. Methods of building that create strong, durable and lasting buildings that can be in your family for generations. Techniques that anyone with a little skill and some perseverance can use. There will certainly be times when I discuss some of the mistakes made along the way – and there were plenty of those!