(Retro Post) The foundation and basement of the house took a couple of months. We were nervous, as it was critical that the basement measure exactly to the print in order for the house to fit. unlike a traditional house, the kit measurements were non-negotiable and there was little margin for error. Enter in Superior…
Month: September 2018
Heart Transplant: Framing the Kitchen
This week has been very exciting, so I am posting a mid-week update. The custom kitchen extension is framed and finally I can physically see it, stand in it, and measure for cabinets (we are pretty far from cabinets)! I am a chef by trade, though on (maybe permanent?) hiatus for SAHM duties. Needless to…
C’mon Let’s Vogue: AKA More Framing
This week the T-blocking and studs on the outer dome were completed. There are open triangles where the windows are going to go and the framing of the first floor within the dome is done. Now we can “walk through” the rooms and our almost-three year old M delights in saying “I am standing in…
Meeting in the middle: Getting the dome framed
When the truck carrying the kit for our dome arrived our carpenter got to work laying out the riser walls on the waiting first floor deck (subfloor). It looked like a giant Erector set. Timberline guidelines suggest that the dome can be put together just using scaffolding, but we had to figure another solution since…
Broken Branch Dome Home Project: Getting Started
Everyone has a dream home. It is unique and different for everyone. Ours ended up being a dome. We searched a long time after we got married for a piece of land that would have what I wanted (acreage, trees) and what we needed (location location location… specifically a sane proximity to T’s work). We…
Broken Branch Farm 